So as all crx's, my doors are pretty heavy so my hinges are getting pretty bent down making my doors sound like they're gunna fall of every time I close it. Is there any way I can make them line up better without buying brand new hinges? The ones from the junkyard were pretty worn and it's tough to find junkyard crx's. I've heard of people jacking the doors up and bending the hinges up but couldn't that just snap the hinges right off if you do it wrong? Any help would be nice

 

1st, the exact hinges on the CRX are found on about 10k different Hondas. Look up the part numbers and you'll see they match about every 2door out there.

2nd, the hinges are the same left to right, just flipped over. Getting ones from the passengers side of another old Honda will have much much less wear.

3rd, of course you can adjust your stock door hinges. The probelm is you have to remove the front bumper and fender to loosen the bolts. My helms manual says just remove the pin and open the door wide, but I didn't have a single wrench or socket that could reach all 4 bolts. To me removing the fender is the only way to make this happen.

You place a jack under the edge of the door with a few towels added for cushion. Then loosen the 4 bolts and jack the door up ever so slightly (have your door as closed as possible before adjusting). Now tighten the bolts and test the door to the body lines. I imagine it will take several tries to get it just right. Also remember the striker on the door jam has an effect on how the door looks when it's closed. If the striker is set low, it will pull the door down when it closes. If it's set high, it will lift the door up. You might consider taking it off until you get the door lined up just right. Then re-install it and get the final closer just right.

The striker screws are always a bitch to loosen. The best way is to use a really large phillips driver bit in a 1/4" socket attached to a 1/4" ratchet. Now you can apply pleanty of torque and lots of pressure into the screw to keep it from stripping or popping out.

BTW: I think the doors on my CRX were installed funny from the factory. When I adjusted my drivers door to match the lines of the body, I noticed now my factory pinstripes (probably installed by the dealer) don't line up any more. lol

 

I didn't wanna take my fenders off, so I just adjusted my striker at a funny angle so it ramps the door up when it closes. I does sound crappy when it opens & closes since the inner plastic part of the latch makes contact first. At least the door is straight now when closed (except for the pin stripes ).

 

Oh yeah somehow I didn't even think about the fact that civic hinges would work too. I might go snag a few passenger hinges from a yard and work on that striker tomorrow. I'll let you guys know what I find out for people who read the thread later on

 

Yes please update with tips results.

 

If I can get the calipers on my door hinge pin to measure it for the I.D. of the brass bushings, I think I can find bushings at the plumbing supply, or even at Lowe's.

 

Why? Just loosen the bolts and adjust the door.