Thank goodness I found the vid. I am getting a replacement hinge bracket in today because part of it broke off winter before last and I JUST put enough aside to get the right one. I just wish I had a hole punch so I could try to fix it myself.
So, this may be stating the obvious for most, but for folks like me, you should mention one wee part of the process; remember to attach the door to the hinge before you attach the hinge to the car! Yes, I had a real "duh" moment after I was so proud of myself for removing and replacing the hinge! Great video otherwise. Thanks!
This was half-easy and half-irritating. Decided against breaking off the pins prior to installation. The outer two pins were easy to break off and tap once the hinge was positioned in the old mounting holes.
But I should have followed the advice of the video for the two inner pins b/c of the interference with the plastic ridges around where they were located. Also, all the pins were intact when I got the hinge, so I decided to try tapping them in as-is. The first pin broke off on the first attempt. That was when I decided to start following the video.
All in all, the video helped me to understand what the finished product looked like and it's now completely installed after some improvising to tap in the two inner pins. THANKS.
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Pins are a complete clusterf*. Have four little screws on hand to by-pass this idiotic piece of "design". #lastvolvo
just did this super easy thanks guys love your site.
Thank goodness I found the vid. I am getting a replacement hinge bracket in today because part of it broke off winter before last and I JUST put enough aside to get the right one. I just wish I had a hole punch so I could try to fix it myself.
Greetings from Poland. A very nice tutorial of how to repair a fuel door hinge. Mine was
broken at the Shell automatic car wash (!).
So, this may be stating the obvious for most, but for folks like me, you should mention one wee part of the process; remember to attach the door to the hinge before you attach the hinge to the car! Yes, I had a real "duh" moment after I was so proud of myself for removing and replacing the hinge! Great video otherwise. Thanks!
Why such a flimsy design?
This was half-easy and half-irritating. Decided against breaking off the pins prior to installation. The outer two pins were easy to break off and tap once the hinge was positioned in the old mounting holes.
But I should have followed the advice of the video for the two inner pins b/c of the interference with the plastic ridges around where they were located. Also, all the pins were intact when I got the hinge, so I decided to try tapping them in as-is. The first pin broke off on the first attempt. That was when I decided to start following the video.
All in all, the video helped me to understand what the finished product looked like and it's now completely installed after some improvising to tap in the two inner pins. THANKS.
Thank you soo much, cheers from Sweden and a new Volvo owner!