How To Fix Sagging Car Door / Door Out Of Alignment

How to fix a car door that won't close properly because it is out of alignment (sagging). If you notice the latch on your car door is not lined up with the latch on the body, then this video is for you. Usually the latch is too low due to the door sagging either from age, being leaned on, or from poor quality body shop repairs.

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Thats it! Go fix your door!

[insanedb]

Instructions unclear my grandma is locked in the trunk

[kalubafak]

Just did this on my 240z driver's door. loosened the hinge bolts on the door and put a floor jack under the door. Raised the floor jack enough that I could see the car lift slightly. While jacked up I tightened all of the hinge bolts and released the jack. Now the door is square in the opening with a perfect gap between the door and the rear fender.

[LaEscuelaDelEncanto]

I can’t believe it’s this easy. Thank you

[lagunafishing]

So basically unscrew, jack, screw! Thank you very much.

[yadidimeanmaine]

On my 3rd Gen Prelude my driver door was sagging BAD when I got it.

When I found a junkyard Prelude the driver's door was just as bad if not worse. So what I did was just take the hinges from the passenger side flipped upside down. Made it like BRAND NEW.

[georgecurtis]

I found that most, not all doors sag because people use them as leverage getting in and out. Or constantly lean on the door or bend the door on sidewalks. Anyway, the frame is bent. So I used to just bend the door back in position as you did, carefully. It really takes little to get it back in position because door hinges mounting areas are not that robust as the older vehicles. All this assumes the hinges are not worn out.

[austinstoney]

Thanks for this video. My door has been jacked since I got the car. Now it's fixed. Thankyou

[michaelmendillo]

The Carpenter in me says that it may be helpful to make a mark above the top of the bottom hinge so you know how far to jack, TY Bro, , , Great video !!! I was afraid of having to use shims. 😎✌✝💕

[sharifsircar]

Seems like I was babying it too much, your car did get some weight off the suspension, mine is better but still touching the latch. Try again in the morning

[bobbailey]

Thank you very much for posting this video. I really needed this information.

[limelight]

didn't work, going to try adding washers in bottom bolts- washers worked good, windshield not frosting up now even . hard to get the gaps right though

[stuffwithknayt]

Another easily understood solution. Glad i subbed, especially since my daily IS an Acura lol!

[mehdisyd]

Super helpful video, thank you so much!

[iicordii]

I tried this and nothing happened. It’s exactly the same. There are some things that aren’t clear in this video though. I’m assuming the brackets bent. That’s why the door is sagging but the bracket is flush. With that being said, I’m assuming I should be jacking it up past the point of the door fitting perfectly to, essentially, bend it in the opposite direction to get it back to where it was…. Correct? Cause if not, it’s not really doing anything. You’re just unscrewing an rescrewing the brackets in. I could be wrong though, that’s why I’m on YouTube lol. You stated in the video to jack it up to where it will close like it’s supposed to but, I don’t really understand how that’s fix it and I just tried it lmao. I figured I’d try it anyways just to see

[bigr]

Maybe I missed it, but do you have some grade down to gutters on top of the containers for rain? I'm assuming it just doesn't sit on them

[Cardmonger]

Would this work EXACTLY the same for an integra?

[Jmjdit]

The car did lift off the ground somewhat, didn't it? Is that right/ok?

[Iuxuria]

hi, what if i need to lower the door instead of bringing the car door up? i tried to loosen the the nuts, but everytime i tighten it, it goes back up

[llcoolg]

Thought you said don't jack it up enough to lift your car off the ground??

[cowboyzxx]

Does this allows your door to move forward or back