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What tool to adjust door strike plate

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Heyup,

In the last couple of days ive noticed that the drivers door on my vRS isnt sitting quite flush to the rest of the bodywork, and seems to be protruding horizontally outwards by a few millimetres at most.

Having looked at it, the door seems to be aligned okay vertically so i dont think its any issues with the hinges. As such im going to try adjusting the strike plate on the door and move it inwards (toward the drivers seat) ever so slightly.

Having looked at the strike plate, it looks like i need to slacken some screws with a ratchet driver, however i dont seem to have the right type of screwdriver/ratchet bit, and as such wondered if anyone knows which type of bit or tool i will need to purchase

Cheers

They are Torque screws They are at least T30 or above, sometimes called star screws, sometimes it is cheaper to get a sett, a handle with different heads ie phillips ( posidrive), flat and Torque as a sett is £18 or thet are 9 each , I wish I had done this now as I have 3 torque ones, only to have to buy a T30 just to undo the front grile once :thumbup:

they aren't torx screws. You will need a spine set. I bought a set from eBay for about a fiver.

I stand corrected, :doh: I posted without looking, it is silly when all the others are Torx , Right about the 30 bit though :thumbup:

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Cheers chaps!

Should be a M8 spline bolt.

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