If the door of your vw doesn't sit flush with the car body, the door buffer needs adjustment. this video explains how this works.. Sounds like its done the job for you, but contradicts what the official vw manual says "to ensure a correct door adjustment the door hinges on the pillar must be loosened. other measures such as raising the door upwards have no effect.. The adjustment sequence is only for the left door. the right door is similar (components are not identical). adjusting door hinges note t vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable front door to be adjusted. t to ensure correct door adjustment, the door hinge on the a-pillar must be loosened..
How to align the doors on your volkswagen passat or jetta difficulty: 1/5 introduction the hard way of adjusting the door hinges is to remove the door hinges from the door, adjust the door with the bolts torqued only lightly, then once in the final position, torque down the door hinge bolts.. Door replacement and adjustment ~~~ some introductory notes - it is possible for one person to replace and adjust the vw door by himself, but it is best to have two people to avoid any possibility of scratching the paint.. Adjusting rear wing door basic rear wing door adjustment is carried out by adjusting the upper and lower hinges -3-. the rear wing doors are adjusted via the upper lock -2-, the upper striker pin -1- and the lower striker pin -4-. rear wing door adjustment will be described in several steps in the following..
