VW Passat Door drop - Tim Allcott
My 'R' plate VW passat (72,000 miles) has developed a nasty 'droop' on the drivers
door. Local VW bodyshop manager suggests it needs new hinges, and was
relating nasty tales of Audi A6 doors blowing off on the motorway following
similar problems. I've yet to approach VW UK, but the supplying agent (I've had
the car 3 months, VW approved used car from main agent) is not being helpful.
Any comments, anyone?
RE: VW Passat Door drop - Andrew Bairsto
Can you not replace the hinge pins on a Passat
RE: VW Passat Door drop - Andrew Hamilton
On my Escort this happened as over 7 years old. I machined up pins slightly oversized and tapped them in. But the hinges were fixed to solid metal, not rust!
RE: VW Passat Door drop - Tim Allcott
Sorry, that's 1998 'R', and both the pillar and door seem to be in good shape!