Wiper door alignment
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Drifting
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
Wiper door alignment
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi S,
If you could post a photo with the door open so the linkage can be seen it might help someone spot the cause of the misalignment.
Where does the door sit with it fully open?
It's difficult to judge the fit without the piece of trim on the rear of the fender.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the right side linkage with the door off.
Maybe you can spot something.
It's from this point that the door continues up but also moves forward over the wiper bay grill.
Does your door do that?
Here you can see the door has moved forward.
If you could post a photo with the door open so the linkage can be seen it might help someone spot the cause of the misalignment.
Where does the door sit with it fully open?
It's difficult to judge the fit without the piece of trim on the rear of the fender.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the right side linkage with the door off.
Maybe you can spot something.
It's from this point that the door continues up but also moves forward over the wiper bay grill.
Does your door do that?
Here you can see the door has moved forward.
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 13, 2018 at 05:38 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,335
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi S,
I'm glad you were able to figure out what was the cause of the miss-fit.
The gap between the forward edge of the wiper door and the rear edge of the wiper bay grill looks pretty close in the closed position.
Is there room to move the grill forward a little bit (even an 1/8th or 3/16th of an inch) without getting the forward edge of the grill too close to the hood?
Although it's nice to have good gaps, too little of a gap can lead to paint damage on a part that moves like the wiper door.
Regards,
Alan
I'm glad you were able to figure out what was the cause of the miss-fit.
The gap between the forward edge of the wiper door and the rear edge of the wiper bay grill looks pretty close in the closed position.
Is there room to move the grill forward a little bit (even an 1/8th or 3/16th of an inch) without getting the forward edge of the grill too close to the hood?
Although it's nice to have good gaps, too little of a gap can lead to paint damage on a part that moves like the wiper door.
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 14, 2018 at 07:30 AM.
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