drivers side dorr alignment help needed!

[johntom]

its off by like a 1/4 of an inch near the middle of the door and up, but its flush on the bottom its annoying plz help

[OutToWinPAHC]

Sure it snot the latch mechanism? Have you tried adjusting anything?

[johntom]

well how would i go about adjusting a *mechanism*? and yes i have trimmed the rubber spacer that is nearest to where the problem starts but no luck, thanks for the quick reply

[Hagaren64]

I have two suggestions:

1: What I did with mine was wrap a thin piece of leather (can be anything really) around the striker and taped it really tight with electrical tape. Then I used 2 cable tie wraps on each side of the striker to keep it from wearing out fast. This lifts and shuts the door tighter when you close it, but the only problem is that it will be harder to shut and open the door. I would take pictures, but it's too dark outside to do so.... I'll give you some visuals tomorrow.

2: I don't know if this applies to all year models, but my '90 has one of those nail like hinges that wear out the bushings like no other (don't know what made Nissan think that was a brilliant idea...). So what you could also do is replace the bushings; however, I'm not quite sure how much luck you'll have on that. My S13's bushings are so old that they've actually welded on, so taking it to a dealership or body shop may be your only choice to 'mechanically' get it fixed. Unless, of course, you have confidence that you'd be able to remove the existing bushings on your door ^^

Hope this helps!

[OutToWinPAHC]

Was your car hit on this side, I see the dent in the pic so I am curious now.

[blacksrjdm]

Might be as simple as opening the door, removing the striker, elongating the bolt holes on the striker, and then the striker will pull the door in some.

[johntom]

dear out 2 win, no the car was not dented, its just the reflections doing wierd things in photo's i know it kinda looks like it but its not, as for the striker? idk this is what im dealing with, i dont know how or what i can adjust, all i know is i took out the screws and put them back in because if found out for myself there isnt a way to adjust them like that
Modified by johntom at 8:39 AM 8/31/2009

[OutToWinPAHC]

Well the latch usually has 2 clicks. Looks like the second is not working. Its kinda like when you don't slam the door and it stay creeped open and you just push it to make it click. I think its the latch in the door.

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

does it come up in the dash(red light in door shape) like when you have your door open maybe it doesnt close all the way like PAHC said before.

[johntom]

yea, i have the door ajar light on, so your solution would be to replace the lach? beacause it only clicks once? just letting every1 know the door does not wiggle when it is *fully closed* and locks, this is making me think of bringing it to nissan!

[cdhtang]

i have the exact same problem. Tried to mess with the latch and striker, but no luck. The latch is clicking twice if i put a screw driver through, so don't know if that is a problem.

[DRIFTKNIGHT_240]

good luck man !!

[cdhtang]

i fixed the door gap issue. I used a hammer to tap on the striker after loosing the screws. It does move pretty far in, now i have to move it back out. Good luck fixing yours.

[nando]

1 When you open your door does it drop?

2 And when you shut the door is it only latching once or twice?

3 When you shut your door is the door out the same at the front?

[1990nismo!]

believe it or not your door hinge or latch or anything on the door might not be your problem..... bout 80 percent of da time 240s rust on the drivers side frame rail more than the passenger.... mine had a hole and the chasis twist threw my door off..... had da frame rail fixed and i was good.... so check to see if you have lots of rust..... gud luck!!

[OutToWinPAHC]

Did you consult a census for that statistic lol? '

Was it always like that?