How do I fix this window gap?

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  • tonyloban
    Wrencher
    • Oct 2013
    • 254

    #1

    How do I fix this window gap?

    I have followed the bentley but it's a little confusing. I adjusted the height, so it sits good at the top towards the front. But the rear side of the driver window is a tad bit heigher. Also, there's a gap between the window and where the window should rest when closed. From the rear, you can see the window is sticking out further.

    Maybe I have to adjust the door?

    What do I need to adjust?
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  • tonyloban
    Wrencher
    • Oct 2013
    • 254

    #2
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    • mitchlikesbikes
      E30 Modder
      • Dec 2013
      • 858

      #3


      how about shrinking and rotating those pictures so we can tell what the hell we're looking at?

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      • tonyloban
        Wrencher
        • Oct 2013
        • 254

        #4


        There's a gap there. And the window trim at the bottom of the circled area sticks out a bit.
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        • tonyloban
          Wrencher
          • Oct 2013
          • 254

          #5
          I think the whole door doesn't close very tightly as it sits just a tad bit further out as you can see in the picture.
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          • Das Delfin
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2014
            • 2293

            #6
            ^ adjust the door latch so it sits further inside the car. Looks like you need to adjust the window a bit more so the top edge will seal. There should be a way to move the bottom end of the track outward, therefore moving the top of the window when closed inward. I remember seeing it in some pdf a while back.


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            • uturn
              E30 Modder
              • Dec 2010
              • 987

              #7
              I have that same problem on my vert. Lmk when you find out how to adjust it.

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              • reelizmpro
                R3V OG
                • Dec 2003
                • 9453

                #8
                Loosen the 2 torx bolts and adjust the door latch on the body.
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                • tonyloban
                  Wrencher
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 254

                  #9
                  The top seals in the front but not in the back. It sits a little higher in the back and doesn't get in there like the front. Is my door sagging? Because if I line it up with the seal, then it isn't parallel with the rear window
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                  • tonyloban
                    Wrencher
                    • Oct 2013
                    • 254

                    #10
                    What bolts exactly? Car noob here.
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                    • tonyloban
                      Wrencher
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 254

                      #11
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                      • tonyloban
                        Wrencher
                        • Oct 2013
                        • 254

                        #12


                        I think I move this in, right?
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                        • Das Delfin
                          R3VLimited
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 2293

                          #13
                          ^ yes, that. That should solve both your problems. If that doesn't work then there may be something askew in the door latch itself (the one mounted on the door)


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                          • mr.vang
                            R3V Elite
                            • May 2010
                            • 4371

                            #14
                            This air jack https://www.google.com/search?q=emer...23064360064440

                            A locksmith used this on my wife's car and now the door has a small gap, very similar to yours. It also created wind noise inside the car.
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                            • MoreMayhem
                              Mod Crazy
                              • Feb 2012
                              • 649

                              #15
                              If the door skin lines up smoothly with the body, I doubt it's the latch or catch. I just adjusted the passenger side windows, font and rear, on my vert. Gap wasn't as prominent, but I was getting an annoying rattle. I followed the steps in the Bentley and didn't have any trouble, but did have to read it several times before I understood it. For some of the adjustments you are supposed to use a special tool to hold the adjuster Allen in place while tightening the nut, but it's possible to do it without.

                              Edit: just looked more closely at your photos again. Your latch and catch probably do need adjusting.

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