mooG60 11 Posted July 7, 2017 A bit of an odd question but... I have just been having a good look over my Corrado. The gaps between the rear of the front doors and the rear quarter panels seem rather large. They are both symmetrical either side but I can get virtually the whole of my little finger in to the gap. Looking at the door handle area I can see the inside of the door stays and can clearly see the square metal locking mechanism and door locking pin. The gap just seems bigger than it should be as the locking mechanism seems to sit to far from the rear quarter panel indent. Sadly I don't know of another car in the area for me to take a look and get an idea. I hope this makes sense, my terminology is a bit squiffy. I will post up some pics up later for reference. Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VEEDUBBED 0 Posted July 7, 2017 Sounds odd, could you post a picture? I'll snap a photo of mine but I can't be added to go thorough the photobuket thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SR_Neale 10 Posted July 7, 2017 Is the gap at the back of the door the same as the front? Tha gaps on mine are quite big. Are they the original doors? Could they be pattern parts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted July 7, 2017 Panel gaps were huge in the 90s compared to modern cars. Doubt that's particularly unusual. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooG60 11 Posted July 9, 2017 Thanks for the reply chaps. Not really sure of the history of the car, sadly. I have taken a few photos for you to peruse. As you can see the gap is 5 coffee stirrers wide :lol: Which equates to a whole 10mm. A huge gap indeed. The offside door is not quite as bad but it measures 9mm. The front gaps seem to be both uniform at 4.5mm. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8SHdKdXJ3Tk0tTTg/view?usp=sharing I also seem to have some large gaps between the roof bar rubbers and the tailgate hinge cover. It looks as if the roof bar runners are sitting correctly and have not been pushed to far forward. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8anBjV01JS3Fla28/view?usp=sharing The rubber seems to be sitting in the correct position at the front? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8blhVczdjS2VGODQ/view?usp=sharing The gap around the windscreen looks rather big to me also at 10mm? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8WnRnSGZ0dVpMbVE/view?usp=sharing It is evident to me that the car has had some repair work done at the rear, but I do not see any signs of crash damage on in the inside of the body shell (with interior removed) Not really sure what to think at this point. Any thoughts on the pictures would be great, thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cressa 44 Posted July 10, 2017 I don't see anything wrong with the roof photos. Why not try and adjust the door to get a more equal front and back gap. I've just taken my last for off so I'll dig out some pictures for you to compare against Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cressa 44 Posted July 10, 2017 Just a comparison Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted July 10, 2017 Yeah the door gaps on my car are not exactly razor thin either. Those were the days of big margins for error.. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SR_Neale 10 Posted July 10, 2017 Could a 2.75mm shim be used to give an even gap front and back? What is the gap size between bottom of door to sill? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted July 10, 2017 Would it be feasible to fit an addition seal there on the frame? Might reduce wind noise too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooG60 11 Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) I don't see anything wrong with the roof photos. Why not try and adjust the door to get a more equal front and back gap. I've just taken my last for off so I'll dig out some pictures for you to compare against Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk The gap in bettween the rear of the roof rails and the tailgate hinge does not look right to me. The gap is quite large as this picture shows. I couldn't see it leaving the factory like that. Are you saying yours looks the same as mine and you also have a gap there? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8anBjV01JS3Fla28/view?usp=sharing Could a 2.75mm shim be used to give an even gap front and back? What is the gap size between bottom of door to sill? That is a possibility, maybe there should be some from standard. The car has had work done because I can see the obvious signs, maybe something has been left off in the rebuild. Didn't think to measure the sill gap, but they both look uniform and are the same gap as the front of the doors, approx.4mm Would it be feasible to fit an addition seal there on the frame? Might reduce wind noise too.I don't actually remember any wind noise issues at all when I did drive it. If there was, it would have brought my attention to the large panel gaps back when it was in use. I would have noticed for sure if it had been any kind of any issue. Looking at available pictures it seems to me that both my front and sill gaps are correct, but I am left with this extra little bit at the back :lol: I am not sure what to think or do at the moment. Yesterday I noticed a couple of points of concern. I went to take photos but the batteries died, and today it is ****ing it down. So I will get a couple of photos ready and post them up rather than trying to explain now. Thanks for your input peeps! Edited July 11, 2017 by mooG60 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooG60 11 Posted July 14, 2017 I have noticed a cut in the bead of the sill (on both sides of the car) the position is a few centimetres further past the rear of the door gaps. If some kind peeps could have a look at theirs some time in the next few days and let me know if theirs has the cut or is complete, it would be really helpful. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8aTdjMUVvNzEybmc/view?usp=sharing Also, to the rear of the tail gate there is obvious signs of a panel joints. It just doesn't quite look standard to me, but I have no real idea to gauge from. Again any thoughts and comparisons will be really helpful. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8Y1VtaGVSdXZ4WXM/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3m--PW7vbu8aDZERXBoa3p4bzA/view?usp=sharing Sorry for the clicky links I can't get the direct link function to work for me. Thanks in advance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted July 14, 2017 Look like normal panel joints to me.. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan 0 Posted July 15, 2017 You can adjust the door pins by using a 15mm spanner. If you loosen them there's about 5mm play Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooG60 11 Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks for the replies guys! I didn't think there was any play in them at all when I looked. I will give it try this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mooG60 11 Posted July 20, 2017 You can adjust the door pins by using a 15mm spanner. If you loosen them there's about 5mm play I had a go today but I could not see any way of getting the doors to move horizontally front to back. To me it seems as if there is only vertical and left to right horizontal travel. Am I missing something? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
