Conversely the gap between the door edge and the B pillar on the passenger side is larger than drivers' side.Īll told the gapping around the entirety of the drivers door seems to be more evenly spaced than the passenger door, BUT the passenger door definitely opens and closes more smoothly. I'm only talking a couple of mm difference here, but the gap between the door and the A pillar on the drivers side is definitely wider than the one on the passenger side. And I noticed that the passenger door is set just a bit closer to the front of the car than the drivers door. So I compared the actual positioning of the drivers door to the passenger door which opens and closes fine. My first thought was the strike plate on the sill is too high, so I lowered it as much as possible, but when the door closed now the chrome strip on the door was not lined up anymore with the chrome strip on the rear quarter- it was way too low. It actually kind of "pops" open when you pull in on the outside door handle latch to open it, due to more resistance on the latch. So I messed around with this today, and got it a little better, door shuts all the way a little easier now, but the driver's side handle still requires more effort to unlatch and open than passenger side. Posted: Thu 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: adjusting strike plates on the door sill Posted: Thu 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: adjusting strike plates on the door sill usually takes a few to find the sweet spot. wipe off previous out line a re-apply if needs another adjustment. mark the out line of the striker with a sharpie so you keep the orientation once it's loose. Some newer cordless ones have enough torque to do it. Posted: Thu 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: adjusting strike plates on the door sillĪir impact gun with #4 phillips easiest way. What tool do you use to get these loose? Thxġ969 autostick sedan, family owned since new My strike plate is held on with 4 phillips head screws, but they are incredibly tight- and the grooves in the head are shallow so that when I try to turn them with a screwdriver it just slips. ![]() I read on vw resource about adjusting the strike plate to fix this. Takes a pretty good slam to get it to shut in the proper position. My drivers door does not close properly without quite a bit of force- it will shut and latch but not aligned with the B pillar. Posted: Thu 9:15 pm Post subject: adjusting strike plates on the door sill Buy several and sell them to your neighbours and friends for $5 and you will end up getting yours free.Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top Its cost of $4US each is why it could not compete on the retail shelves against what people thought was the same thing for 49 cents - and shipping from the states costs more than the device itself, but this is a product that is just too good to let it get lost. It is made in the US and has come and gone on the market, but one of our readers, Gilles Plourde from Burlington found it again in 2010. You can see how it works by clicking on the animation above. ![]() It is the easiest striker plate ever to install, because you don't have to get it perfect the first time, and then it stays perfect even with changing weather conditions. The further you close the door, the further the door latch will step down the steps, keeping it snug under all conditions. As you can see in the graphic, it has a stair step latch stop on the inside. But wait! I discovered a wonderful gadget that does this automatically.
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