window frames

[BrianMartley]

Hi Dave,


like most of us, didn't you notice ?

If it's any consolation, it's a known fact that the bottoms of the doors on
some models won't line up properly - I've heard of people cutting the skin
from the frame, slicing a portion of the lower frame and re-glassing to get
it neater. My doors don't fit properly, the frame is ok but mines a dhc so
it's going to leak anyway

I've used packers on the frame/door bolts to try to tilt the angle to get a
uniform door seal pressure. The other thing - are the nylon bobbins new or
worn ? if so, might be moving slightly with the added weight of the
frame/glass. The hinge is a wonderful 3D movement arrangement which just
makes fitting a sequence of trial & error I'm afraid.

Brian

[Brian Walton]

Ref: Series 3 and 4 doors and door frames. If the bottom bulk of the
door is out of alignment due to poor hinges/ poor door rubbers and
just poor manufacture (the usual case) then getting the top of the door
to draw into its correct position will be almost impossible. It's a bit
like a chinese puzzle.......with a couple of the bits incorrectly built in
the first place!

[fillpoke]

Hi,

I'd better introduce myself. I'm Dave Longmoor and I'm doing a ground up restoration of a S4 FHC. Body is off chassis and completely stripped of everything - including paint. I've been rehanging the doors in order to make sure everything fits properly before painting. I'm having major difficulties with the n/s door however. I fitted the bare door (without widow frame) and got it adjusted reasonably well. Problems came when I fitted the window frame to the door. I cannot get an even gap between the frame and the body. The gap at the front is much grater than that at the back. It's as though the whole frame needs to slide forwards half an inch or so, but of course it's position is fixed by the bobbins in the door. Has anybody else encountered similar problems - does anybody know how to sort them out?

Any advice gratefully received!

Cheers,

Dave