My fuel door gradually moved off center?! It was fine when I got it years ago, and there has been no shenanigans. I knoticed this and starting to rub on inner fuel door on the fender. I've been putting a Blockbuster car between when I open it. Any way to re align this without ripping/snapping it off the car by mistake (I know I would) or at least moving it back towards the rear of the car and keeping it centered? I did search, but it seems like the first time this topic has come up.

 

anyone?

 

Yep..Mines done the same..Rubs on the paint but not enough to do any damage.
Dont seem to be any adjustment as have tried that as well..
Maybe the hinge has warped over time

 

^ yes, I would think w/ all the people installing L5 fenders, someone might have some sort of an idea

 

Is it the hinge thats out of alignment? A picture might help

 

I've got L5 fenders, and it was a bolt in with no adjustment. There is a bolt in the back of the hinge to attach it to the halo. So, there is no adjustment as such. Sounds like the hinge is bent. There are five screws that hold it in place. I would remove the lid and bend the hinge a small amount. You can adjust the striker by loosing the nut on it. But, would only be for adjusting it to get it flush.

 

Thanks for the replies..I guess it's possible, but not likely, the "arm" the cover is on bent from constantly popping open so fast Maybe I'll try to put a small block of wood behind the arm and slowly push on the door. I'll upload a couple pics when I get home.

 

Block of wood!!!

 

Gonna bump this ANCIENT thread.

My gas door was also too far forward, could see where it was rubbing the quarter panel. The only option I could see was to bend the gas door arm to make it "longer", there is no adjustment that I can see.

So I opened the door, stuck three fingers of my right hand on the corner of the arm (inside the hinge hole), and my thumb on the outside of the corner panel, just above where my other three fingers were. Held the door off its stop a little ways and stationary with my left hand so it didn't move, and then essentially flexed my grip with my right hand, holding my right thumb stationary on the exterior. All this does is slightly bend the gas door arm to hold the door a little farther from the hinge. Lines up perfectly now. The point of holding the door off its stop is to make sure you're actually bending the arm, not just pushing really hard on the hinge stop.

Sorry I don't have a picture, didn't think to take one when I did it. If your grip is strong enough, you don't really need any tools. Be gentle, and you can also tweak the door up or down if it's too low or high when closed. In other words, there is adjustment, but you have to be willing to gently "massage" the door arm. I can't recommend any action if you bend it too far out, I bent it a few times in small increments until I was satisfied with the door's placement in the hole.

As far as the cause for why this happens, the only thing I can think is that the door hits the hinge stop hard enough when opened that it slowly bends the arm over time. I'm probably gonna prevent it from hitting the stop when I open it if possible, now that I know it's a small issue. Really not bad for being a 16 year old car.

 

Is it me, or does anyone else find the irony 🤔 in the fact that this 9 year old thread was started by GOBALLSDEEP, then got a reply 9 years later by BEAVERPELT!!!

 

Not as funny ironic as GOBALLSDEEP reference of a blockbuster card in 2011.

 

I didn't realize it was an old thread and had to do a double take when I got to the Blockbuster card.

The gas door is adjustable to a degree, no need to bend anything. When I did my widebody fenders, I had to dial in the fitment as well as drill my own holes. Surprisingly, I did a good job!

 

Thanks for updating the thread. Your info should help others that may have the same problem with their gas door.