wzrd
New member
How easy is taking off a 1996 outback wagon front drivers door?? What about putting them back on..Wondering if me and the boy can do this or well have to take her to the shop. Thanks.
How easy is
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Meyagi
I'm a hack
its very easy. undo 4 bolts on the hinges and unplug the wire harness going into the car. install in the reverse of removal. be sure to line up the gaps
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
yep, it's that "be sure to line up the gaps" bit that's key
good way to make it all go easier is to run a strip of masking tape across old door and onto adjacent body panels. run tape right under the plastic trim strip. do same thing on new door, run tape under trim strip.
unbolt old door, unplug wiring, then go out back and smash old door all to hell (this is the fun part)
bolt on new door and use the tape strips to gauge initial panel gap alignment (also align hinges on chassis side over paint gaps on new door hinges). if u are lucky, new door will fit and latch fine, if not you'll have to fiddle with it a bit.
good way to make it all go easier is to run a strip of masking tape across old door and onto adjacent body panels. run tape right under the plastic trim strip. do same thing on new door, run tape under trim strip.
unbolt old door, unplug wiring, then go out back and smash old door all to hell (this is the fun part)
bolt on new door and use the tape strips to gauge initial panel gap alignment (also align hinges on chassis side over paint gaps on new door hinges). if u are lucky, new door will fit and latch fine, if not you'll have to fiddle with it a bit.