quick question

[craigy_87]

i have been going around with a massive dent in my drivers door for nearly a year now, it has no creases in it an from side on you can hard tell its there but i can notice it easily, av finally had enough, if i found a black saxo in a scrappy how much you think a driver side door would be an what kinda tools would i need to remove it?
thanx
craigy

[babers]

depends mate if it has a window in electric window motor and doorcard. i would say it would be about £50 to £80. just have to undo 2 torx screws. can be a bit of a c**t to get off tho.

[Predator_R32p]

there held on by torx bolts mate should be two on the hinges and another one on the bar that only allows the door to open so far, cant remember off the top of my head the size though

as said there a bastartd to get out, if you damage the head your a bit buggered you will probablies need to drill them out or use a screw extractor

[craigy_87]

ahhh right thanks for the help
think my mate said there was a black vtr in a scrapyard down his way i'll ask him if its still there an if i can use his tools

[craigy_87]

i'll try find a pic of the dent at its worst angle

[Predator_R32p]

have you tried to push it out mate

[craigy_87]

av thought about it when it first happened i thought about it took the door card off but then shat it an put it back on lol
here some pics
at its worst: (know it looks like the door doesnt shut right here it does i just stupidly tried to open my door after i had taped bumpers up lol)


not so bad here

[babers]

i just asked the guy at the scrap yard to take the door off for me. and still only cost me £50. not 100% sure but think mk1 doors have different mounts then mk2 slightly lower. but i may be talking crap. lol

[craigy_87]

ahh righty something to look out for thanks

[craigy_87]

found a better pic of when it happened

[babers]

just try pushing it out mate. if not get the new door. but even if you do get most of it out it still may not look 100%.

[Predator_R32p]

think that is gonna leave a crease mate cant tell really but id just get a new door, and like babers said let them take the door off for you lol there really easy to damage the head on them

EDIT from that pic id say you may as well have a try to push it out you have nothing to lose if you have one available somewere

[craigy_87]

lol good point
i'll make sure i can source a new door then start pushing or may even take it to the local motor college place they may want something to practice on lol since there learning stuff like that

[Predator_R32p]

lol at taking it to some cowboys lol

id do it my self take doorcard off, peel the foam back and you should be able to get to it, try pushin it then if that dont work use a block of wood and hammer and try and TAP is out not bang it ok

[craigy_87]

yeah i remember reading about pushin it out but when it came to it i thought i'd fuk up when i cut through the sound proofin it looked like the dent was behind a metal bar thing attached to the metal of the door lol sorry av no idea how to describe it

[Predator_R32p]

metal bar thats either the door handle rod or for the electric windows

[babers]

is it the bar for the runner on the window

[craigy_87]

well it wasnt so much a bar it was kinda flat i cant actually remember exactly it was about 11 months ago lol

[craigy_87]

does the door have a frame kinda thing inside it?

[babers]

sounds like the bar for the window runner. if it is you can take this out but have got to take the window out as well.