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ChrisHamilton ChrisHamilton is offline
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The other way to try is to simply start over. Shims in the hinges simply move the door back and forth horizontally. If your gap is tight at the fender and wide at the 1/4 then using a shim helps even that gap out. As you can see your gap is tight at the back and wider at the front. The shim is causing that.

The hinges themselves have play to adjust up and down and in and out. If I was just going to try and start over, I would loosen the hinges and move the door up then tighten the hinges. Remove the bottom shim and tighten and see how that looked. The door is sitting low compared to how it should. Doing what I spoke of in the previous post or adjusting the hinges to raise the door is what is needed. Likely a combination of both.

Adjusting doors can be frustrating and take a lot of trial and error to get it correct. Don't let it get you discouraged. If you decide to try it yourself, one thing I would highly recommend is that you get some quality automotive refinish tape (not box store stuff) and tape the edges while you are working to protect them from chipping. Use automotive refinish tape because the adhesive will release cleanly and is not so strong as to pull any paint with it. Using cheap tape can result in both the adhesive making a mess and pulling the paint with the tape.
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