Door Adjustment

[Barjam]

Are the doors on our mustangs very adjustable? I noticed on my car that the passenger side door angled in slightly on the top. Iit looks like I could loosen the 4 bolts on the door (not the frame bolts) and tilt it back (then adjust the striker area). Is that all there is to it?

Is it a lot harder than it sounds?

Thanks

 

[geegee]

Are the doors on our mustangs very adjustable? I noticed on my car that the passenger side door angled in slightly on the top. Iit looks like I could loosen the 4 bolts on the door (not the frame bolts) and tilt it back (then adjust the striker area). Is that all there is to it?

Is it a lot harder than it sounds?

Thanks

In simple terms, no. However be aware that moving the door impacts the entire fit including window glass.

Jeff

 

[MustangJunkie]

Ford won't do it for you even if the car's under warranty. They'll simply state matter-of-factly that it is "within spec". You'll either have to do it yourself or get a body shop to do it.

My car seems as though it was put together on a Monday morning or late Friday afternoon. The lines on my car are not as straight as I've seen on other Mustangs. I got no denial about the asymmetry or crooked lines from my Ford dealer, simply it's "within spec". Pisses me off. But I guess I'm just being picky. I paid good money for my car, shouldn't i expect it to be perfect?

 

[Barjam]

In simple terms, no. However be aware that moving the door impacts the entire fit including window glass.

Jeff

Thanks, Yea, I had planned on adjusting the glass anyhow. I hoping to get rid of a little leak up front doing that.

 

[tjm73]

Are the doors on our mustangs very adjustable? I noticed on my car that the passenger side door angled in slightly on the top. Iit looks like I could loosen the 4 bolts on the door (not the frame bolts) and tilt it back (then adjust the striker area). Is that all there is to it?

Is it a lot harder than it sounds?

Thanks

You can adjust them, but it's a 2 person job. You can not adjust the windows independently of the doors.

 

[Barjam]

I pulled the top of the door out this evening, and oddly enough it actually helped the window placement (I was having a minor leak problem before). My problem was the top position was pushed in about 1/4 of an inch or so. All I did was loosen up all four bolts holding the door and pulled it out until it lined up.

I poured a few cups of water over the door so hopefully the leak goes away too, if not I will adjust the window this weekend.

Thanks for the advice everyone.