tkd_q45
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Just curious - we're ALL your doors misaligned? or did you just move the striker back and fouth till you had the desired result?
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JT_MONEY_2004
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6-30-2004
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Cool Wes, my front passenger door is the only door that closes a bit "loose", very irritating, i thought the misalignment was up front where the hinges attach to the car, But good, now i'll try adjusting the striker...is that what it's really called?
curious, how did you know which way to move it to, was it just trial and error huh?
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| « Re: (JT_MONEY_2004) | 4:29 AM 2/9/2005 |
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All Q front door hinges eventually bend and sag......common expensive [time] replacement item, almost always have to remove fender to get the new ones set correctly........heavy door light hinge.........100k design life.
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| « Re: (Q45tech) | 7:40 AM 2/9/2005 |
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Hey Dennis, If you never open the rear doors, then the strikers should last for Inifnity.  Now, just use the remote, to open the windows, and do the "Dukes of Hazzard" entry, and the front door strikers will last forever, as well.  I noticed the rear driver's door on Lola is misaligned completely, both the front hinges and rear striker. It is off about 3/32". I thought it was the driver's door striker, but after further inspection, it is really the rear door. I think I will play this weekend. I have never really had a "hollow" sound to my doors, that Wes described. I just thought he was more particular than I was. My thing, is that the doors weigh about half of what the I30's do. Well, it could be the stiffness of the hinges on a 2000 car, with 50K compared to a 1994 car, with 200K also. Thanks for the post, now I have confidence to start adjusting the strikers and hinges on my car.
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Nice find, Wes! (Be sure to link this thread at the site when you get a chance.)Soon as this cold clears up I'm going to check it out! My driver's door is sagging noticeably when closed. It might even be contributing to wind noise.
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| « Re: Door Striker Adjustment (elwesso) | 10:24 AM 2/9/2005 |
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Thanks a million, Wes!This was one of the things that annoy me about my Q. Now I have something to tinker with. Wonderful to hear it eliminated that "bam" sound.
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tkd_q45
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8-10-2002
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Isn't some of the hollowness is from lack of noise insluation (dynamat type stuff) on the insides of the rear doors? I had a Miata that after dynamatting the doors sounded/felt much upgraded. I'll have to try the striker thing as it's free and easy! My W124/400e has a nice solid "click" like feel when you close the doors. My cousin in laws 928 Porsche is even better with a kind of vault like preciseness which really ads to the experience of the car.
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| « Re: (tkd_q45) | 3:59 PM 2/9/2005 |
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| Quote, originally posted by tkd_q45 » | | Just curious - we're ALL your doors misaligned? or did you just move the striker back and fouth till you had the desired result? |
Only one door was misaligned, but i got that one perfect and the sound was amazing... I have this weird fetish for having nice sounding doors when they close.. Theres a 740 at my school, and I turned down the music and opened the windows to hear it... I know, im weird!!! Obviously wont fix sagging hinges... The key is that you move the striker farther back (closer to the inside of the car) so that the door shuts tighter.....
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On the same page in the FSM that Wes's striker photo comes from, BT8 they make some mention that the hinges are adjustable. Would it be adjustable enough to take car of some of the sag?
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| « Re: (louiegz) | 12:14 PM 2/10/2005 |
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Yes most definitely..... But my doors werent sagging enough to worry about...The fronts might be hard with the front fenders on...
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I adjusted the striker on My J today, one of the back doors became slightly misaligned with age. IT made a huge difference. The J door striker looks exactly the same as the Q.
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Just did all four doors. Now theyre properly aligned and the cabin is dead silent on the highway now!Best
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Wes, I think you started a movement.
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| « Re: (driverdriver) | 5:49 AM 2/12/2005 |
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 I really was surprised that it took off like this... I was expecting a few people to ask the usual "why" questions, but this time everyone tried it and loved it.. Now I just have to adjust my trunk striker..... I honestly think this is more pleasing than my last freebie, wiht the internal temp sensor......
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I've got the solid door sound fetish too. I didn't have it until I bought my 540. I had a 79 635csi and it has solid doors, but it's old enough that it's not like a vault anymore. I'll have to try this adjusting asap. Then in the spring it'll be time for dynamat and some 80Hz high pass crossovers for the 5.25" woofers that took the place of those lame Bose speakers.
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Good work Wes.Interesting that someone can come up with a cheap or free maintenance / mod project, and NO ONE flames it. Coincidence - Nope. Just makes good sense from the start.
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| « Re: (ScottJackson) | 9:58 AM 2/12/2005 |
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Always check the condition of the rubber on the door seal first. Degraded, torn, or just plain worn will not let the door seal properly. Replace these items first if they are not in as new condition, then adjust your door if need be.
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Yep - and keep a coat of Wurth on them.Wurth does wonders on rubber seals, will expand them a bit, so don't use on window seals.
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| « Re: Door Striker Adjustment (elwesso) | 4:47 PM 3/6/2007 |
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the rear doors on my '92 Q sag and don't align properly and look like their ajar.How do i fix this? With the same screw driver in your post Wes??
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| « Re: Door Striker Adjustment (Haitian_King) | 10:35 PM 8/17/2007 |
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Wow. Seeing how in five months no one answered my post, I did it my damn slef. I am completely satisfied with the doors now. They look OEM, no sagging. I had push in and lift the striker a considerable amount before it closed properly.
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| « Re: Door Striker Adjustment (Haitian_King) | 12:40 PM 8/18/2007 |
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 glad it helped!
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I noticed how good the older Q doors sound today when i was looking at one in the boneyard. Sounded just like the commercials with that guy from my avatar after all these years.
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| « Re: (AlabamaDan) | 7:08 PM 9/9/2007 |
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thank GOD for your nit pickiness,I think this bothers me about as much as the scratches on the sunroof?? THANKS FOR THE HELP WES!!
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