Door hinge adjustment

[ronhud]

I had the drivers door slightly open when a lorry rushed by and slammed it wide open. Now the leading edge of the doorpanel catches on the rear edge of the wheel arch panel when I open the door. A search hasn't provided any leads re how to adjust the hinges to correct my problem - anyone any ideas?
Ron

[rita]

I had the drivers door slightly open when a lorry rushed by and slammed it wide open. Now the leading edge of the doorpanel catches on the rear edge of the wheel arch panel when I open the door. A search hasn't provided any leads re how to adjust the hinges to correct my problem - anyone any ideas?
Ron

Hi ron,

Looks like I'm chasing you

Dont think that there is any adjustment on the hinges other than fitting shims,try pushing the wing in at the bit where the door is catching it,the wing will probably be protruding past the door.
Check the other door for a reference.

[ronhud]

Hi Rita you are right on again. When the door is closed it's leading edge sits 'inside' the rear edge of the wing. I've tried a bit of persuasion to the wing but no movement and I don't trust myself to to get firmer with it - so now I understand the problem I'll have a word with Wellhouse to see if they can push it back without a lot of cost. Thanks for the guidance.
Ron

[saracen]

This happened to me - never quite sure how, but it coincided with a fire engine rushing up our narrow road - maybe a tad close to the Bongo, somehow the door got knocked out of place? The door sat inside the wing edge - tolerated the noise for a while and then applied a judicious boot to the wing edge. Seemed to do the trick! But maybe not the preferred solution...

[Diplomat]

Unfortunately Bongo doors are like giant sails and can very easily be caught in a gust and put out of alignment because either the bodywork or the hinges are not quite strong enough.

One cure is to put a block of wood in the gap, preventing full closure and then leaning on the door from outside so that the bodywork eases out again.

however when a gust of wind pushed my offside hinges forward slightly I managed to pull them back again by tying some Terylene rope (which doesn't stretch) around the hinge, then with the door open took the rope a couple of times round my local telephone pole and then tightened the rope, tourniquet style, twisting the two lengths around each other with a length of steel pipe.

I wonder what professional body shops would have to say about thes two methods?

Frank

[missfixit70]

Unfortunately Bongo doors are like giant sails
Frank

I just read that as giant snails & wondered what you were talking about

[Diplomat]

I just read that as giant snails & wondered what you were talking about

I was talking about the doors, not how others might view our vehicle of choice!

[ronhud]

Update: Took the Bongo into Wellhouse Leisure this morning so they could have a look at it. The fixed the door prob with a bit of 'manipulation' and it is now as original and I also had failed electric window raising and lowering and they also did that (loom repair) while I waited. Well chuffed and very impressed with the service.
Ron

[helen&tony]

Hi Kirsty
I read that the same!!!!! ....It sounds like a good cue for a horror film from the files of the horror films of yester-year...."Giant Snail Eats Car" doing battle with a person in a space-suit , wielding a ray-gun....and splattering the said snail with a death beam
Cheers
Helen