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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5792  
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A picture would help.
But. Are you talking about a rear passenger door, or a rear / back / boot door? You say a Tdci door. Is your vehicle a Tdci? |
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25th Nov 2024 1:00pm |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 514  
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Sorry Andy, I'll get a photo tonight.
Also sorry the back door its on a 90. Its a tdci door on a 300tdi tub and sides panels. Shane |
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25th Nov 2024 3:26pm |
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| bodstruck Member Since: 09 May 2020 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 938 
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I had the same issue fitting a tdci door to my 200tdi tub. I had to open the hinge holes a bit to move it over and take some off both sides off the latch to make the whole thing thinner.
I am sure there is probably some rational explanation as to why it happened but that was my solution. |
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25th Nov 2024 4:38pm |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 514
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I literally started drilling them last night
 seems the whole door want to got 10mm over to the hinge side. I'm conscious too not to make the holes too big and have a gap to let water in 
to say I'm fed up with this defender is an understatement |
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26th Nov 2024 10:18am |
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| revd Member Since: 20 Apr 2024 Location: England Posts: 163
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On the production line at Solihull a broom handle was used to help with body alignment -(I kid you not) you need to visit your local hardware shop and ask for a Defender broom stick - make sure you specify it is for a 90, the 110 is not the same.
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26th Nov 2024 10:41am |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 827  
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You also need the specify the imperial or metric broom handle depending on year of production?
 Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.
5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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26th Nov 2024 11:28am |
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| V8Simon Member Since: 17 May 2016 Location: Prestatyn, Wales Posts: 148 
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Can you undo totally one side of the hinges either off the door or where they screw into the body and fit the door so its latched and in position and then work on adjusting the hinges to see where the adustability is?
I've fitted a used door to mine before (not puma) and it took some ajusting but wasn't more than an hour to faff with before it worked. 1984 90 V8 puma want to be. |
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27th Nov 2024 9:58am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 514
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they asked at the hardware store was it for a 90 or 100
I got one of each to be on safe side |
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27th Nov 2024 11:29am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 514
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I finally got it, well I think I have. I elongated the holes and cut plastic strips so I can use them as packers. The boss woman was sick last night so need help to tighten up the bolts and I should know then
school boy mistake at one stage last night, I had left the gas ram on the door and this was pushing the door over when the bolts were loose and I couldn't understand why i was making no progress 
Got a little side tracked as you do and I wasn't happy with the panel line up and shut lines so adjusted these also was fun trying to hold all the wood, ram and pump at the same time. who said men cant multi task.
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27th Nov 2024 11:39am |
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