Looks like someone tried to break in
04-24-12, 07:02 PM
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Looks like someone tried to break in
and now my front passenger door sticks out a little (as seen in picture). Is there any way to fix this besides a new door? Pretty pissed because I park on a Navy base...
04-24-12, 07:20 PM
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The first pic shows how the two doors don't sit flush. Like if you looked at it from the back, you can see the top corner sticking out. The two other pics show pry marks.
04-24-12, 08:14 PM
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Depending on if your insurance will cover or not here is what I have done in the past to a door that stuck out like yours. If insurance will cover do nothing if they don't roll the window down and open the door, either have someone hold the door by the main part of the door while you pull on the top of the window frame near the rear edge. Do this just hard enough to make it flex a little towards the car. Now close the door and see how it looks. If need be do it again till you get it where you want it. A little at a time only you don't want to make it worse. I've done this with truck doors that leaked air and water by sitting on the seat with my feet on the door and pulling the top of the window frame till you get it right and truck doors are a lot stronger than the IS doors.
04-24-12, 08:20 PM
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Not sure where this happened exactly. I noticed it when I was walking to my car in the Navy Commissary parking lot.
I'll give it a shot!
Depending on if your insurance will cover or not here is what I have done in the past to a door that stuck out like yours. If insurance will cover do nothing if they don't roll the window down and open the door, either have someone hold the door by the main part of the door while you pull on the top of the window frame near the rear edge. Do this just hard enough to make it flex a little towards the car. Now close the door and see how it looks. If need be do it again till you get it where you want it. A little at a time only you don't want to make it worse. I've done this with truck doors that leaked air and water by sitting on the seat with my feet on the door and pulling the top of the window frame till you get it right and truck doors are a lot stronger than the IS doors.
04-24-12, 11:35 PM
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Depending on if your insurance will cover or not here is what I have done in the past to a door that stuck out like yours. If insurance will cover do nothing if they don't roll the window down and open the door, either have someone hold the door by the main part of the door while you pull on the top of the window frame near the rear edge. Do this just hard enough to make it flex a little towards the car. Now close the door and see how it looks. If need be do it again till you get it where you want it. A little at a time only you don't want to make it worse. I've done this with truck doors that leaked air and water by sitting on the seat with my feet on the door and pulling the top of the window frame till you get it right and truck doors are a lot stronger than the IS doors.
+1 Roll down the window, have someone hold the lower part of the door. Push on top to bend it back into position. Bend it a little and close the door to check, after every bend till you get it to where it needs to sit.
As for the key marks you can hide it with touch up paint. If the scratches are deep you can grab 320-600 grit sand paper to smooth out before applying the touch up.
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04-25-12, 09:43 AM
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Since this occurred on base, chances are VERY slim the facility would carry any form of insurance to protect against 3rd party vandalism claims.
04-25-12, 10:18 AM
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a guy told me a funny story that he was sitting in back of his truck drinking with 5% window tint and while he was getting wasted someone tried to break in his car... he pulled out his 38 and rolled the window down and said " get the **** on the floor scumbag" lmao called the police and then he explained to them why he has tinted windows... officer then said if you ever get a window tint ticket call me and i'll have it dimissed...
