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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
2. With the bolts loose, the door can be moved forward
by pushing the door handle toward the front of the
vehicle, and/or upward by grabbing the door handle
and lifting towards the roof.
3. Once the gaps between the door and vehicle body
are uniform around the entire door, tighten the door
hinge bolts to 20.3 ft· lb / 27.5 N·m (Max Torque:
27.3 ft· lb / 37 N·m).
Upper Door Adjustment
After installation of the half-doors, if water leaks or wind
noise is observed, the seal of the upper half-door to the
door opening may need to be adjusted.
To determine if the upper half-door needs to be
adjusted, proceed as follows:
1. Determine which door is affected.
2. Open the affected door and hold a dollar-size piece
of paper along the top of the door opening against
the vehicle near where the leak/noise was
observed. Make sure half of the paper is above the
area where the door seal contacts the door opening,
while the other half is below.
3. Close the door on the paper, then pull the paper
upward. If the paper moves with little to no effort,
the upper half-door will need to be adjusted in that
area to increase seal compression.
Performing A Paper Test
There is another optional test that can be performed
using a flashlight and the help of another person.
One person should be inside the vehicle, and move the
flashlight around the periphery of the door seal, shining
outward. The other person should stand outside of the
vehicle and check for light passing by the seal. If light is
seen through the seal area, the door will need to be
adjusted.
To adjust the seal compression, proceed as follows:
1. Open the door and lift the upper half-door up and
away from the lower half. Lay the upper half-door on
a clean, dry surface.
2. Using an 8 mm open-end wrench (not provided),
loosen the nut located inside the bottom of the
upper half-door post, closest to where the "paper
test" detected a gap.
Nut Location Inside Bottom Of Post
3. Using a 3 mm Allen wrench (not provided), rotate
the screw on the side of the post counterclockwise
(while holding the wrench on the loosened bolt) to
increase the seal compression. If needed, rotate
clockwise to reduce seal compression.
Rotate Screw For Seal Compression
1 — 3 mm Allen Wrench
2 — 8 mm Open-End Wrench
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