I have had my VS for 5 years. My drivers door now has worked a little loose. If I hit a bump is now moves enough to cause a rattle. There does not appear to be any adjustment to make it fit tighter. The passenger door is just starting this as well.
Any ideas on what is going on and how to fix it?
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The hinge bolts can be tightened/adjusted but most likely the rubber gasket around door opening is drying/wearing out. The striker plate can also be adjusted - if back of door sticks out a little - adjust in a bit which would pull tight to rubber too).
If the weather strip is in good condition, the door jamb striker may have worked loose . If necessary you can elongate the striker bolts to bring the striker inboard a bit.
a little dab of red (medium) threadlock should keep things tight once it's adjusted
As Alan stated, that is usually caused by the weatherstripping. A new band usually fixes it completely.
-=theron
Thanks all! I adjusted the striker plate a little and it mostly solved the problem. It seems the insulation rubber is slightly compressed so I am going to replace that as well.
