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Old 07-23-2009, 01:11 PM
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Removing Fender...

Well its time to replace the drivers side door hindges but before I go tackleing the job, I figured I would ask you guys how hard of a job it is to take off the fender and re-install it ??

I was thinking it shouldnt be too hard of a job but I thought i'd ask

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Old 07-23-2009, 01:33 PM
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It isn't too much work, but rather time consuming. You have to open the door and hood, plus take off the wheel well cover which connects to the bumper. 3 or 4 nuts iirc.
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Old 07-23-2009, 02:36 PM
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Old 07-23-2009, 02:41 PM
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goodluck, i swapped out door hinges and the door sagged even more after replacing them. adjusted them and it still didnt hold
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Old 07-23-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxiNone
goodluck, i swapped out door hinges and the door sagged even more after replacing them. adjusted them and it still didnt hold
How come ?? Its play within the hinge, therefore if you replace them, it should fix it.

Did you do one at a time or took the entire door off and tried to remount it ??

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Old 07-23-2009, 11:01 PM
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It's a really simple task and it doesn't take too much work. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by matty
How come ?? Its play within the hinge, therefore if you replace them, it should fix it.

Did you do one at a time or took the entire door off and tried to remount it ??

-matt
Also was the door completely supported while attaching and secruing the hinges?
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Old 07-24-2009, 07:45 AM
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I also took off both fenders in order to replace the hinges from driver and passanger side. It wasn't difficult at all only time consuming, as previously stated.

I thought the doors would function correctly by not sagging, but to my surprise both doors were worse than before. What i recommend u doing is adjusting ur old hinges instead of replacing them. A body shop did this for me while it was in the process of repainting.
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Originally Posted by matty
How come ?? Its play within the hinge, therefore if you replace them, it should fix it.

Did you do one at a time or took the entire door off and tried to remount it ??

-matt
i took the door off completly, and my brother was holding the door while i was bolting it back on...
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