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No, the bodywork hasn't been moved :(  I did manage to get the doors to shut by reordering the arrangement for the bottom bracket of the quarterlight. After much cussing I finally got them to shut, Yay! Drove to work and around, all fine, dropped the roof and drove home (fine getting in at work), got home, shut the drivers door - bounce... it wouldn't shut! put the roof back up and it shuts ... aarggh. 

Well, I've been sorting out other issues and am now coming back to the doors...   I have tried them every which way I can and I can't get them to shut properly 😭 I had a new check strap on the drivers door - which i have now taken off as it was causing part of the problem (the door wouldn't swing shut it would be held partially open as the strap was binding. The doors still don't quite fit the space they have - the back of the drivers door is too close to the rear bodywork but there's no further movement forward available. But mostly I have big problems with the top of the quarterlights and how much they press against the weather seal - I can only really shut the door with the windows down... Anyone come across this before? 

Well, I've been sorting out other issues and am now coming back to the doors...   I have tried them every which way I can and I can't get them to shut properly 😭 I had a new check strap on the drivers door - which i have now taken off as it was causing part of the problem (the door wouldn't swing shut it would be held partially open as the strap was binding. The doors still don't quite fit the space they have - the back of the drivers door is too close to the rear bodywork but there's no further movement forward available. But mostly I have big problems with the top of the quarterlights and how much they press against the weather seal - I can only really shut the door with the windows down... Anyone come across this before? 

So my red Herald is now blue, and has a nice new soft top. Still got issue with the doors though :( I can get them to close now but only if I have the windows down (or the roof down) it seems that the water seal on the underside of the roof rail pushes the top of the window/quarterlight out which then tries to bend the window when you wind it up ! does anyone have a picture of the underside of the roof rail by the door window so that I can see what it's supposed to look like?   On another note: Bonnet trims, I'm putting the corner trims back on the front of the bonnet but they don't seem to curve in the same way as the bonnet so I can't get them to sit nicely between the front and side trim - when I put them on flush one side they stick out on the other - any ideas? Finally (for now) my speedo seems to be out by about 10mph (although ti does vary across the speed range) I've taken the cable out and cleaned/lubricated it so that it no longer swings all over the place but it is very inaccurate.

So my red Herald is now blue, and has a nice new soft top. Still got issue with the doors though :( I can get them to close now but only if I have the windows down (or the roof down) it seems that the water seal on the underside of the roof rail pushes the top of the window/quarterlight out which then tries to bend the window when you wind it up ! does anyone have a picture of the underside of the roof rail by the door window so that I can see what it's supposed to look like?   On another note: Bonnet trims, I'm putting the corner trims back on the front of the bonnet but they don't seem to curve in the same way as the bonnet so I can't get them to sit nicely between the front and side trim - when I put them on flush one side they stick out on the other - any ideas? Finally (for now) my speedo seems to be out by about 10mph (although ti does vary across the speed range) I've taken the cable out and cleaned/lubricated it so that it no longer swings all over the place but it is very inaccurate.

Thanks, I've been through that a couple of times without much joy.   One other thing is I want to attach anti burst catches (they're on the body but not the doors) but there seems to be a big gap between where the catch would need to sit and the door, is the only difference between saloon and convertible doors the glass?   thanks

Thanks, I've been through that a couple of times without much joy.   One other thing is I want to attach anti burst catches (they're on the body but not the doors) but there seems to be a big gap between where the catch would need to sit and the door, is the only difference between saloon and convertible doors the glass?   thanks

Hi, I've been working on my 13/60 convertible, patching up the lacework, painting it etc. and am now trying to get it all back together. However, there are a couple of things I'm struggling with: 1) Door alignment: What is the best way to get the doors aligned correctly? I have the passenger door so that it shuts with a slam and the gaps look ok, but I'm really struggling to get the drivers door to sit correctly. 2) The hooks on the windscreen surround: The holes for these seem to have been pulled out proud of the surface surrounding them meaning that the catches don't sit properly but also the screws don't really fit anymore - what's the best way of rectifying this?   Thanks for any help

Hi, I've been working on my 13/60 convertible, patching up the lacework, painting it etc. and am now trying to get it all back together. However, there are a couple of things I'm struggling with: 1) Door alignment: What is the best way to get the doors aligned correctly? I have the passenger door so that it shuts with a slam and the gaps look ok, but I'm really struggling to get the drivers door to sit correctly. 2) The hooks on the windscreen surround: The holes for these seem to have been pulled out proud of the surface surrounding them meaning that the catches don't sit properly but also the screws don't really fit anymore - what's the best way of rectifying this?   Thanks for any help