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door hinges ae86
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Tue, 26 August 2003 01:18
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my drivers side door is moving up and down quite a bit and it is bashing in the door pin thing and yeh i wondered if anyone had good cond door hinges that dont move!
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Tue, 26 August 2003 05:43
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does anybody have these?? i really need em cos my door is sagging and it is pissing me off, metal on metal does not sound great
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Tue, 26 August 2003 06:32
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all you need are 2 fairly large washers to fit on where it is sagging (door side)....fixes the problem sweetly
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Tue, 26 August 2003 07:45
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Have the exact same problem here and the crash repairs said I would be better off buying Tungsten bolts and replacing them becuase new hinges were around $150 installed.
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 00:31
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califo, have your doors been fixed?? they are a long door so they must put a bit of strain of the hinges. i think its time for carbon fibre doors!  , thanks for the help guys ill let u know what happens
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 00:53
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Nah $150 is better spent elsewhere, Im going down today to find some good bolts and give it a try. Suppose I still have another option if this doesnt work.
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Adelaide
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 02:14
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lemme know how much u paid for the tungsten bolts cheers
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 09:39
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Got it all done successfully today. Bolts were $5.50 for a pack of 3. M10 60mm is what your after.
Took a few hours because some of the spots are a little tight and I needed a second pair of hands to do the finishing touches. The top bolt on the bottom hinges is probably the most important to get off and mine was too tight and trying to get it off rounded it so I was forced to grind 1/2 the head off the bolt so slide it past. That took about 20mins of grinding (Tungsten is strong  ) and it gets pretty hot.
Door is nice and straight now and it looks quite neat (barely noticable at all) as well.
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:24
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did u take to whole door off?? what was the total cost of it??thanks
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:33
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I took one hinge off at a time and used a jack to get the door to the correct level before fixing the new bolts back in.
Total cost for me was $11 because I bought two different size bolts because I couldnt be sure which fitted. (Couldnt take existing pins in because they held the door in while I was in the store  ) So $5.50 is the cost basically and just a little spare time.
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:37
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r u free for an hour or so this weekend?? do u want a 6 pack, to gimme a hand?? if not, what store did u go to to get the bolts?? are there any "special tools required??
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:49
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Gotta work on the weekend unfortunately 
Mitre 10 has the bolts, they are marked with high tensile on the packaging.
Just used the basic tools nothing special, although some slim spanners might have made my task a little quicker. My hinges had been warped a little, as they had oval shapped holes so I just used an electric drill to bore them larger again.
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:51
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did u have to bore them larger n e way?? to fit the bolts??
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Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: door hinges ae86
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Wed, 27 August 2003 12:58
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The hole was pretty much already there but it had been warped a little. So I got a drill piece that was every so slightly bigger because the cylinder part of the bolt is slightly thicker than the threaded end. The bolt slid down into the holes easily but not enough that so that it could move around. To make it easier I started with smaller drill bits and moved up in size until the bolt fit in.
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