Re: [DML] Re: door dings caused by window regulator

["Walter" <Whalt@xxxx>]

Robert,

Nope. The procedure I use to close my door is the same wrong way that you
used to close yours. I put the outer side of my right hand at the back
bottom portion of the window and push down with a karate chop. I do this
because my door tends to latch on the front first, and the resulting loss of
momentum sometimes prevents the rear from latching. But by pushing at the
rear of the door, it helps the rear to latch at the same time.

My door needs adjustment real bad since a previous owner really screwed it
up. They apparently moved the position of the hinges which DMC Joe told me
is very rarely called for. They glued the rear quarter panel gasket on in
such a way that it interferred with the door closing all the way. They also
put several small dents in the top of the driver's door and the T-panel and
also stretched/warped the edges in their idiotic attempt to adjust it. I
think they over torqued the torsion bar as well to compensate for a weak
strut. Since my roof leaks, I want to take both the doors off and repaint
and reseal the rusting metal bracket that fits under the T-panel. Perhpas
sometime next year I will have the time to get around to it. Somehow I find
it strange, though, that I usually find plenty of time to read and write
lengthly messages on the DML. It's almost 5AM and I haven't even thought
about sleep yet! bad bad....

Walt Tampa, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: DMCVegas@xxxx <DMCVegas@xxxx>

>>From what you've described, what you are looking at is probably
>inappropriate closing of the doors.
<snip>
>When I first got my car, I used to alyways
>grab the door on the section right below the rear bottom corner of the
>window. Did this daily durring the hot summer in an effort to avoid
>burning my hands. What I have ended up with is an indentation of the
>glass and rubber seal around into the door.