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Default Re: I fixed my door! - 10-26-2009 , 10:32 PM






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I'm still in shock. Anyhow, I hope this story helps somebody with
the same problem.

I traded the upper passenger hinge of my 92 SE-R with the lower
(sagging) drivers side hinge. Works like a charm
I considered this. Although not a true "fix" in some regards (you
just wind up with a different saggy door) I could have lived
with it because I don't use the passenger door that ofter. The
main drawback was the labor involved vs. the cost of the hinge
($40.00).

Could you describe how you switched hinges? Did you have to
remove the fenders? The doors?

Thanks!
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Default Re: I fixed my door! - 10-26-2009 , 11:11 PM






Plague Boy wrote:
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Louis wrote:
Plague Boy wrote:
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I'm still in shock. Anyhow, I hope this story helps somebody with
the same problem.

I traded the upper passenger hinge of my 92 SE-R with the lower
(sagging) drivers side hinge. Works like a charm

I considered this. Although not a true "fix" in some regards (you just
wind up with a different saggy door) I could have lived with it because
I don't use the passenger door that ofter. The main drawback was the
labor involved vs. the cost of the hinge ($40.00).

Could you describe how you switched hinges? Did you have to remove
the fenders? The doors?

Thanks!
I had ordered the hinge from a Nissan dealership, but they sent the
wrong one...So I decided to just switch them instead of waiting another
3 weeks for them to get the right part. I removed the fender (not all
the way, about 7 screws) it took about 1 hour. The passenger door does
not sag since the sagging hinge is on top now, instead of the bottom on
the drivers side door.

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Default Re: I fixed my door! - 10-27-2009 , 07:19 AM



Louis wrote:

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I had ordered the hinge from a Nissan dealership, but they sent the
wrong one...So I decided to just switch them instead of waiting another
3 weeks for them to get the right part. I removed the fender (not all
the way, about 7 screws) it took about 1 hour. The passenger door does
not sag since the sagging hinge is on top now, instead of the bottom on
the drivers side door.
Duh! That's right, the passenger door wouldn't sag. Well, I hope
mine is fixed now; I think the car is only good for another year
or so. The pieces falling off of it have grown larger in the past
few months <g>.

My local dealership was no help. I can't remember if they
couldn't get the hinge, insisted I had to buy both, or couldn't
guarantee the hinge would fit.

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