stealth27tt

the door has to be shut hard and pops open when you open the door...also the locking mechanism is having problems when i open the door when its locked the lock won't go up and the way and gets hung up or jammed because of the pressure...Has anyone had there door seal replaced and experienced this problem...the guy at the body shop said i have to break it in...also the two doors seem to line up differently with the interior now....give me your thoughts please!

Eric 2.7

Did they take the door off? Aligning a door can be a bear, but not too bad.

lemieux@curbside

or used it as is untill the seal breaks in a bit.

reefer_bob

Spray some silicone onto a rag, and then wipe it on the seal.

The heat will make it a bit more compliant. The Silicone will help to squish on the door a bit more. It'll also take care of any squeaks you might get.

Oo.et.oO

in reading my audi assured docs today i now know they will adjust the door once a year if issues.

stealth27tt

it seems as though they did take it off because when you are sitting inside and the door is closed the dash and the door don't line up very well especially on the top part....the door sits lower now than the other side.

stealth27tt

Is it normal that the door won't unlock on the first pull of the handle from inside? (when locked)

PSmalls::DoggieStyle

Yes Noah, that's how it should be.

Oo.et.oO

it's so strange because the B5.5 passats aren't like that in the front, but back doors are??

reefer_bob

2nd. When locked, the fronts take 2 pulls of the handle to open.