Re: [DML] Re: Problem closing door (warped???)

["Donald Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

T'was one of my more difficult encounters. The owner swore it did not happen
there. I threw a fuss as there was no way the car went in that way. He
said "sue me" and I was not going to get an ulcer over it if I could avoid
it, which is what the legal path would have caused. The week following I
got a call from his foreman stating that he had confessed to the owner that
it had infact happened, and got himself fired over it. He had wanted to
come forward when I was there but wasn't brave enough. I went back and was
told yet again by the owner that it did not happen there. By then I had it
mostly fixed, so it is what it is. Over the years I have told many people
not to go there and he is now out of business. This was fifteen years ago
and the car has not been driven since. Would still like to get it really
right.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 6:38 PM
Subject: RE: [DML] Re: Problem closing door (warped???)


> Why in the world would you fix this yourself?
> The shop should have insurance - get it fixed
> right at one of the repair centers.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Ekhoff [mailto:ekhoff@xxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 7:26 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Re: Problem closing door (warped???)
>
>
> Not that this will help, but I have the same problem exactly. Problem is
> that I know why. I had the car worked on and the door was left open while
> the car was elevated in a lift. The door was compressed at the forward
edge
> (the corner was curled) and when I went to pick it up the entire door was
> about two inches out of true with the body work.