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Opened door and wind slammed it against the hinge stop. Now it won't seal right!!!!!
Old 01-09-2007, 10:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Angry Opened door and wind slammed it against the hinge stop. Now it won't seal right!!!!!

I opened the door on the new '07 Mega Cab today and a huge gust of wind pulled it out of my hand (wasn't ready for that much force) and slammed it into the hinge stop. After I was done cringing and cursing, I noticed that the hinge appears to be separated from the sheet metal it's mounted on. This has happened to me a few times with every vehicle I've ever owned.

This time though, when I went to drive home, I had a very loud wind noise from the top seal of the door. I'm sure it's because the hinge bent the thin sheet metal its mounted on and tweaked the door which now doesn't seal right. I can pull the top of the door in with my hand and make it seal while driving. This truck was quiet as a mouse before this, now I can't even hear the radio

Does anyone know if the sheet metal where the top hinge mounts to the truck can be bent back, or am I stuck having the dealer bend the top of the door into the truck to make it seal right? Man this is aggravating!

Here is a pic of the normal passenger door hinge and how it sits tightly against the sheet metal:
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Another of the passenger side hinge:
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Now here's the driver's side with the bent sheet metal. Notice how the rear edge of the hinge is pulled away from the mounting surface:
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Here's another of the driver's side:
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Hold onto your doors when it's windy!!!!
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