Poor fitting door - can anything done?
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Poor fitting door - can anything done?
For those of us who share the poorly fitting Driver Rear Door (discussed earlier) - has anyone shown it to the dealer? I was just curious if it was fixable, if the problem lies in a poorly formed door or a problem with the body? I was gonna toy around with loosening the "clasp" on the wheel well (similar to loosending a hinge on a door in your house, then retightening) to get a better fit.
That is the only real problem I have ( I have learned to live with the tires and as the number of chips grow, I have accepted that, but the door bugs me.)
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That is the only real problem I have ( I have learned to live with the tires and as the number of chips grow, I have accepted that, but the door bugs me.)
Thanks.
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What is the problem with the doo exactly?? Does teh rear door stick out a bit when closed? If so, I had that problem, and it was resolved by the dealer very easily.
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What is the problem with the doo exactly?? Does teh rear door stick out a bit when closed? If so, I had that problem, and it was resolved by the dealer very easily.
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The driver rear door almost looks like it is not closed all the way - not that noticeable - but you get what I mean if I describe it that way. It is really only bad up by the groove (the one that extends length of car).
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
Originally Posted by VTEC=happiness
What is the problem with the doo exactly?? Does teh rear door stick out a bit when closed? If so, I had that problem, and it was resolved by the dealer very easily.
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Originally Posted by TBone2004
The driver rear door almost looks like it is not closed all the way - not that noticeable - but you get what I mean if I describe it that way. It is really only bad up by the groove (the one that extends length of car).
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
Yup...and it was an easy fix.
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for real? That would so make my day. My wife won't even stay in the room if I mention it anymore. OK, I will go to the dealer then (I'll have them tighten my parking brake too then - been holding off)
VTEC, thanks for the info - this is great news. I guess I just assumed it was unfixable (never assume!)
Like the old Bud Light commercials...I love you man!
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VTEC, thanks for the info - this is great news. I guess I just assumed it was unfixable (never assume!)
Like the old Bud Light commercials...I love you man!
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Originally Posted by VTEC=happiness
Yup...and it was an easy fix.
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Originally Posted by TBone2004
for real? That would so make my day. My wife won't even stay in the room if I mention it anymore. OK, I will go to the dealer then (I'll have them tighten my parking brake too then - been holding off)
VTEC, thanks for the info - this is great news. I guess I just assumed it was unfixable (never assume!)
Like the old Bud Light commercials...I love you man!
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VTEC, thanks for the info - this is great news. I guess I just assumed it was unfixable (never assume!)
Like the old Bud Light commercials...I love you man!
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I had the same issue. Dealer fixed it, now it's perfect. Funny thing is that my 99 TL had the same issue (drivers side rear door). I never complained about it because it didn't stick out much, and I assumed it was not fixable (or would cause other problems). This is just bad QC on the part of Acura.
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Originally Posted by TBone2004
The driver rear door almost looks like it is not closed all the way - not that noticeable - but you get what I mean if I describe it that way. It is really only bad up by the groove (the one that extends length of car).
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
Door is sealed tight - no water, no air noise, just slightly poking out. Is this what you had?
I have had this problem before, and if the strike plate is adjusted, the flush fit should be achieved.
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my passenger's side door (front) looks like it's not closed all the way .. and when I run my fingers over the edge of the front pass. door onto the the rear pass. door, I can feel the unevenness...
chalk this one up to Acura's crap quality control standards... if this car truly had all these dinky problems engineered OUT of the vehicle, it would probably cost over $40,000 for the base model considering what you get for the money.
chalk this one up to Acura's crap quality control standards... if this car truly had all these dinky problems engineered OUT of the vehicle, it would probably cost over $40,000 for the base model considering what you get for the money.
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I will tonight - I just saw your post now. I do not think I can post it here tho...any suggestions? Astroboy - how do I put a pic in my reply?
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TBone, could you take a shot at your rear door? I wonder what it looks like... Thanks.
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sorry for the bad pic - it was dark, the car is pollen covered and the flash was reflecting off the metallic paint. It is most noticeable by the groove and I also see a difference from the passenger side rear by the 45 degree angle part where it meets the roof line.
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I will tonight - I just saw your post now. I do not think I can post it here tho...any suggestions? Astroboy - how do I put a pic in my reply?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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thanks VTEC.
You guys had to see the look on my neighbors face as he walked by seeing me take such an unusual picture of my car!
You guys had to see the look on my neighbors face as he walked by seeing me take such an unusual picture of my car!
Originally Posted by VTEC=happiness
Same problem I had, and it was taken care of
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Sorry, TBone, without pic, I will never be able to imagine how it looks like. As VTEC said above, hope your Acura dealer would find the way to fix it for you.
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uh, the pic is down there .... look below - post#14.
Originally Posted by rets
Sorry, TBone, without pic, I will never be able to imagine how it looks like. As VTEC said above, hope your Acura dealer would find the way to fix it for you.
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Originally Posted by TBone2004
uh, the pic is down there .... look below - post#14.
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Tbone,
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
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Originally Posted by KJSmitty
Tbone,
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
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Originally Posted by KJSmitty
Tbone,
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
I performed the adjustment on both of my rear doors Sunday. All that is needed is a large phillips screwdriver to loosen the "loop striker" within the door jam. IE Silver loop with the black plastic cover that the door latches on. Pop off the black cover and expose the two large screws, loosen, and gently tap the striker in about 1/16 of an inch. Their is plenty of movement and you can actually go too far - body sticks out farther than door, so perform small adjustments until perfect.... What worked best for me is to loosen the screws then tap them sideways to move striker mount - using a punch/hammer.
If your comfortable doing this its not very hard, otherwise, big picture - the dealer/body shop can easily make it look much better.
Smitty
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