V90 rear door alignment

NickV90 · Apr 15th, 2017, 21:24

Hi. My first post on this forum :-)

I have just taken delivery of my new V90 (and then jumped in my other half's V60 and drove down to south west France.... so withdrawal symptoms after just one day using it!).

Anyway, I was disappointed with the rear door alignment, especially on the drivers side. Its probably about 4mm high at the back edge. I mentioned it to the dealer and we looked at their demo car which was 2 or 3mm high. The one in the showroom was perfect.

So is this a known quality issue... and more importantly can the dealer adjust it without opening a can of worms. I looked at the hinges and they appear to be bolted from behind which would mean trim removal I guess. But it's like kitchen cupboard doors.... changing it would have a knock on effect on other stuff like striker plates and seals.

What does the forum think?

Cheers
Nick

Quacker · Apr 15th, 2017, 21:48

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Originally Posted by NickV90

Hi. My first post on this forum :-)

I have just taken delivery of my new V90 (and then jumped in my other half's V60 and drove down to south west France.... so withdrawal symptoms after just one day using it!).

Anyway, I was disappointed with the rear door alignment, especially on the drivers side. Its probably about 4mm high at the back edge. I mentioned it to the dealer and we looked at their demo car which was 2 or 3mm high. The one in the showroom was perfect.

So is this a known quality issue... and more importantly can the dealer adjust it without opening a can of worms. I looked at the hinges and they appear to be bolted from behind which would mean trim removal I guess. But it's like kitchen cupboard doors.... changing it would have a knock on effect on other stuff like striker plates and seals.

What does the forum think?

Cheers
Nick

I think good pictures are essential before any comment.

Philip Fisher · Apr 16th, 2017, 08:30

Where is it misaligned? It is usually possible to adjust doors to fit perfectly it just needs a bit of time and patience. Shouldn't throw other things out a good bodyshop has to do this all the time following a repair.

NickV90 · Apr 16th, 2017, 20:01

It's just the back edge.... you can see the widening gap along the bottom edge. I just thought from the factory it should have been perfect...

mrlossyman · Apr 18th, 2017, 10:39

One of my rear doors was incorrectly aligned on my XC90. My car was in the dealers for a few days with various faults and they sorted it out. Appears they can adjust various angles...

Not great quality control for a £60k car...

Quacker · Apr 18th, 2017, 12:32

Where are the pictures? Its dead easy to post them here. Use the 'attachment' toggle at the top to choose the picture from your device.

Apr 15th, 2017, 21:24	#1
NickV90 Member Last Online: Sep 1st, 2019 08:29 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Ipswich	V90 rear door alignment Hi. My first post on this forum :-) I have just taken delivery of my new V90 (and then jumped in my other half's V60 and drove down to south west France.... so withdrawal symptoms after just one day using it!). Anyway, I was disappointed with the rear door alignment, especially on the drivers side. Its probably about 4mm high at the back edge. I mentioned it to the dealer and we looked at their demo car which was 2 or 3mm high. The one in the showroom was perfect. So is this a known quality issue... and more importantly can the dealer adjust it without opening a can of worms. I looked at the hinges and they appear to be bolted from behind which would mean trim removal I guess. But it's like kitchen cupboard doors.... changing it would have a knock on effect on other stuff like striker plates and seals. What does the forum think? Cheers Nick

Apr 16th, 2017, 08:30	#3
Philip Fisher Premier Member Last Online: Today 21:35 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sheffield	Where is it misaligned? It is usually possible to adjust doors to fit perfectly it just needs a bit of time and patience. Shouldn't throw other things out a good bodyshop has to do this all the time following a repair. __________________ Currently:- - MY24 EX30 Ultra, Long Range, Single Motor, Black, Mist - MY16 XC90 T8 Momentum, Magic Blue 176k FOR SALE - MY17 V60 T4 Power Blue. Previously:- 1997 V70 T5 exPolice; 2005 V50 2.0D; 2013 XC70 D5

Apr 18th, 2017, 10:39	#5
mrlossyman Senior Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2021 09:08 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London	One of my rear doors was incorrectly aligned on my XC90. My car was in the dealers for a few days with various faults and they sorted it out. Appears they can adjust various angles... Not great quality control for a £60k car... __________________ XC90 2017 D5 RDesign (Sept) Bursting Blue, Bowers, Xenium, BLIS + CTA, Winter HUD, Family Pack, Aux Heater, Carbon, Full Leather, Rubber Mats, 3 pin 240v

Apr 18th, 2017, 12:32	#6
Quacker Premier Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2021 00:53 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: West of Carmarthen	Where are the pictures? Its dead easy to post them here. Use the 'attachment' toggle at the top to choose the picture from your device. __________________ XC90 D5, 2017 Inscription. Dark Grey. Xenium pack. Winter Plus with HUD. Black leather interior with alloy trim inserts. Ownership ended June 2020, Happy motoring times!

Apr 16th, 2017, 20:01	#4
NickV90 Member Last Online: Sep 1st, 2019 08:29 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Ipswich	It's just the back edge.... you can see the widening gap along the bottom edge. I just thought from the factory it should have been perfect...

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