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Took me 4 hours to fix a door gap that should've been 20 minutes
Last week I had a customer bring in a 2018 Civic with the passenger door sitting proud by about 3/16ths at the bottom. Figured it was just a simple hinge adjustment. Pulled the fender, loosened the hinges, and nothing moved. Spent two hours chasing shims and checking hinge pins before I realized the A-pillar had a tiny buckle right where the upper hinge mounts. Ended up having to pull the pillar about 1/8th inch with a frame rack and then reset the hinges. Whole job took almost 4 hours for something I quoted as a quick slam. Has anyone else found hidden structural damage on what looked like a simple alignment?
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taylor9575mo ago
Used to roll my eyes at guys who said "no such thing as a quick door adjustment" but yeah, this job humbled me real quick. Hidden pillar damage is the worst kind of surprise.
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emmaking5mo ago
Haha four hours? That's like a lunch break with extra steps.
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