mikeycoll 6 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 I have a 1969 coupe and I'm having trouble getting the driver side door to close completely. See pic: I have installed a new latch and adjusted the strike as far as it will go in. I even cut away 1/8" of jamb where the screw holes are so the strike would move in further. Could it be the new latch it was $50+-, I've seen other strikes on Scott Drake or AMD for $79+- is there a difference or is it just markup? You can push the door in to make it flush but it pops back out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, mikeycoll said: I have a 1969 coupe and I'm having trouble getting the driver side door to close completely. See pic: I have installed a new latch and adjusted the strike as far as it will go in. I even cut away 1/8" of jamb where the screw holes are so the strike would move in further. Could it be the new latch it was $50+-, I've seen other strikes on Scott Drake or AMD for $79+- is there a difference or is it just markup? You can push the door in to make it flush but it pops back out. Did you check to see if the catch locks twice? Might be that it locks once and not twice causing the gap. 2 mwye0627 and JayEstes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 I had the same issue . Move the striker out Not in . I know this sound crazy but it’s like Aslanefe said above it’s a double acting latch and your probably only got the first bit started. 1 1 69Stanger408 and JayEstes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 286 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 Good advice above. Also consider adjusting the front of the door (hinges). May have to adjust the fender to match. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeycoll 6 Report post Posted April 2, 2020 Move the strike out! Brilliant! I never would have thought of that. Thanks Shep69 and 69RavenConv it worked. 6 mwye0627, Mach1 Driver, RPM and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conway 264 Report post Posted April 3, 2020 Love to hear the positive results. Thanks for posting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted April 3, 2020 On 4/3/2020 at 1:33 AM, mikeycoll said: Move the strike out! Brilliant! I never would have thought of that. Thanks Shep69 and 69RavenConv it worked. Glad it worked for you mikey. It did my head in when I had the same issue years ago . I was lucky enough that someone on this forum helped me out as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
