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After checking my friends R32 GTST, it seems that the R32's are afflicted with sagging doors. Is there any way to remedy this? Is it just a case of realligning the bolts on the hinges or do you need to buy new hinges?

I'm getting annoyed at having to either slam my door for them to close or else lift the door as I close it. Anyone notice this and have a fix?

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Open the doors, grab one by the end and move up and down. If there is a lot of play then you will have to either realign the bolts or take of the hinges and sit them down verticaly put a nice flat piece of wood on top and give it a bit of a whack with a hammer.

i have fixed few doors like this on other cars and its worked ok.

My 32's doors are on fine (the post made me go out and check) although ill have a closer look after just to see if any excesive wear n tear.

If in the end you gotta buy hinges go see Wally at Zimports hes got everything for R32s

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Yeah, my latches are pretty worn, well the rubber is anyway. My mates car sags even more than mine but I guess I'm just picky with mine :)

Do you need to remove the front quarter panels to get to the bolts? I can't see any other way to do it.

yep sorry chief bit of a bitch even more if you got sideskirts :bs!:

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Both my doors still close rather solidly, just needs extra force coz they don't line up with the latches properly. The clang maybe a loose window rail inside the door, my previous car had a clanging sound when closing and it turned out that one of the rubber dameners on the glass was brittle. Hope that helps!

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After checking my friends R32 GTST, it seems that the R32's are afflicted with sagging doors. Is there any way to remedy this? Is it just a case of realligning the bolts on the hinges or do you need to buy new hinges?

I'm getting annoyed at having to either slam my door for them to close or else lift the door as I close it. Anyone notice this and have a fix?

MY R 32 USE TO DO IT I CHANGED MY HINGES AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER

AND YES YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FRONT GUARDS OFF

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probably a sign its been in accident.. but anywayz..

You can either adjust the stopper where it closes to adjust the "closed" position. This can sometimes fix things. Otherwise you will have to adjust the hinges. This involves removing the front guard first, and then either careful supporting the door at the end, or getting a mate to hold it, while you undo the bolts and try and position it up better.

If it has been involved in an accident then maybe no amount of playing will fix it.

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I had some sag on both sides on my 34, probably 10mm on drivers side and 5mm on passenger

After messing around for half a day without any decent results and realising the hinges were fine i fixed the problem and got both doors to line up perfectly

First, loosen the bottom hinge bolts on the body (not the door itself) - I had the guards off so its pretty easy to reach all bolts

Then, open the door slightly and get the trolley jack under the edge of the door, with something to protect the edge (rubber or cloth, whatever works)

Jack the door up very carefully and line up the plastic trims on the door and the rear window

Then, tighten the bottom hinge (it may have moved very slightly), close the door and loosen and tighten the bolts on the top hinge to relieve any strain/tension caused by moving the door up

Test, and repeat if needed - mine are now perfect

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