Problem closing door (warped???)

["Jan van de Wouw" <Jan@xxxx>]

Hello everyone,

Since replacing the inner door seals on my car I've noticed the 
Driversside door doesn't close the way it is supposed to.
Now before anyone starts blaming the seal; if I remove it I still
have the same problem, so the seal has nothing to do with it. 
I just didn't notice before because of the previous seals being 
worn and causing the door to require more closing force.

My problem is that the door seems to be warped; the "roof" seems 
to be twisted (not visible), cuasing the "side" to come down too 
far rearward. When closing the door the rear doorguide hits the 
body around the strikerpin, unless I push the door forward while
pulling it closed. If I don't do so the front latch doesn't engage 
fully, so I get alot of wind-noise AND I get a wet left knee when 
driving through rain: the door leaks.

As you can see on www.vdwouw.demon.nl/strikerpin.jpg there are some 
white markings where the SS has scuffed the GRP (?).

Does anyone have even the faintest idea on how to solve this???
Pleas let me know; this is not only annoying, but it can't be good
for the car either...

Thanks in advance,

JAN van de Wouw
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