LMM: 09 crew cab, i need a front driver door. Does it have to be from a crew cab?

[pitbull14218]

Just as the title says. i just found out the door sheetmetal is torn were the door hinges bolt to the door. not sure if its common, but now i need a front driver door. unless i weld it up....


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[Dozerboy]

Might be common with the crappy sheet metal on the generation of truck.


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[pitbull14218]

Anyone else have this issue?

 

[OregonDMAX]

The sheet metal from 07-10 is pretty crappy, GM really cheaped out on that whole generation of truck. It could probably be welded and straightened but the odds of another failure are definitely there. Check car-part.com and see if you can snag another door the same color.

 

[Dozerboy]

I checked my 08 and no cracks. Maybe someone a “little”over weight needed to door of a boost.


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[WVRigrat05]

I’m hard on driver doors and mine is just fine, metal stops are a little sprung by no cracks

 

[zakkb787]

I think any door will fit BUT a crew cab will have the correct harnesses for all 4 windows and door locks

 

[JoshH]

It is pretty common on the 07+ trucks. What happens is the roller on the door detent starts sticking and causes a lot of extra stress on the hinge, and the door is the part that takes the brunt of the force.

 

[wilrob]

It is pretty common on the 07+ trucks. What happens is the roller on the door detent starts sticking and causes a lot of extra stress on the hinge, and the door is the part that takes the brunt of the force.

Yup, my driver started to, put some grease on it and hasn't made noise since.

 

[pitbull14218]

I welded it up and fixed it... had to try to do the free repair first lol I still need to mount it on the vehicle and hope its straight haha

 

[Dozerboy]

It is pretty common on the 07+ trucks. What happens is the roller on the door detent starts sticking and causes a lot of extra stress on the hinge, and the door is the part that takes the brunt of the force.

Thanks for the tip!


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[OregonDMAX]

It is pretty common on the 07+ trucks. What happens is the roller on the door detent starts sticking and causes a lot of extra stress on the hinge, and the door is the part that takes the brunt of the force.

Lot of older Toyota models do it, it was common practice for me back then in to automotive industry to hit em all as they come in.

 

[pitbull14218]

So Its solid now but the hinge got pushed in to the door from being opened and closes so much while being torn.

I did pull it and push it back out to where it looked like it should be from the factory when I welded it. I lined everything up the best I can, the door gap is too tight to the front fender, so I'm going to have to make some spacers to space the door back towards the rear more. So just need to cut a few pieces of sheet metal, and drill some holes, line it all up to space it out.............. Door will have to come off again it seems, but once this is done, it should be good!

 

[pitbull14218]

Heres pics its finally fixed but took a bit extra spacing....

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So after lining up the old metal and welding it, the door had no gap at the bottom of the door to the fender, and the upper had a small gap.

So I added 2 pieces of 18 gauge sheet metal for the upper hinge, and 3 pieces for the lower, and it looks perfect!!!! I'll have to post pictures of the door gap later, but I also realized I need to replace at least the lower hinges because the rollers are shot, but other than that, its repaired ok


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