changing doors

[Rickyb]

Right i think i might be posting in the wrong place but all the other places didnt seen right eather.
im just woundering what is the easyest way of changing nova doors is it just a matter of getting a punch and knocking the pins out? thanx
rick

[LEWI007]

Ive got a new door to swap aswell so ill be watching this :)

[L14MNP]

Punch FTW. If you don't care about the old door it can help to cut around the hinges too.

I found the proper pin removal tool was pony. Drive them out with a straight section of bonnet stay. - I've only done one door mind!

[Rickyb]

Ive got a new door to swap aswell so ill be watching this :)
ive been hesertating putting it up but i thourt seins as 6 months has gone ide better do it lol

[Rickyb]

and l14mnp thanx for that i may giv it ago today

[General Baxter]

bottom one goes up, top one goes down ;)

[pikey1986]

i cut 6inches off my bonnet stay and welded it to an old screwdriver, its the perfect size to knock the pins out

[Rickyb]

thanx to all for the advice i will see how i get on.
once i get my a##e in gear lol.

[Iain]

I couldn't get a bonnet stay/punch to work, but the proper tool from Machine Mart got them off in minutes with no damage to the car or door.

[Cle]

I used a punch hammer and wd40 and they came off in about 10miuntes

[therealnovaboy]

use a punch that fits down the pin but with a shoulder no bigger than th ediameter of the hole in the hinge. try and get the pin moving first with the punch so it is freed off a bit. then use the propper tool. in the past ive had pins that are solid and when you use the tool it can either bend or the tool chews and makes a bevel on the pin making it impossible to get out.

[Gibbo]

alan key for me and a hamma. small parts first then big part

[Rickyb]

well just to let you all know the six inches of bonnet stay did the trick but im now on the look out for a new bonnet stay :(

[brainsnova]

piece of 3 by 2 lol sorts the bonnet and copper grease the new door pins but use the later cav, corsa astra etc ones.

[Rickyb]

cheers mate but the doors are all finished and i did clean and grease them.

[L33 LEG]

we once tried taking doors off a mk1. took bloody ages. had to grind everything off lol

[Southie]

alan key and hamma.

I used to go to school with them. lol

[Cle]

I used to go to school with them. lol

LMFAO lol