Front passenger door and side cowl gap

[BearsFan3]

1.Hello everyone

I recently had my jeep in to have its corrosion issues addressed (new doors x4, hood, and tail gate). When I went to retake possession I noticed that the passenger front door was not flush with the cowl side piece.

I brought it to the body shops attention and they stated that they didn't do anything with the doors inner hinges and since they reused my exterior hinges on the new doors there would be no alignment issue.

They are stating there's nothing they can do as tweaking the inner hinges would cause issues with water/air leaks. Went so far as to say well it is a Jeep...

Does this make sense? From the photos I took its clear that the door is recessed from the cowl line and it looks like the weather stripping is impinged?

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[Flip]

No, it doesn't look right to me,

" Well, it is a jeep " what is that supposed to mean?

 

[2nd 392]

No, it doesn't look right to me,

" Well, it is a jeep " what is that supposed to mean?

buddy- we ain’t doin’ sh!t ! — lesson learned by the OP’s F-U experience — take before pics.

 

[Jeep Wick]

1.Hello everyone

I recently had my jeep in to have its corrosion issues addressed (new doors x4, hood, and tail gate). When I went to retake possession I noticed that the passenger front door was not flush with the cowl side piece.

I brought it to the body shops attention and they stated that they didn't do anything with the doors inner hinges and since they reused my exterior hinges on the new doors there would be no alignment issue.

They are stating there's nothing they can do as tweaking the inner hinges would cause issues with water/air leaks. Went so far as to say well it is a Jeep...

Does this make sense? From the photos I took its clear that the door is recessed from the cowl line and it looks like the weather stripping is impinged?

Did they use OEM doors? I wonder if this is an aftermarket difference. I have a factory rear door that goes in at the top a similar amount. In my case the rest of the door lines up and doesn't leak, so I don't think there is anything to adjust. They might be right about creating a new leak, I think you're the only one who will notice that gap.

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