Who would’ve thought that a 3 minute video would save me $3000? My Nissan Xterra was side-swiped by a small Toyota about a month ago and the door was loose. We took it to a shop who tried to charge $3000 to fix the door or give us $3500 to declare it a total loss and leave them the car. We kept the car and figured we would take it somewhere else later when we’d have the money. This video literally just solved the problem and it wasn’t even difficult to do 😭 Thank you so much!!
you just saved me a few hundred dollars most likely by not having to bring my car in to a shop. Tyvm! This was a nice and easily explained tutorial and it worked for me
I never comment on youtube but had to say thank you! Door dropped a few days ago, conveniently after i had car washed so thought it had been damaged and id have to pay for repair. Today i was struggling to close it at all. I got my jack out (first time ever!) and followed your guidance and its sorted. Thank you! :)
Detailed and straight to the point without begging or repeating to like and subscribe. Hell of a job/ video and you got me to like and subscribe!! Thanks man all the way from the very most Southern tip of Texas!!!
My problem seems to be with the bolts that attach the hinges to the frame, which are impossible to access without removing the door. I will try this, though. The bolts you're showing were loose on my door too. I tightened them up, but without raising the door any. We shall see :-)
Thank you so much for the awesome content!! I would buy you a beer if I could. I watched your video,went out and fixed it. Very helpful without a bunch of big "five dollar words" that are so prevalent in many videos these days. Salute.👍
Good tutorial! I have my new Toyota Tacoma 2023 at the dealer fix this exact issue. I bought it like that in December and it was getting annoying so I am having them adjust it. Should be an easy fix after watching your vid.
@@ClintHolland Yes, they will be under warranty. The dealer said they don’t have anybody skilled enough to fix it so I have to take it a body specialist.
I have same issue 😑 but driver side can't open to get inside car , cause windy blow hard my door when come to close he dt close plus dt open any more if u try to open I will damage fender 😀 any help guys I have Toyota Corolla 2009 👍
@@jengoroot7099 have the same problem on my Ford ranger. I had to remove the front fender to fix the hinges, you will scratch up your door and fender maybe even bend it but your best bet is to try to reach the bolts holding the car door to the hinges and unscrew them with a wrench
@@olegpal5926 I did open hard door but I bent already fender even if I can't open door to reach hangers , I will try to remove fender now 😀 thanks bro 👍
Thank you! I have had a slight sag in my honda accord door since a big wind gust caught it and blew it backwards a couple years ago. I used your trick, and its shutting like new! I thought i would have to replace the hinges or something, so I was just putting up with it.
@@ClintHolland I have same issue 😑 but driver side can't open to get inside car , cause windy blow hard my door when come to close he dt close plus dt open any more if u try to open I will damage fender 😀 any help guys I have Toyota Corolla 2009 👍
Great Video!! I Need To Do This ASAP!! My Damn Door Actually Flew Open Today While I Was Driving... Not Good!! Plus It Damn Near Gave My Passenger A Heart Attack!! 🤣😂🤣 Thanks For Sharing!! 🙂🙂🙂
You don't really. You are just trying to get the door back to the original height. If you then find it is too high, which doesn't generally happen, you would need to repeat the process until it is right. The issue is that when you release the jack, the door is going to sag every so slightly so it can be hard to judge.
I'm embarrassed to say this but I broke the 1 of the 4 bolts so the door is just leaning way off. I don't know how I'm going to fix the car but I'm just driving my other one right now. I was just tightening it and it snapped off with half of the screw still inside the car. It was passenger door. I don't know why it happened but I feel awful
@@alejandrob-c2277 They make bolt extractors but that is almost certainly a pretty big bolt. Try picking up an extractor and using some PB Penetrant to get it out.
I just replaced an entire door and it does this. I did something similar but without the jack. I'm going to try this in an attempt to realign it. I'm assuming I should use the bolts on the door side and not the frame side?
Hey, thanks for the video! Unfortunately the problem seems like the bar that's in the middle of what holds the hinges and door together. Any recommendations on how to fix that?
@@ClintHolland Hi Clint. I have the same problem as Alexander Mantilla. My front driver side door has an upper and a lower hinge. Each hinge consists of: - a bracket that is bolted to the door, - a bracket that is bolted to the car - a hinge pin that holds the above two brackets together The hinge pin has worn the holes in the door bracket so the door sags. It's not clear that the solution you proposed would work properly in this case. Could you please check to see if the car door you repaired in the video was sagging due to worn hinge pin holes rather than loose bracket bolts?
@@etherx8604 If your hinge pin is worn out this video still might help by mitigating the worn pin with a hinge adjustment. However, if the hinges don't have enough play in them to offset the hinge pin wear, this isn't going to work and you are going to have to replace the hinge.
This could possibly be the issue in my mustang but I’m not sure. Basically when I shut the driver side of the door, it will shut it closes and locks however the window doesn’t lock itself all the way up? Like it leaves about half an inch open which leaves the car thinking it’s still open. And before this, when I would close it normally and such the window would push itself up securing the window on its own. Not sure if it’s this or something else. Any ideas?
It very well could be. You said the car still thinks the door is open? Usually that sensor is on the door jamb frequently near the latch. Does the door seem to close smoothly or is it kind of jerky when you close it?
I need to give this a shot. I have a 2015 Malibu and the passenger door catches on my back door chrome accent and pops it off, now its actually catching on the metal part under that accent and bent it. hoping this works
Hey Clint I watched your video on tagging truck door after I did what the video said yeah my door is in a bind it don't want to shut it's pinching how do I fix that now
Just got my car back from the shop and it had this exact problem. Dad had an old rachet set but it seems too big to fit into the area. What type of rachet did you use? Also I have an old rusted car, will the bolts be difficult to loosen? We are hoping to fix this ourselves. Thank you for the great video!
I used a 3/8" ratchet which fit fine. Any idea what size the ratchet is your are using? I would recommend spraying it with some PB Penetrant or other penetrant before trying to loosen them if it is rusted.
Thank you for the reply! I'm not really sure. It doesn't really fit in the area. I had to take it back to the mechanics. It flew open when I was driving! Do you know the cause of that happening? I'm so disappointed.
@@ClintHolland Should be trying it this week, weather permitting. I'll have to buy a floor jack since the only jack I have is the one that came in the trunk. 😊
i dont get how this physically works though..., wont you be screwing in the exact same position? or does the bracket have a large hole that is adjustable
You got it Alex. I won't say it has a large hole but the holes in the hinges are larger than the hinge bolts which gives you just enough movement to make this work.
@@ClintHolland i have installed a bodykit and sideskirts on my car, and the doors are only clearing by 1 mm. i tried to raise it but found the holes were the same size as the bolt, and there isnt enough of an angle to fit my drill to make the hole bigger. i guess im just going to sand the bottom of the door and top of the sideskirts as much as i can because im going to respray anyway. But i appreciate you help
Maybe. The door closes and latches ok? If so, you can use the jack to support the door but after you loosen the bolts you can then use the jack to lower it just a little.
I have a 2015 Jeep renegade. The wind blew my driver side door outward very harshly. I’m surprised it didn’t break the door off. Nothing seems broken as far as hinges etc. but now it’s not aligned. It closes but very roughly. Could something had broken off? It has three hinges. The middle one is a plastic hydraulic type of rod.
If something was broken you would probably see it. That is actually very similar to what happened to this vehicle that I fixed. Have you tried the technique in the video yet?
@@ClintHolland I don’t have the right wrench for the bolt removal. The bottom hinge is harder to get to because of the harness wire for the door. The hinges actually look fine to me. I guess your technique would probably work for me.
Your technique didn’t work at all. Spent 2 hours with it. Just gave up on it now. All I gotta say to you all wanting to do it yourself just take it to a mechanic. Don’t always believe what you see on the internet. They always make it look so easy on here but it isn’t for you when you do it. And yes I’m tired and ticked off now. I’m saving you all the trouble. Quit being cheapskates and just take it to a professional. I’m gonna take my own advice.
@@Catman1798 I understand what you are saying but that is no reason to start off with a mechanic. Check the comments, Tons of people have said this fixed their problem. If they started by going to a mechanic they would be out money they didn't need to spend. Try this technique. It's free and takes 15 minutes. If it doesn't work, then take it to someone else but don't start by assuming this doesn't work because it does and this video is proof.
Who would’ve thought that a 3 minute video would save me $3000? My Nissan Xterra was side-swiped by a small Toyota about a month ago and the door was loose. We took it to a shop who tried to charge $3000 to fix the door or give us $3500 to declare it a total loss and leave them the car. We kept the car and figured we would take it somewhere else later when we’d have the money. This video literally just solved the problem and it wasn’t even difficult to do 😭 Thank you so much!!
That is fantastic and I love hearing this type of feedback. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment.
I hope you wrote a review on google for that shop for that qoutation which i guess they made cuz you are a girl.. they wanted to rip you off so bad
Can I pay you a beer or something?
Absolutely. That is my favorite form of payment. Well actually my 2nd, but you get the picture.
@@ClintHollandI owe you one too. Is a Stone delicious ok?
you just saved me a few hundred dollars most likely by not having to bring my car in to a shop. Tyvm! This was a nice and easily explained tutorial and it worked for me
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully this helps. Come back and let us know either way.
Wow!! I'm about to detach my car door. You saved from a lot of headaches. Thank you.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
You may have saved me a ton of work !! replacing pins would be a bummer .You rock!!!
Thanks Don. Hope it worked.
I never comment on youtube but had to say thank you! Door dropped a few days ago, conveniently after i had car washed so thought it had been damaged and id have to pay for repair. Today i was struggling to close it at all. I got my jack out (first time ever!) and followed your guidance and its sorted. Thank you! :)
That is fantastic and exactly why I make these videos. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thanks so much for this information! I, all of a sudden, was having some water leaking in the truck. I believe that this may be why.
Dude!!! Thanks man!!! I was so worried that it was gonna cost me lots of money at the repair shop.
Awesome Brian. Hope this helped.
Detailed and straight to the point without begging or repeating to like and subscribe. Hell of a job/ video and you got me to like and subscribe!! Thanks man all the way from the very most Southern tip of Texas!!!
That is exactly what I am going for so thank you for the reassurance. Thanks for watching and subscribing. Hope it helped.
Great!!!!!! Just what I needed. Thank you so much.
Really nicely and simply explained, great video !
Thanks Pete. Hope it helped.
Thank you so much. That's totally worth a subscription
Thanks Zuriel. Hope it helped.
Wow who would have thought it was that easy. I was going to take my van to the body shop! Thank you 🙏
Glad to hear that and thanks for watching.
My problem seems to be with the bolts that attach the hinges to the frame, which are impossible to access without removing the door. I will try this, though. The bolts you're showing were loose on my door too. I tightened them up, but without raising the door any. We shall see :-)
Best explained Video i have found in CZcams.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and for the kind words.
Thank you so much for the awesome content!! I would buy you a beer if I could. I watched your video,went out and fixed it. Very helpful without a bunch of big "five dollar words" that are so prevalent in many videos these days. Salute.👍
Love hearing that. If you are ever in SC swing by and I will buy you a beer for watching.
Absolutely helpful. Thank you sir 🙏
Thank you very much. Great video. Best wishes.
Thank you. I suspected that's all it was but very pleased to have confirmation in 3 min flat. Have a sub 👍
Thank you. Hope this helps.
This is excellent! The shop I went into was ready to charge me 50 bucks for this. LOL. I'm going to try this tomorrow.
Hopefully it worked out but $50 isn't too bad. Hard to get anything done for that amount anymore.
@@ClintHolland You're right. Probably because I live in a third world country. Here, that is an unreasonable amount.
Thanks for the video, it worked!
Great video. I will try this on my ute that I just bought door sags a lot. Thank you so much
Thanks bud just encountered the same problem and will now fix my car door by myself ☺️
Absolutely. Hope it helps and Happy New Year.
Thanks so much that was everything i needed
Thanks man worked for me ! Tried a few different things but this did the trick.
Awesome. That's why I make these videos. Glad to hear it helped out.
Thank you. This really helps a lot. I didn’t think abt doing that
Hope it helped Ivan.
Great video,
Explanation was easy to understand, Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Hope it helps.
Good tutorial! I have my new Toyota Tacoma 2023 at the dealer fix this exact issue. I bought it like that in December and it was getting annoying so I am having them adjust it. Should be an easy fix after watching your vid.
I assume they are fixing it under warranty?
@@ClintHolland Yes, they will be under warranty. The dealer said they don’t have anybody skilled enough to fix it so I have to take it a body specialist.
I kind of expected that. Did it just happen all of a sudden?@@TacomaEscape
May God bless you in everything you do ❤
Thank you and you too.
Saved 300 pesos. Thanks brother! Subscribed.
Awesome. That's why I make these videos. Glad it helped and thanks for subscribing.
Thanks heaps. It was a useful video.
Thank you. Clearly explained. I'm going to give this a try on a door that was pulled open by a big gust of wind. Wish me luck!
Did this fix work for you ?
I have same issue 😑 but driver side can't open to get inside car , cause windy blow hard my door when come to close he dt close plus dt open any more if u try to open I will damage fender 😀 any help guys I have Toyota Corolla 2009 👍
@@jengoroot7099 have the same problem on my Ford ranger. I had to remove the front fender to fix the hinges, you will scratch up your door and fender maybe even bend it but your best bet is to try to reach the bolts holding the car door to the hinges and unscrew them with a wrench
@@olegpal5926
I did open hard door but I bent already fender even if I can't open door to reach hangers , I will try to remove fender now 😀 thanks bro 👍
Thank you I really needed this
You are welcome. Glad it helped.
GREAT VIDEO CHEERS!
Thank you. This worked for me.
Thank you! I have had a slight sag in my honda accord door since a big wind gust caught it and blew it backwards a couple years ago. I used your trick, and its shutting like new! I thought i would have to replace the hinges or something, so I was just putting up with it.
Awesome. This is exactly why I make these videos. Glad it helped.
@@ClintHolland
I have same issue 😑 but driver side can't open to get inside car , cause windy blow hard my door when come to close he dt close plus dt open any more if u try to open I will damage fender 😀 any help guys I have Toyota Corolla 2009 👍
@@jengoroot7099 I am not sure I understand. Your fender is damaged?
@@ClintHolland
Now it's damage cause I force to open door 😑 and still can't open door 😁
@@jengoroot7099 Was the vehicle in an accident?
thank you so much. very informative and direct
Thanks, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
Great Video!!
I Need To Do This ASAP!! My Damn Door Actually Flew Open Today While I Was Driving... Not Good!! Plus It Damn Near Gave My Passenger A Heart Attack!! 🤣😂🤣
Thanks For Sharing!!
🙂🙂🙂
OMG. That would scare the hell out of anyone. Hope they had their seat belt on.
Thank you for sharing this video
Cool Vid straight forward with no frills - so , gonna give this a try now on Clio 4 drivers door Thanks
Let us know if it worked and thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the helpful video. How do I know how high to make the jack?
You don't really. You are just trying to get the door back to the original height. If you then find it is too high, which doesn't generally happen, you would need to repeat the process until it is right. The issue is that when you release the jack, the door is going to sag every so slightly so it can be hard to judge.
Thanks for the hint 👍
Thank you, nice tips.
Thanks for watching. Hope it helps.
This was a gem!!
Thanks for watching and I hope it helped.
great video thank you
Appreciate the video!! Thank you
Appreciate you watching.
I subscribed because I really appreciate this video thanks
Thanks John. Appreciate that and for taking the time to comment.
Thanks for help!
Awesome a guy just gave me his van because of the door and I'm going to try this today 👍
Let me know if it works.
nicely done.
Thanks very helpful
Very good video
Goat, worked on my pontiac g8
Well done
Great thanks alot
Here’s a W boss man. Thank you!
Thank you
Thanks for making it seem so easy. I'm going to go do It now
Of course, that's why I make these videos. Come back and let us know how it turned out.
I'm embarrassed to say this but I broke the 1 of the 4 bolts so the door is just leaning way off. I don't know how I'm going to fix the car but I'm just driving my other one right now. I was just tightening it and it snapped off with half of the screw still inside the car. It was passenger door. I don't know why it happened but I feel awful
@@alejandrob-c2277 They make bolt extractors but that is almost certainly a pretty big bolt. Try picking up an extractor and using some PB Penetrant to get it out.
@@ClintHolland ok ill check it out thank you
Excellent 👌👍
Best tutorial
Really helpful
Why didn’t I think of using a jack until you mentioned it? Always seemed like a two person job in my head lol. Thanks!
It's funny you mention that. I had my wife helping me at first but eventually had to use the jack.
Very helpful
thank u very much for that help
Make that ✌🏾 beers...👍🏾 Thanks so much, bro..
I just replaced an entire door and it does this. I did something similar but without the jack. I'm going to try this in an attempt to realign it. I'm assuming I should use the bolts on the door side and not the frame side?
I doubt it matters which ones you start with. If your door has bolts on both sides you may end up having to do both if it is really out of alignment.
made it look easy, thanks as it saved me money.
Hope it helps Alvin. Let me know if you need more help.
Great video
Thank you Sam. Hope it helped.
Hey, thanks for the video! Unfortunately the problem seems like the bar that's in the middle of what holds the hinges and door together. Any recommendations on how to fix that?
Did something happen to it? Or did the door just stop closing all of a sudden?
@@ClintHolland Hi Clint. I have the same problem as Alexander Mantilla.
My front driver side door has an upper and a lower hinge.
Each hinge consists of:
- a bracket that is bolted to the door,
- a bracket that is bolted to the car
- a hinge pin that holds the above two brackets together
The hinge pin has worn the holes in the door bracket so
the door sags.
It's not clear that the solution you proposed would work properly in this case. Could you please check to see if the car door you repaired in the video was sagging due to worn hinge pin holes rather than loose bracket bolts?
@@etherx8604 If your hinge pin is worn out this video still might help by mitigating the worn pin with a hinge adjustment. However, if the hinges don't have enough play in them to offset the hinge pin wear, this isn't going to work and you are going to have to replace the hinge.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching.
Good video
Is best to loosen the bolts on the jamb side or the bolts on the door??? Thanks
The side honestly doesn't matter. If doing one side doesn't help, loosen both sides.
Superb! I have to try it.
Let me know how it turns out or if you need any help.
Thanks
You are the man man
Thank you and hope it helped.
@@ClintHolland Yes it did!
This could possibly be the issue in my mustang but I’m not sure. Basically when I shut the driver side of the door, it will shut it closes and locks however the window doesn’t lock itself all the way up? Like it leaves about half an inch open which leaves the car thinking it’s still open. And before this, when I would close it normally and such the window would push itself up securing the window on its own. Not sure if it’s this or something else. Any ideas?
It very well could be. You said the car still thinks the door is open? Usually that sensor is on the door jamb frequently near the latch. Does the door seem to close smoothly or is it kind of jerky when you close it?
What tool are you using to tighten the bolts ?
Just a socket and a ratchet.
I need to give this a shot. I have a 2015 Malibu and the passenger door catches on my back door chrome accent and pops it off, now its actually catching on the metal part under that accent and bent it. hoping this works
Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
thanks
thanks i ll try tomorrow
Subbed!!!
Awesome Angel. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you 🙏🏼
And thank you for watching.
I'm going to try it.
You could remove one bolt at a time or just enough to add blue loctite on each thread , then torque them up again
This is gold 👌
Thank you for the kind comment and for watching.
Hey Clint I watched your video on tagging truck door after I did what the video said yeah my door is in a bind it don't want to shut it's pinching how do I fix that now
Where exactly is it pinching and did anything happen right before this started?
Just got my car back from the shop and it had this exact problem. Dad had an old rachet set but it seems too big to fit into the area. What type of rachet did you use? Also I have an old rusted car, will the bolts be difficult to loosen? We are hoping to fix this ourselves. Thank you for the great video!
I used a 3/8" ratchet which fit fine. Any idea what size the ratchet is your are using? I would recommend spraying it with some PB Penetrant or other penetrant before trying to loosen them if it is rusted.
Thank you for the reply! I'm not really sure. It doesn't really fit in the area. I had to take it back to the mechanics. It flew open when I was driving! Do you know the cause of that happening? I'm so disappointed.
@@Holly24tm That's pretty rare. I assume it flew open when you were braking. If so I would suspect a defect latch.
Hi I am new to this channel
thanks alot
THANK YOU! VERY VERY MUCH.
You are very welcome. Hope you got your door working again.
@@ClintHolland Like a charm. Just drove 2,000 miles - no wind noise.
@@amplescramblelogic2049 Awesome. I love it when a plan comes together. Thanks for watching and for letting me know that it helped.
Thanks.
I'm going to try that. A friend used to hammer down a pin that was popping up for me and that helped for a while. The doors in my '79 T/A are heavy.
Let us know if this fixes your door. I always like hearing feedback.
@@ClintHolland Should be trying it this week, weather permitting. I'll have to buy a floor jack since the only jack I have is the one that came in the trunk. 😊
Does this work for most brands/models?...I have a VW caddy and the drivers door was wind damaged and my mechanic says the door needs replacing ..
Possibly. But if it was wind damaged I assume that means it was opened too far and this may not help. What kind of issue are you having with the door?
I have this issue but with a new car. Thanks i will try to fix it
If its new, might want to take it back to the dealership.
i dont get how this physically works though..., wont you be screwing in the exact same position? or does the bracket have a large hole that is adjustable
You got it Alex. I won't say it has a large hole but the holes in the hinges are larger than the hinge bolts which gives you just enough movement to make this work.
@@ClintHolland i have installed a bodykit and sideskirts on my car, and the doors are only clearing by 1 mm. i tried to raise it but found the holes were the same size as the bolt, and there isnt enough of an angle to fit my drill to make the hole bigger. i guess im just going to sand the bottom of the door and top of the sideskirts as much as i can because im going to respray anyway. But i appreciate you help
Tq sir❤
Would this work for a door that sitting a little too high after body work? It doesn’t line up and lets wind noise in.
Maybe. The door closes and latches ok? If so, you can use the jack to support the door but after you loosen the bolts you can then use the jack to lower it just a little.
I have a 2015 Jeep renegade. The wind blew my driver side door outward very harshly. I’m surprised it didn’t break the door off. Nothing seems broken as far as hinges etc. but now it’s not aligned. It closes but very roughly. Could something had broken off? It has three hinges. The middle one is a plastic hydraulic type of rod.
If something was broken you would probably see it. That is actually very similar to what happened to this vehicle that I fixed. Have you tried the technique in the video yet?
@@ClintHolland I don’t have the right wrench for the bolt removal. The bottom hinge is harder to get to because of the harness wire for the door. The hinges actually look fine to me. I guess your technique would probably work for me.
Your technique didn’t work at all. Spent 2 hours with it. Just gave up on it now. All I gotta say to you all wanting to do it yourself just take it to a mechanic. Don’t always believe what you see on the internet. They always make it look so easy on here but it isn’t for you when you do it. And yes I’m tired and ticked off now. I’m saving you all the trouble. Quit being cheapskates and just take it to a professional. I’m gonna take my own advice.
@@Catman1798 I understand what you are saying but that is no reason to start off with a mechanic. Check the comments, Tons of people have said this fixed their problem. If they started by going to a mechanic they would be out money they didn't need to spend. Try this technique. It's free and takes 15 minutes. If it doesn't work, then take it to someone else but don't start by assuming this doesn't work because it does and this video is proof.
cool!
Would this correct water coming in during a car wash on my 05 Buick lacrosse drivers side door?
Possibly. Does the door seem misaligned? I would also check the weatherstripping around the door first.
Its not flush smooth when closed. Seems to stick out about half inch. Passenger side completely flush smooth when closed
awesome
Hopefully this helped fix your sagging car door.