She's Perfect Again

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 03/23/2015 at 13:15 • Filed to: Veronica

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I finally replaced the door. The one from the donor car was a perfect match. Aligning the latch required a bit of guess work though, I eventually got it aligned.

* Please excuse the potato, I took this photo just before sundown last night*

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So, here's what I took from the donor car:

Passenger Door

Passenger Door Glass

Passenger Door Window Linkage

Passenger Door Exterior Handle & Linkage

Passenger Door Interior Handle & Linkage

Passenger Door Lock Linkage

Passenger Door Latch

Hinge Bolts

And what I transferred over from my door:

Passenger Side View Mirror

Passenger Door Card

Speaker

Electrical Boot

Passenger Door Hinge

Passenger Door Lock

Passenger Door Window Winder

Transferring the lock over was incredibly annoying. I had to fish my hand into the door cavity and maneuver the linkage onto the lock without being able to see what I was doing, and don't even get me started on removing the bracket so I could pull the lock out. That was its own headache.

Here's what the door looked like before I fixed The dent:

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And so this never happens again, I installed a couple of these:

They rotate 360 degrees and have a pitch to them so I may even be able to use them for towing, granted probably not very well.

PS:

I just cant get over how good the black grille looks:

It almost looks factory! And yes thats !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! car parked next to mine, He's down from Boulder until tomorrow.

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RustedSprinter > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:17

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Good work DenMoe! My man!

$kaycog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:18

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It looks great! What luck in finding matching color.

Jcarr > $kaycog 03/23/2015 at 13:28

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To be fair, finding a 90s Ranger in that color is like finding a red Ferrari. ;)

Takuro Spirit > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:30

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Junkyard door swaps FTMFW!

$kaycog > Jcarr 03/23/2015 at 13:31

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I didn't know that.

Jcarr > $kaycog 03/23/2015 at 13:35

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It's ok. Probably because it wasn't offered on the GT/GT40. :)

Jonathan Harper > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:35

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with proper adjustment of the regular mirrors there is no need for the extra mirrors

$kaycog > Jcarr 03/23/2015 at 13:36

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Whahaha!

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:36

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I had to do this in high school. Couldn't find a matching door so it looked like shit for the next 3 years.

Good work!

Sam > Jonathan Harper 03/23/2015 at 13:41

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His problem was one of vertically. The thing he hit was below where the mirrors can see.

Jonathan Harper > Sam 03/23/2015 at 13:44

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Was he reversing or something? Some cars do it automatically but if not I adjust the passenger mirror to look down while reversing. Helps a lot, plus you won't look like a senior citizen with super magnified CVS stick-on mirrors.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jonathan Harper 03/23/2015 at 13:48

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I was reversing out of a tight spot in a stupid part of town. The hydrant faced away from the spot so it was technically legal parking but the lot was designed by an idiot for putting a spot there. It fell below the belt line and my mirrors dont adjust down. I knew it was there yet I still hit it. And I agree the spot mirrors are butt ugly, I have a friend thats parting out a 1999 Explorer and I'm eventually gonna take the mirrors off of that. Those mirrors adjust down

Sam > Jonathan Harper 03/23/2015 at 13:49

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Yup, reversed right against a fire hydrant, and he said in the post that his mirrors don't adjust up and down.

Jonathan Harper > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/23/2015 at 13:56

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So....was it a dumb part of town because the fire hydrant was in a bad place, or because you were there??

OK OK OK I'll see myself out, nice work Denmoe

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jonathan Harper 03/23/2015 at 13:59

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Lol because someone put a parking spot next to an outfacing hydrant, bur i agree it was a stupid accident

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/24/2015 at 03:42

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should have worn it as a badge of honour.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/24/2015 at 03:44

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I was worried about moisture collecting in the gap that the dent made. My truck is 99.9% rust free with absolutely no structural rust and I plan to keep it that way

Jonathan Harper > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 03/24/2015 at 15:21

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c'mon now, you got 11 recommends yesterday on this

Brian Silvestro > Jonathan Harper 03/24/2015 at 15:23

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reposting is frowned upon

Jonathan Harper > Brian Silvestro 03/24/2015 at 15:24

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While I do understand if you put a lot of time into a post and it gets buried by some theme nonsense, or if oppo is kinja'd for a couple hours after you post, but when you've had 152 eyes on it and 11 recommends, I don't think it's warranted.

Brian Silvestro > Jonathan Harper 03/24/2015 at 15:25

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I wholeheartedly agree with this comment.