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I would classify this style as I don't know what I'm doing.

The bottom of the left door that had shipping damage ended up not having the proper curve. Had things adjusted best I could but it was not going to look right.

Well carpet, wood, and a scissor jack to the rescue. I had small blocks of wood to stop the bottom from moving too much. Not sure if this would pass the test from the pros here, but it worked for me.
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Hey, I'm no expert, but I say that whatever works is good. I've used similar methods.

Looks to me like you do know what you're doing. thumbs_up


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The rest which is a minimal amount can be done with the hinge adjustment. I lost sleep about this sat night and this was the only solution I could come up with. If you zoom in to the bottom of the door it fits perfect now. Very satisfied with how it came out.
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Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller
I would classify this style as I don't know what I'm doing.

The bottom of the left door that had shipping damage ended up not having the proper curve. Had things adjusted best I could but it was not going to look right.

Well carpet, wood, and a scissor jack to the rescue. I had small blocks of wood to stop the bottom from moving too much. Not sure if this would pass the test from the pros here, but it worked for me.


I saw that method used on the East German Trabant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_t4k02oN84

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Nice!


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