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genetikz
25-11-2005, 02:57 PM
Just wondering what is involved in replacing whole door including the glass in the door
TecoDaN
25-11-2005, 03:02 PM
Replacing the glass is as cinch as peanuts :) (Well the front doors that is)
The doors themselves....don't know yet, but i've got four spare doors near the shed which I'll be putting on in the next 3 months.
Oh btw, I'll have four spare doors up for grabs in a couple of months.
genetikz
25-11-2005, 11:51 PM
yeah will prolly be a bit expensive though for freight as i live in W.A and im gonna try and get it the same colour
genetikz
27-11-2005, 04:41 PM
:bump: surely some other people know more about this...
Killbilly
27-11-2005, 04:48 PM
The glass is easy. Just unbolt it at the bottom and pull it out after you've taken the trim off.
The whole door wouldn't be too hard. There's not that much holding it on. Just have a look at how it's connected.
genetikz
27-11-2005, 09:32 PM
goin to wreckers on wednesday to see what they've got, should hopefully be able to see how its changed over while im there
Killbilly
28-11-2005, 05:27 AM
Schweet :) Most wreckers wont mind you looking around the cars. Some are tight about it (I suppose with OH&S and Liability they have a right to), but most are cool.
benau
11-12-2005, 09:48 PM
door replacement is fairly easy,
For a REAR DOOR you have to open the front door and undo the wiring loom and rubber boot inside the pillar (if there is one), then open the rear door and knock the pin out that holds the door resistor tab to the pillar and knock the resistor tab back into the door so it doesn't get crushed and bent, wind the window down to protect it. Close the door and remove the bolts holding the door to the pillar.
Then grab the front edge of the door in one hand and grab the door handle in the other, take it's weight and pull the handle, the whole door should come away from the car cleanly.
FRONT DOORS are a bit more work, you have to remove the guard to get to the bolts for proper alignment.
To remove the guard the indicators have to come out and the headlights and front bumper are supposed to be removed (but if the ends of the bumper are unbolted then the plastic bumper ends can be bent down far enough and held to get at the front lower guard bolts with a small 1/4 drive ratchet, socket and extention. there is also a guard bolt in the door jam. Once the guard is off removing the front doors is basically the same as the rears but fronts almost always have wiring.
Refit is similar but a door is tricky to align correctly, don't be afraid to bend the window frame on a replacement door that just won't line up. The bolts in the pillar set height and tilt, the bolts in the door adjust the top or bottom of the door in or out. It is easest to align the door with the body if the striker catch is remove from the door jam, then you can also line the striker up properly with the new door
(I recently fitted a door from an EL Falcon to an EF Falcon, when correctly aligned at the door skin front and rear, it had a 1 inch gap at the roof, I just bent the window frame in evenly, window works fine and no wind noise)
mewey
12-12-2005, 01:35 PM
how much will you be sellin the doors for TecoDaN?, if ur near Central coast or sydney i could probably get them :P. are u giving them away or a small price?
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