Anyone tackled the door hinges
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if your doing the driver's door upper hinge I got a body shop friend to do it in the end and he had to borrow a tool from someone else apparently not that easy.
The hinge access is from the intehttps://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a3+s3+sportb+lim+qu/a3/1997-201/8/831-831010/rior by removing the lower panels and fuses I believe.https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a3+s3+sportb+lim+qu/a3/1997-201/8/831-831010/
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Prawn makes it look easy, not sure if they can be adjusted or are just goosed £125 for the pair through parts request will have to order them,‘it’s damaged the Paint on the b pillar so don’t want to fit the carbon fibre ones until it’s sorted in case it damages it
Makes sense in for a penny in for a pound...
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/s3-door-latches.163274/ Just thought this maybe worth a look.
That's the one
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Not as much as I thought my bottom drivers door hinge
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I have just noticed wear on the passenger side striker plate so will be looking into that as I rarely use that side! https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/how-to-re-align-drivers-door.293543/ Just read this one so i think its looking good with the tool!
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How did you get on with the door issue TJ?
Both my doors sit poorly, height wise is fine but the alignment with the quarter panel when closed is very poor, I've tried the striker adjustment which worked a bit but not much. I had more success man handling the door and twisting it but I need to remove the door blade to do this properly (and probably another set of hands).
My plan is ultimately new hinges and get a body shop to fit and align.
My plan is ultimately new hinges and get a body shop to fit and align.
Hi, I adjusted the striker (this is the bit on the B piller, correct?) . Maybe I can attempt to adjust the catch...
In relation to the issue, the drivers door sits in an almost twisted position, the top of the door sits further in while the bottom sits proud of the quarter panel.
As I said, some brute force twisting of the door improved the situation but my door blade is a bit loose so I can't apply much pressure at the bottom, with that removed I could get a good grab of the door and apply some force.
At least the catch is working and my doors don't randomly open (for now
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Many thanks for the reply and the info I'm going to look at the door shims on the door subframe when the weather improves.Hi, I adjusted the striker (this is the bit on the B piller, correct?) . Maybe I can attempt to adjust the catch...
In relation to the issue, the drivers door sits in an almost twisted position, the top of the door sits further in while the bottom sits proud of the quarter panel.
As I said, some brute force twisting of the door improved the situation but my door blade is a bit loose so I can't apply much pressure at the bottom, with that removed I could get a good grab of the door and apply some force.
At least the catch is working and my doors don't randomly open (for now
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