Http://www.classicvwbugs.com short tip on how to setup and make sure your beetle doors are aligned and will open & close correctly. chris vallone.. 69 vw baja pt 12 (door hinge) theezgz. loading... unsubscribe from theezgz? classic vw bugs how to vintage beetle door alignment open close correctly - duration: 4:47.. Posted: tue feb 16, 2010 9:11 am post subject: 1959 beetle major door alignment issue this might get moved to a similar related topic, although my search didn't really turn up anything useful. i bought my bug about a year ago now, and though it was driveable, it wasn't street legal..
Before beginning, open the vw beetle door a bit and then pull the rear of the door up and down while looking closely at the hinge plate area in the door jamb. any movement at all of the hinge plate inside the door jamb indicates there is a problem.. Shadetree mechanic articles to keep your beetle fweeming. door replacement and adjustment ~~~ some introductory notes - it is possible for one person to replace and adjust the vw door by himself, but it is best to have two people to avoid any possibility of scratching the paint. look at the in/out alignment on the hinges. you can have one. Shadetree mechanic articles to keep your beetle fweeming. the doors. no, we're not going to "light your fire!" :-) ~~~ someone wrote us with a problem with his newly-acquired '79 vw beetle convertible. it is in great shape with very low miles, but the guy was bugged by a gap between the passenger door and both fenders. and the seats won.
