Quite a while ago I accidentally backed my 2011 Polo with Sportspack out of a townhouse carport with the drivers door not shut properly. THe door caught one of the carport pillars and bent back at 90 degrees to the body before I stopped. It's got a small dent at the front of the door where it meets the guard. And the window frame which took most of the hit is very slightly bent out of shape. So there's a wind whistle and if you wash the car the door around the window does not seal against water well.
I have an identical bare door shell I got from a wrecker Qld in the same colour (white).
Question is how much work is it to transfer the other workings of the door to this replacement shell and any tips about doing it? And are any special tools needed. For example not sure if you take the old door off first. And whether you then hang the bare shell first because that might be lighter to do. From memory I paid about $250 delivered for the shell
Not sure if going to a wrecker and buying a complete replacement door might be easier. In this case will the door still unopen with the remote control? I guess if you wanted to use the key you'd haVe to transfer the barrel from the current door.
Some videos on YouTube
6mm socket needed to undo the bolts where the doors sit on the door pins. Once these bolts (hidden under rubber caps) are removed the door simply lifts off
Thanks in advance, best wishes for 2025!
I have an identical bare door shell I got from a wrecker Qld in the same colour (white).
Question is how much work is it to transfer the other workings of the door to this replacement shell and any tips about doing it? And are any special tools needed. For example not sure if you take the old door off first. And whether you then hang the bare shell first because that might be lighter to do. From memory I paid about $250 delivered for the shell
Not sure if going to a wrecker and buying a complete replacement door might be easier. In this case will the door still unopen with the remote control? I guess if you wanted to use the key you'd haVe to transfer the barrel from the current door.
Some videos on YouTube
6mm socket needed to undo the bolts where the doors sit on the door pins. Once these bolts (hidden under rubber caps) are removed the door simply lifts off
Thanks in advance, best wishes for 2025!
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