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Old 04-29-2004, 12:49 AM
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Tweaked my door...

Well, to make a long story short, I did something stupid in lowering my car from a lift without checking whether my doors were open or closed... needless to say, when the car came down and the open door met with a floor-standing tire changer and I heard a loud "CRACK!" my heart sank. The door needs re-alignment and I need a replacement Ground effect moulding on the driver's side.

Any recommendations or parts that I could get from you guys?
Old 04-29-2004, 02:00 AM
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It really depends on how bad it's tweaked. You may be able to get away with replacing the hinge (if it may unbolt from the door - not sure now). Either the hinge is bent, the material where the hinge is bent, or the whole door is tweaked - it ought to be fixable, but the door most likely needs to come off.
Old 04-29-2004, 08:21 AM
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I think I just bent the hinge, because it now squeaks heavily when I move the door. Thing is, when I look in there to see where it bent there's no paint missing, wierd huh? I was thinking I should just take it to a body shop and get it done, or do you think its something I can do myself with a friend helpin' out?

Looking at it in my Chiltons it doesnt seem that bad, but being new to F-Body there are probably some tricks I dont know about for it...
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