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Old 02-15-2018, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by firebane
Those bladders destroy door frames. One cause of horribly leaky doors is because at one point someone used one and warped your door frame.

I had a truck that was out almost 3/16" of an inch because of it and took a good amount of work to fix it.

Also those bladders are common knowledge.
Yes, exactly. My silver Jeeps front doors whistle going down the highway. You can see pry bar marks all the way around the door from someone trying to get in. The seals look good so I am sure the door frame is bent from someone using pry bars and a bladder to get in.
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Originally Posted by 5-Speed
Yes, exactly. My silver Jeeps front doors whistle going down the highway. You can see pry bar marks all the way around the door from someone trying to get in. The seals look good so I am sure the door frame is bent from someone using pry bars and a bladder to get in.
They are soft, A 2x4 in the right spot just below the window frame, a knee against the bottom, and a couple pushes in on the window frame and you are back in shape. lol
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