The hinges on the drivers door are starting to wear a bit, door drops about 2mm when opening, has anyone replaced them and how problematic was it ?

Any assistance welcomed

5J0 833 412 B Lower

5J0 833 402 C Upper

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Crucian

Not on a skoda but replaced on an old SEAT. I marked the original position of hinges removed them and then put new ones in exactly the same place. Tightened them enough to hold door in place and had to make very slight adjustment by raising door at one end then tightened them fully. Years back got a hinge repair bushing kit for my old Volvo not sure if they do them for Skoda.

Alasdair

To get it lined up properly I tightened them a fair bit and used a trolley jack with a block of wood to carefully line up the doors by opening slightly and a gentle amount of pressure upwards till the gap was equal. Its definitly easier with someone to help hold doors when removing hinges. I did top one first then bottom one but found it tricky to support door by myself.

Alasdair

Why not just adjust the door striker on the B pillar downwards a couple of mm?

6 minutes ago, Alasdair1 said:

To get it lined up properly I tightened them a fair bit and used a trolley jack with a block of wood to carefully line up the doors by opening slightly and a gentle amount of pressure upwards till the gap was equal. Its definitly easier with someone to help hold doors when removing hinges. I did top one first then bottom one but found it tricky to support door by myself.

Alasdair

@Breezy_Pete cheers but I prefer to replace the worn ones, should see the car out 🙁

Less than £15 each

In that case, start by completely removing the door, which is a single 13mm nutlike thing at each hinge.

Then release door checkstrap and electrical connector. Lift door off, preferably with an assistant (certainly when refitting).

Then you have easy access to hinge parts on A-pillar. Fit new ones exactly over clean bit of paintwork that's currently hiding under the originals.

Make sure you have the correct size bit for the screws that hold them on. Tx45?