Sagging doors on 2000 Firebird

[Jeff Van Hove]

What’s the best approach to fixing doors/door hinges on a 2000 Firebird?  I see lots of vendors selling rebuild kits and replacement hinges.  
 

Thanks

[Jeff Van Hove]

What’s the best approach to fixing doors/door hinges on a 2000 Firebird?  I see lots of vendors selling rebuild kits and replacement hinges.  
 

Thanks

[Frosty]

A couple of questions. Are you doors fiberglass or steel (at the hinge)? Is it sagging at the hinges or from the door itself?

There are door and hinge pin kits readily available from the likes of Rock Auto.com and the other catalogs. They are all pretty much the same. Sometimes it is the pin / pin bushing that needs to be replaced, other times the whole hinge needs to be replaced.

The question regarding the door material is this. If the door is primarily fiberglass, the fiberglass around the hinges may need to be reinforced to prevent future sagging. Generally speaking metal doors do not sag unless the metal has been fatigued in some manner or damaged. So close inspection of the door is needed here.

 

[Jeff Van Hove]

I’m not very familiar with this generation of car.  The doors are most likely fiberglass with some metal in areas.  I found some doors on line.  Need to do a better inspection of the issue.  Thanks for the advice.

[Frosty]

Happy to help. Let us know what you decide to do. Did we mention we love pictures too?

[TWO LANE BLACK TOP]

Agree with Frosty...

Fourth gen F bodies are not really known for sagging doors...The doors are actually not very heavy compared to some of the previous generations...I have personally seen only one (96 Camaro) with Sagging Doors... The fiberglass had cracked around the hinges/inside steel reinforcing plate where they bolt through on the front of the door (can be really hard to spot without a fine tooth comb close inspection)...Most likely due to a previous accident...Or someone letting it repeatedly bounce against hinges...While sitting on an unlevel surface when opening the door....

On 4/25/2023 at 10:04 AM, Frosty said:

A couple of questions. Are you doors fiberglass or steel (at the hinge)? Is it sagging at the hinges or from the door itself?

There are door and hinge pin kits readily available from the likes of Rock Auto.com and the other catalogs. They are all pretty much the same. Sometimes it is the pin / pin bushing that needs to be replaced, other times the whole hinge needs to be replaced.

The question regarding the door material is this. If the door is primarily fiberglass, the fiberglass around the hinges may need to be reinforced to prevent future sagging. Generally speaking metal doors do not sag unless the metal has been fatigued in some manner or damaged. So close inspection of the door is needed here.

 

Edited April 27, 2023 by TWO LANE BLACK TOP