[DML] Re: doors sagging after replaced struts

["Dave Swingle" <swingle_dmc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A good illustration of why you don't take DeLoreans to Ford 
dealers. . . 

Look up the strut prices on any of the websites, they are about $140 
for all six and it's about a 15-minute job, with no tools, to replace 
all them if you don't have to adjust the doors. 

Sagging is not normal with new struts. If the doors hung completely 
closed all the way with bad or no struts, the torsion bars need to be 
adjusted. I wouldn't ask the dealer to do that either, there are 
several very expensive ways to mess that up. 

Where are you located? 

Dave S


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "johntaylorny" <johntaylorny@...> wrote:
>
> The DMC we just bought had door struts that didn't work, doors closed 
> completely.  The car was at a Ford dealer who worked on it 
previously. 
> He replaced the struts and we were quoted $200 for door/trunk struts 
+ 
> labor. They delivered the car the other day and the new struts are 
on. 
> But the driver door sages 25% and the passenger door sags 50%. We 
were 
> also charged $300 for the install for some bs reason they gave us 
> after the fact.  Is sagging normal or were we ripped off?
>






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