Re: VW warranty.... DOOR PINS

["Richard" <richard@ndigital.com>]

> Date:          Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:14:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From:          "Alexander O'connor Gibson" <agibson@engin.umich.edu>
> To:            "S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>
> Cc:            jettaglx@igtc.COM, gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
> Subject:       Re: VW warranty
> Reply-to:      jettaglx@igtc.COM

> 
> Joe
> 
> The way I deal with the squeaky doors is to reposition the "pin" that the 
> door lock closes on. At the factory or dealer-ship these are set in such 
> a way that the door is "flush" with the body, but this allows the door to 
> bounce on the door seal which acts as a spring. By moving the "pin" that 
> the door latches on in you can tighten things up and eliminate that 
> anoying rattle.
> 
> You can also find a note on this in the NewDimensions Water Cooled FAQ.
> 
> Alex
> 97 GTI VR6 etc.
> 

The doors should not be completely flush with the body.  This is 
especialy true for the rears.  When the doors  are flush, the air and 
debris (ie. sand) flowing across them will actually remove paint from 
the body just after the doors.  You may notice on some older VWs that 
there is no paint left in these areas.  By having the doors just at a 
slight angle, the debris will be directed away from these areas, and 
not damage the paint.  My father actually had this happen to his 86 
Jetta.


Richard....

97 Jetta GT
90 GTI
85 GTI
81 Rabbit