souljah1

Hi,

I just bought a used door from junk yard(no panel). Now I'm about to install it, however, I've never done it before I was just wondering if any of you who has the experience can give me a heads-up. Any advice/suggestions would be very appriated.

Thank you for reading my thread. Have a nice day!

65 Fury Convert

I'll try to help. 1st I would've suggested using a marker to outline on the new door where the hinges meet the door. This makes it easier when lining the new door up. But use a marker to mark on the hinges where the bolts are on the hinges. Get a rope, open the window on the door and tie the rope to the window frame - wrap it in more than one spot for weight distribution because you are going to throw the rope over a beam in your garage to support the door when you take it off and when you install the new one - these door are heavy and a PITA when you are trying to bolt it on and hold it in place at the same time. A floor jack works as well if you balance the door in the middle - and put a towel between the door and the jack. The floor jack is tough to do to balance the door even with a helper. If you mark the bolts on the hinges it will give you a basis as to where the door was before you took it off so it should be close to aligned when you put it on. Good luck to you!

souljah1

Thank You 65 Fury Convert. I heard the hardest part is to take the panel off the old door. Is that true?

65 Fury Convert

You mean the inside door panel? If so it's easy easy easy...