I Changed My Door

[Niles]

OK, my drivers door wasn't to healthy, after thinking about it & getting lucky, i found a door with the same paint code.
I asked here as to how is a door removed etc..... the new door had been removed by removing its hinges, bad news we thought. However, snoop69's idea of remove my door then take my door hinge off & put it back on the new door using the 'dirt' on the new door as a location guide. We left the hinge thats bolted to the car in place & removed the door by removing the size 8 Torx bolt.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0016.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0017.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0018.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0019.jpg

Nasty eh?? when the door was done with & put in my boot for disposal trust me it is worse than it looks & it looks nasty!!!!
Any way, after refitting the hinges to the door, time to hang........
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0020.jpg

will it fit nicely? (nervous of alignment nightmare to follow if it doesn't).
1st time!!!!!! :biggrin:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0023.jpg

gaps just right....
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0021.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0022.jpg

A quick comparison.....
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0016.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/camelbeanie/2006_0501exmanifold0023.jpg

Also, the paint match isnt 100%, I wonder how many shades of Volvo 419/11 Silver Sand Volvo did? Never the less, it WILL match after time, paint is planned. Just for now I'm very happy with the result. No rust & Project 'tidy the T5' is under way. Few more jobs to do til it's done.

[Tomcat]

Silver sand Is a damn nice colour but it is a pig to match up, I found this out when I had to repaint a few panels on my last car.

[Niles]

seems that way TC, plan is get 3 or 4 liters of 419 mixed up & spray the whole car. Job Jobbed. lol

[RPM]

well done!

[mk3phill]

looks good dude!! when i swapped my passenger door few weeks ago(wish i hadnt now) took me a good 4trys to get it aligned ok,..swage lines are a few mm out and then after all that it seems the top rear corner has been pulled out so it isnt sealing properly.

[AndysR]

Nice fit and first time as well! :)

As for the original that was very seriously rusty never seen an 850 look that bad before, has it been repaired previously?

[Niles]

seemed that it was repaired for some reason, badly repainted. Ive never seen an 850 with such rust either. Never mind. 1 more dent & some scratches & I'm all shiny again. lol