stockers 1 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 hi all,have a dilemma ! my door has been dented it has altered the plane of the window so i get a slight air vibration above 80mph.My option is to find a good dent man and have the bottom part of the door resprayed, or replace the door, anyone replaced a door before? obviousely i'm looking for the cheaper option but not to the detrement of the car, cheers Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 cheapest option is to source a second hand one in the same colour as yours already. Link to post Share on other sites
stockers 1 Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 is thre any problems with the electrics(windows,mirrors,locks) if i source the door will it be a shell that i put all the interior trim and electrics from my existing door into? Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 I replaced 3 doors (driver's + 2 rear) and the tailgate on my old 5-door VR, all by myself. Was not too bad.On a 3-door, the doors are bigger and heavier so an assistant will be required to hold it in place while you bolt it up. It bolts to the car using 4 torx bolts + 1 10mm hex bolt for the check strap.The door is aligned by closing the door and adjusting the hinges (at the front) and the strike bolt (at the rear). You have to take the front wing off so that you can get to the hinge bolts while the door is closed.With the door on and aligned, you can then just transfer the glass, winder mechanism, wiring, mirror and handles over to the new door, which isn't too hard. It all just unbolts (8mm and 10mm hex bolts) and no specific alignemnent is necessary for the glass.Try to get a door that is the same colour as your car. You will proably still need to have it resprayed & blended, as your chances of getting a 100% match with a metallic colour are slim, but the respray will only have to be to the outside of the door and any scratches, stone chips etc that you get later will not show a different colour underneath. Link to post Share on other sites
stockers 1 Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 thanks nick,sounds complicated but i have a bentleys manual aswell to help me :0.will post results when i finish. Link to post Share on other sites
stockers 1 Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 might be silly question, but when i source the door does it have to come from a vr6 or will any mk3 door do ? Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 they will al be the same underneath, all the same holes will be there - just not used on lesser models.some good links to breakers on www.vwmonline.co.uk (look in the links section) Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 They can be from any mk3 (of the same body style). The ones I fitted to my VR were from a 1.9D! Link to post Share on other sites
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