Need advice on replacing a door
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Need advice on replacing a door
A couple weeks ago someone ran into the rear, driver's side door of my wagon. Instead of paying a body shop a ridiculous amount of money to fix it, I'm going to try and do some of it myself. How difficult is it to remove/install a door? Any tricks? I can get a door from the junk yard for $30, whereas the body shop says they would charge upwards of $200+.
1993 Legacy L Wagon AWD. A pair of Hella 500 fog lights and a set of winter tires are coming in preparation for 115 inches of average annual snowfall.
its pretty cut and dry really. 4 bolts, 2 at each hindge and the wiring can be unplugged in the kick panel and stays with the door. try to get a similar door from the junk yard to make it easier for you. you dont want a dor that has been stripped of the wiring. the hardest part is lining everything back up again so it closes nice but its not hard, just time consuming. I'd say a level 3 difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10.
-Mike
2011 Infiniti G37x Sedan - Current
2007 Ducati 800ss - Current
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (White)
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (Silver)
2003 Infiniri G35
1998 Infiniti I30t
1995 Honda Civic DX
1987 Subaru GL Wagon
1987 Subaru Loyale
2011 Infiniti G37x Sedan - Current
2007 Ducati 800ss - Current
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (White)
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (Silver)
2003 Infiniri G35
1998 Infiniti I30t
1995 Honda Civic DX
1987 Subaru GL Wagon
1987 Subaru Loyale
Thanks for the advice. I forgot to mention that the door doesn't open because it is smashed in. Any advice on getting it open? I was thinking about undoing the hinge where it attaches to the frame, but I'm not sure if that would do anything or not. I was also thinking about pulling it really, really hard.
1993 Legacy L Wagon AWD. A pair of Hella 500 fog lights and a set of winter tires are coming in preparation for 115 inches of average annual snowfall.
take the front fender off and you will see the 4 bolts for the hindges, take those off and you should be able to "peel" the door away from the b pillar.
-Mike
2011 Infiniti G37x Sedan - Current
2007 Ducati 800ss - Current
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (White)
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (Silver)
2003 Infiniri G35
1998 Infiniti I30t
1995 Honda Civic DX
1987 Subaru GL Wagon
1987 Subaru Loyale
2011 Infiniti G37x Sedan - Current
2007 Ducati 800ss - Current
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (White)
1994 Subaru Legacy Sport Wagon (Silver)
2003 Infiniri G35
1998 Infiniti I30t
1995 Honda Civic DX
1987 Subaru GL Wagon
1987 Subaru Loyale