Front Door: Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Dodge Magnum, 2006 Dodge Charger, and 2006 Chrysler 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Upper And Lower Hinge Pins And Pivots

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Support the front door (2) with a suitable lifting device.
Position the door with the upper and lower hinge pins (3) aligned over the pivots (1) on the upper and lower body hinge brackets.
Lower the door far enough to engage the hinge pins into the pivot holes.
While still supporting the door, open the door to the full open position.

Fig 2: Door Hinge Bracket
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Align the holes in the upper and lower front door hinge brackets (3) with those in the body hinge brackets (2).
Install and tighten the screw (1) into both the upper and lower front door hinge to secure the door hinge brackets to the body hinge brackets. Tighten the screws to 42 N.m (31 ft. lbs.).
Remove the lifting device supporting the door.

Fig 3: Door Wire Harness Boot And Connector
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Carefully pull the body wire harness connector(s) (1) out from the A-pillar far enough to reconnect them to the door wire harness boot and connector (2).

Fig 4: Front Door Wire Harness Boot And Connector
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Engage the front door wire harness boot and connector (1) into the wiring clearance hole on the outside of the lower A-pillar (2).
Reconnect the battery negative cable.
NOTE: For vehicles equipped with the optional Automatic Express Up power window feature, recalibration of this feature is required whenever power to the door module is disrupted. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYSTEM - STANDARD PROCEDURE - BATTERY CONNECTION) .
Adjust the door hinge positions as necessary to achieve proper door spacing and operation.