TommyT
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- Joined
- Aug 14, 2005
- Messages
- 14
- Location
- Howell, NJ
- Corvette
- Triple black 1993 Corvette Roadster w/36,000 miles
Okay here goes. I have a 93' Roadster with 36,000 miles and absolutely no evidence of collision damage whatsoever. Since buying the car I've noticed that, while traveling over moderate road imperfections or pulling out of my driveway, the interior lights come on. Upon doing the usual troubleshooting, I've noticed that the passenger side door doesn't close completely. It stays about 1/8" out from where the quarter panel is. It would stand to reason that since the car is a roadster, that there would be a significant amount of flex in the body which would cause the pin switch to loose contact with the door jamb under the right conditions if the door wasn't adjusted properly. This has been confirmed and is definitely the cause for the lights coming on.
Now to the question at hand. I have the factory shop manual and it states that the door striker can be adjusted by loosening the bolt and moving it in the direction needed for proper adjustment. The problem is that the hole in the body that the bolt goes through is the same size as the bolt, and doesn't allow any movement in order to adjust the striker. It's the same on the drivers side as well. Is this normal??? Is there another way to get the door to close more??? I looked at the latch inside the door and it doesn't look like it can be adjusted either. The only thing that makes sense to me is to open the hole in the body in order to get the striker bolt to move closer to the interior of the car, hence lining the door up properly. As you can imagine, I'm not too keen on the idea of taking a drill to the body of my car.
Any suggestions or insight???
All responses appreciated.
Tommy
Now to the question at hand. I have the factory shop manual and it states that the door striker can be adjusted by loosening the bolt and moving it in the direction needed for proper adjustment. The problem is that the hole in the body that the bolt goes through is the same size as the bolt, and doesn't allow any movement in order to adjust the striker. It's the same on the drivers side as well. Is this normal??? Is there another way to get the door to close more??? I looked at the latch inside the door and it doesn't look like it can be adjusted either. The only thing that makes sense to me is to open the hole in the body in order to get the striker bolt to move closer to the interior of the car, hence lining the door up properly. As you can imagine, I'm not too keen on the idea of taking a drill to the body of my car.
Any suggestions or insight???
All responses appreciated.
Tommy