Door is letting go
04-22-2011, 10:36 PM
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Door is letting go Well my driverside door is letting go, the outside shell has let go on the front by the fender and now you have to push on it in that area to open the door without it jamming the fender.has anyone else had this happen and how have you fixed it thanks
04-23-2011, 11:22 AM
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the door shell is seperating from the door frame?
When I first bought my car, the front door was out of adjustment a bit and would knick the front fender when I closed/opened. I just adjusted it so I would think you could try that
When I first bought my car, the front door was out of adjustment a bit and would knick the front fender when I closed/opened. I just adjusted it so I would think you could try that
04-23-2011, 07:57 PM
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yeah i had this same problem happen to me as it was actually scraping my quarter panel a little bit. I pulled back the door shell a little bit more and applied "automotive goop" between the shell and frame and then pressed hard for a few minutes until it dried, that was last summer and its still holding strong!
04-23-2011, 10:50 PM
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happened on 2 of the past firebirds I have owned. I pulled the door skin away from the frame and applied some Plastic Weld. Clamped it skin to the frame and let it dry for about 12 hours. It held for years. I believe it's made by permatex and comes in a tube that looks like a syringe. Its available at Advance Auto,Autozone and some Walmarts
05-01-2011, 07:48 PM
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Best thing is to use panel bond by 3m. It is a epoxy type and it will never come apart again. I dripped some on a concrete floor and it pulled the concrete up with it. A lot of body shops use it instead of welding panels on now.
