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Natlas

Member Since: 20 Mar 2013
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 460

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

New defender, front door has large gap at bottom

Hi Guys,
My local stealer says he can't align the front door any better than it is, and has already changed it once, but no improvement. Has anyone had any luck getting a replacement door or know of a decent LR bodyshop to correct such a thing? The rear end of the drivers door sticks out by more than 6mm at the bottom, rest of the door shuts OK.
Personally I think it needs a good bending but then will the window winder etc work OK?
All ideas welcome.
Thanks,
John. 2.2 90 XS
88" Series One
Old Norton

Minerva

1st Aug 2013 5:33pm

Norm4n

Member Since: 31 Aug 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 329

Don't bend it the rust will fall off

1st Aug 2013 6:03pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Sounds like a dodgy new door or a rubbish body shop to me

Edit: that's if your motor has no previous accident damage

1st Aug 2013 6:19pm

bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
Posts: 3247

I have the same problem with the drivers door on my new 90 plus a gap along the bottom that you could drive a normal car through

When I changed the doors on the TD5 I had to play with the shims under the hinges on the door side to get them reasonably aligned.

Looking at mine I reckon that removing one of the shims from the top hinge on the door side will pull the top of the door out and push the bottom edge in.

That's the theory, just got to get round to doing it.

I could get the dealer to do it, it is in Friday to have the other rear caliper replaced, but I want to sort the bottom gap as well so that I can fit the CP sills without them catching the door.

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1st Aug 2013 6:31pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16892

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

If two doors haven't fitted it is more likely the aperture's the wrong shape not the door, or the hinges need settling.

If shimming the hinges doesn't sort it, careful bending is probably the answer. A good bodyshop should be able to sort it (but as far as I know most LR dealers subcontract bodywork).

As an aside, you gotta love smartphones! I noticed just in time for once it had changed "bodyshop" to "bookshop"!

1st Aug 2013 6:38pm

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