door rubs fender
12-11-2005, 05:30 PM
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door rubs fender when i open my drivers door it rubs the fender a bit it squeekes and has rubbed off the paint about 1/3 rd of the way down the edge of the door panel....the door panel is kinda loose right now i have double sided tape, this only works for a few days....on days when its warm out it gets really bad i need to reach my arm outside and hold the door panel while i open it...its dark right now so i cant take pics but i'll try to take some so you can see what im talking about....so anywho who do i fix this and what do i do about the area where the paint is scratched off
12-11-2005, 05:43 PM
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hmmmmm, this usually happens when the car is in an accident and the front bumper/fender gets pushed back some. Depending on how much more gap you need one quick fix is to loosen the bolts on the top of the fender and pull the fender toward the front of the car (putting your hand on the back of the fender with the door open and pull) Then while your pulling tighten the bolts up real tight with a ratchet. If you only need a little room so your door will open without touching the fender then that should work for you. If you need much more room then that then you got some body work to do.
12-11-2005, 05:46 PM
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i dunno its weird....like the door panel is loose , like it should be tighter against the door frame....hence me wedging some double sided tape inside of it
12-12-2005, 06:22 PM
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ok well i froze my *** off out side with a flaslight and cell phone to take pics except when i try to upload them here i get a error message saying its to big or something...wtf it is a little cell phone pic?
i'll try the loosening fender bolt deal when we get a break in the weather
i'll try the loosening fender bolt deal when we get a break in the weather
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12-12-2005, 07:14 PM
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and should i even try to mess with touch up paint?
12-12-2005, 07:41 PM
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so you ever do anything to try and fix it.....you gotta see mine in person to understand i guess...i lightly press on the outside panel , the front side toward front fender, and it woobles back and forth
12-12-2005, 07:59 PM
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Take your car to the dealer ( I work at one ). I spoke with the rep he made a call to another one. This is something that they will fix. The skin is separating from the door. They can fix it.
12-13-2005, 04:55 PM
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i did, but they said thats something for their body shop, and at this time the body shop is closed indefinatly because nobody works in it / everybody quit...
12-21-2005, 06:17 PM
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ok i know this thread is getting old now, but i was just at the dealership where i got my car cause they need to fix my driverside power window...low and behold they have a formula in the show room, silver, ram air, convertable ( makes me wish i had waited on my purchase) i give it the typical "god damn it i could kick myself for not waiting" routine as i walk around it. i get to the driver side and the door panel rubs the fender, has the same scar as mine, exactly the same WTF !! the saleman said i should check and see if there was a recall or anything for this. anybody know anything about this?
...i made an appointment to have it checked out' hopefully fixed
...i made an appointment to have it checked out' hopefully fixed
12-21-2005, 06:21 PM
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I'm telling you just dont even mess with it and just pull your fender out some and forget all about the door panel. My passenger door on my 99 WS6 was rubbing also and i just did that and problem solved. I'm not around my car and i wont be for quite some time otherwise i would take a look at mine to try to help you out more but if you just need a little room just move the fender and problem solved. Good luck hope you get it taken care of.
12-22-2005, 09:55 AM
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wow, thats retarded, my drivers side door does the same thing and makes a squeak when i open the door... i always thought that my previous owner just got into a tiny fender bender and never told me but maybe its just common for birds... idk?
12-22-2005, 02:43 PM
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I guess this thred is "reassuring" my ta is doing the same thing all of a sudden on the ps door. I have to push in on the door a little to keep it from binding against the fender. Soon as I get home I'll see about moving the fender forward.
12-22-2005, 08:15 PM
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loosen nthe bolts pull it out...open and close ur door for clearance.... when u tighten it down... if clearance becomes an issue again... add a washer or something
i had to do it to the bottum bolt on my 89.... added two washers... then the fender fit 100% perfect and the door shut fine
i had to do it to the bottum bolt on my 89.... added two washers... then the fender fit 100% perfect and the door shut fine
12-23-2005, 07:24 PM
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the fender doesnt need adjusting, the outside door panel is loose. maybe one of the other folks with the same problem cam explain it better then me
when i have my window down i cant even open my door cause of the way the window flexes the door
if the dealer doesnt fix this and either put on a new panal or do one hell of a job repainting i dont know what im gonna do
when i have my window down i cant even open my door cause of the way the window flexes the door
if the dealer doesnt fix this and either put on a new panal or do one hell of a job repainting i dont know what im gonna do
12-23-2005, 08:39 PM
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I mentioned in an earlier reply they know about this and they will fix it. My rep told me to take it to a body shop and have it fixed. If your dealer does not have a body shop they can sublet the work out to a local body shop. Do not just adjust the fender, the panel helps the window seal at the top by pushing in on the glass. You do not have to replace the panel. There is a bonding agent called SMC that is used to bond body panels that will fix it. They say to remove the door to do the repair but it is easier to remove the fender. Pull the panel out slightly, apply the SMC ( it comes in a 2 part caulk tube ) into the gap. Use some clamps, the wood working type. Put some soft towels or cloth in the jaws and clamp the panel to the door. Let it sit over night. Use some touch-up paint on the area, which will not be seen unless the door is open. The next day reassemble the car and you are done.