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Aftermarket door issue

jimmyleetn

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So several years ago I purchased AMD premium doors 73-76 to cut down when I did the convertible conversion on my blazer. I'm well out of the return window now and finally got to hang both of them. Both appear fit okay. The passenger is pretty good, the driver is a real pain but it's in there. I'll have to slot hinges to get the body lines right, but my current issue is it appears that the driver's door is bowed out where the belt line is. Looks to be about 1/16 to 3/32 based off the template I made so I could compare the two sides. I tried to take a picture of it. It's just hard to photograph. My question is can I bend this back in? If so, how? I have no frame of reference other than assuming that the passenger door is actually correct in its curvature. A follow-up question would be should I just scrap this door and buy another? Not my first choice because they are really expensive but I'm getting tired of fighting this thing. I know I'm going to have to do a bunch of seam work to set the gaps. The body is square and straight. I've measured it 100 ways from Sunday. It's all the doors. A final question would be am I worried about nothing? It's one of those things when you look at it in person you can tell they're different if you really look at them.

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I would worry about the glass tracking right in that, or the seal not touching in the middle. Is it just the outer skin of the door, so the window gap is wider in the middle? I don't know how to fix it other than try pushing on it with something. You might inquire at a local body shop. They could probably fix it for you as well, but just a couple hours of labor might buy another door.
 

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