How do you fix a bent outwards door?

[check35]

Hey so that is my problem. One of the numerous issues I'm having with my x is that my left back door is like wide open, because I got into an accident. It lets in a ton of rain, and it looks terrible!!! I need to know how to fix this at home. Thanks for the help!

 

[Xplorer82]

Hey so that is my problem. One of the numerous issues I'm having with my x is that my left back door is like wide open, because I got into an accident. It lets in a ton of rain, and it looks terrible!!! I need to know how to fix this at home. Thanks for the help!

to get it to leak less air, you could put your knee/leg right there where it starts to bend out about 1/2way up the door and grab the top and pull it back (toward the inside of the truck) to bend it back some. you might get it to where you can see a noticeable difference.

what i would do........... hit up craigslist or a junk yard and get a new door.







edit....... nevermind.. i think the way the pic was taken messed with how i saw it.

i would just get a new door to be honest. they can be had on craigslist between $30-$50

 

[check35]

Yea, I'll probably do that. My driver door is messed up, so I'll be on the lookout for 2 doors then.

 

[Willard]

One thing you have to figure out is whether it is just the door bent or the body is bent where it mounts. If the body side of the hinge is bent, it will take some more work to get it back right.

 

[Maniak]

The drivers rear door on our '92 is like that after being a little lazy in the canyons at Truckhaven.

Roll the window down and bent it A LITTLE like described above. Then try to roll up the window. We had to bend our enough that any more and the window won't roll up. Once every 30+ tries the window starts to come out of the track when rolling it up now. Its a rear door, so its not that bad.

~Mark