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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Doors close hard

Ever since I got my camaro, you have had to shut the doors fairly hard to get them to close all the way.

What tricks are there to making them shut better?

Also my drivers window rattles inside the door sometimes when all the way down, and always does it when its all the way up, i hit the button down a little and it stops. drives me crazy!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Re: Doors close hard

I don't know much, but maybe your doors are sagging. If they are, they might require more of a slam to get them up and onto the latch.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Doors close hard

Also make sure nothing is blocking the door vents near the latch bolt. Those let the air pressure go somewhere.

With the window noise, it might be misaligned windows. If your windows are adjusted to far up, they will be too far in. The act of closing the door will require forcing the glass outward.

Kevin D.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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Re: Doors close hard

Be sure the door hinges are good and that the doors are properly aligned.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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Re: Doors close hard

Originally Posted by IROCK ZZ
Also my drivers window rattles inside the door ....
In the link below, there's a ton of info for eliminating noise in the doors:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...servation.html

JamesC
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