Re: HELP my doors need adjusting!
You can move the door panel on the door. I do it all of the time when the door to body alignment is perfect and I don't want to mess with it. Most of the time it will take car of it. The two screws behind the speakers go into a piece of plastic that sits in a slotted hole. Slide the plastic pieces forward, apply moderate pressure at the rear of the panel and put the screws back in (you must have all screws out to do this). You can tell how much you have moved the panel by the screw location at the front of the panel (you may have to make another hole there). The lower panel screw attaching point is also slotted. The screw by the door handle goes into a plastic "receptacle" so you just put it right back in.
In some cases where the door alignment is perfect and moving the panel does not cure the issue, I remove the weatherstrip from the body at the door opening. Take a file and remove the material under the weatherstrip so it will sit further down in the area it is contacting the door panel. I have not had any sealing issues after doing this.
Open your door slowly and see if it "falls" downward when opening. That usually indicates a hinge that has slop in it. That lets the door look good when closed because it jumps up on the striker after hitting the weatherstip. You can adjust the hinge but you can compromise the body lines. In this case, the best thing to do is replace the hinge. To adjust the hinge, remove the hinge cover (just in front of the door***and watch for falling body shims***) AND LUBE THAT HINGE WHILE YOUR THERE! I usually take the top 2, sometimes 3 bolts barely loose and pick up on the back of the door. Have the door just barely open and have some help! Pick up just enough to see the door hinge move and retighten the bolts. TAKE BABY STEPS! These doors SUCK ASS to realign! Hope this helps.
DW
