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How to Repair Hard to Close Truck Doors

April 25th, 2011 by Zaheer

You should know that if you have a truck then it is the same as every other vehicle out there; there will come a time which they have to have some repairs done on them and a lot of the problems are with the actual truck doors.  These can be a real problem when they are older doors because you find they become stuck easily and harder to close or even open up them; a lot of the times you would just have to add a little bit of oil to the hinges of the door but sometimes there is much more work needed to be done.

Many of us spend a lot of money on our cars and when something goes wrong then the first thing we think about going is to go to our local garage and get the problems fixed.  That however can cost a lot but if you have got some problems with your truck doors then you can fix this yourself without costing you a lot of money.

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What you are required to get;

    Your first step should be to support your door; so you are going to have to first open your door up – wide.  You want to your door so you are going to need to get yourself a bench and place it at the bottom of the door.  You might need to get some else like wood to help support your door.

    You don’t want to scratch your car when you are trying to remove any part so you are going to have to get some tape and put that all along the sides of the door near the hinge and fender because you are going to be using a crow bar and you don’t want to mark your car.

    Now you have your supporting materials in place you are going to have to find your detent spring and remove that from the door.  If you don’t know what this part is for then it helps keep your door open when you open it of course so you should locate this near your upper hinge; you could easily do this by using your crow bar.

    Next will be your hinges; so get your hammer and punch at the ready.  You have a pin located at your hinge which helps keep it in place, you are going to have to get a hold of this so you need a vise grip to do so and start hitting with your hammer and punch.  Now it is the same with the top hinge also but be careful when you are moving the door from the actually hinges.  You might need another pair of hands to help you with this part.

    You now need to remove your bushings; you will find these in your brackets of your hinges but these are going to be difficult to take out so you are going to have to use your hammer and punch for this part.  After you have removed your old bushings then you can put in new ones; for this you are going to have use some vise grips to secure these into place.  You need to knock them in so you need your punch to do this; your pins will be going on your bracket on your door which will be on your bottom hinge.  Your body brackets will be used to put your pins in with your higher hinge.

    Note; the top hinge must face upwards and reverse on the bottom hinge also.

    Now you can put the door back into place; your pins will need to be put back into place so you can line up your door hinges.  You are going to have to secure your lock rings by using your hammer and keeping them secure.

    Now you just need to add a new spring to your door; get yourself a spring compressor to help you put your spring or new spring if you have bought a new one into the side of the door.  Your door is now back in place and you just need to take off the tape around the truck door; you have got a new truck door with no more problems.

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    How to Repair a Truck Headliner

    April 25th, 2011 by Zaheer

    When you have a truck then you will know that your headliner can be damaged and that it might need a few repair work done on it before it has run its course.  If you do think that you have some damage to your headliner then you need to start to repair the damage.  You could try to repair it first off or you could try to replace the headliner.

    You could try this yourself which could be less costly to you.  Here are a few steps for you to try yourself.

    What you are going to need;

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      You are going to have to take off your old liner to put your new one in so to do so you are going to have to take your time and care when you remove your old liner.  You need to remove your trim first so you can find your bezel and remove that also.

      You will need to take your trim off now so you have to locate the screws keeping it in place and remove them or if you have a fixed trim then you could just pull it off.  If you do have some trim then you should be going very carefully with this part.  You are going to have to get some tools so that your trim isn’t damaged so you could get a screwdriver as you try to remove your trim.

      Now this is going to be frustrating because it will take some time because you need to go slow but you will get there eventually.

      Your trim is now gone so you are try to start with your headliner; you should try to remove this by one piece at a time.  You need to be careful to remove this.

      Your second step will be to prepare; your old headliner is now out so you can see your composition board now the fabric is now gone.  You can just yank off the material and it doesn’t need to be all gone just most of the old cover off but you can do this with your hands so this is the frustrating part.  You don’t however want your board damaged so do be careful unless you want to buy a new one.

      Now you can either choose with some upholstery which could be the easier choice because this is special fabric which will be foam backed.  You are going to have to use this to start connecting this to your headliner with cement which will go to your composition board but this way is going to be a very long process however.

      Your last step will be to replace your headliner; now you have fixed your truck headliner then you can put it back into its original position.  You are going to need to put this at your roof of the truck around the centre of it and then carefully connect the rest.  You will probably have a lot left over so you can cut the rest.

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      VW Amarok Gets New Accessories

      April 13th, 2011 by Arman

      Pickup truck users usually like to customize and enhance their vehicles with extra bits and equipments. And the best way to do so is using the company’s official accessories package. Just like this one introduced by Volkswagen for the Amaork.

      The package includes different options for you to choose from, such as iPod adaptors and Bluetooth kits, to hard tops, tonneau covers and towbars, will be available for the new Volkswagen Amarok pick-up when it goes on sale in the UK on 1 May.The exterior styling kit includes décor sets, side steps, plus stainless steel side rails and styling bars for the loadspace plus 19-inch wheels.

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      There is a choice of accessories to offer greater security for the loadspace.  These start with a lockable toolbox designed to fit between the wheelarches, across the load bay.  Alternatively, to cover the entire loadspace there is a choice of tonneau covers, or a complete body-coloured hardtop.  Tonneau covers range from a soft waterproof cover which can be rolled out the way, or a choice of aluminium or body-coloured hard plastic covers which are lockable and hinge open for access.

      For the interior you get stuff like seat covers and rubber or carpet floor mats for the cab, parking sensors, mud flaps, an aluminium liner for the loadspace. More off-road protection equipments are also available to order but the pricing has not been revealed yet.

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      Jeep Wrangler Blue Crush

      April 9th, 2011 by Arman

      2011 Moab Easter Jeep Safari:

      Blue Crush! Now that’s a weird name. But the car itself is such a stunner.It looks like one of those extreme off-roaders they race in Iceland, mixed with inspirations from the King of the Hammers race in the deserts of California, the Jeep Wrangler Blue Crush combines high-speed off-road racing and rock-crawling capability.

      Power comes from a Mopar 426 cubic-inch HEMI with 540 horsepower. The all-aluminum V-8 is paired with a 545RFE performance transmission and a gear-drive transfercase.

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      To help the suspension keep up with the engine, Mopar added a high-speed, performance off-road suspension system with internal bypass shocks, front stabilizer bar and full hydro-steering. Gigantic 39-inch tires are turned with the help of custom driveshafts. The Wrangler Blue Crush also features a baja-style full cage, race seats, fuel cell and short aluminum

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      Jeep Wrangler JK-8 Independence

      April 9th, 2011 by Arman

      2011 Moab Easter Jeep Safari:

      Finally a proper pickup truck version of the Wrangler!  Not sure if they will put it into production or not, but the car has received a very warm welcome form the fans already.

      Taking cues from the popular Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 from the 1980’s, Mopar has designed a kit for do-it-yourselfers that converts a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited into a pickup truck.

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      The bed length is 50 inches and the width between wheel wells is 44 inches. The team created body panels to cover the second-row entrance and removed all of the interior parts behind the front seats—transforming the vehicle into a two-seater with just enough room for gear inside, and a pickup style bed to be used for outside cargo.

      The JK-8 drivetrain is fitted with a Mopar/Dynatrac ProRock 44 front axle and stock Dana 44 rear axle, both spun with 4.88 gears. Linking the axles to the frame is a 4.5-inch long-arm suspension kit and 37-inch BF Goodrich Mud Terrain KM2 tires make the connection to the ground. A fresh coat of yellow paint and Mopar’s off-road bumpers for the front and rear were utilized along with a new fuel door and slush mats. The JK-8 kit includes bed floor, inner/outer body panels, half hard top (works with Freedom Top panels), and a new bulkhead.

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