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Truck looks great! Best of luck w/ it. Will be following along. Quick question tho.... What do these bolt to underneath? I believe one on the...
I'm not a painter, but what about matte clear? Should preserve where it's at now, right? Without changing the appearance.
Thanks again for everyone's help. I learned a bit about the door adjustments in this process and how to go about it should I need it in the future.
Right. And hopefully not suggesting this is any fault of the Altman latch, although having some different strike bolt mounting locations sure...
I did those initially. I was under the impression those are only forward/back for the door though. If I loosen both will it have upward movement...
Well, the rain held off so I tried adjusting the door. It seems like the hinges are all the way up. In fact, if you look at the top of these...
If I do, it's all the way down. The way this striker plate sits on the cab, it really doesn't allow for much, movement at all.
Nope. I wish it did. In fact, your whole setup looks different. What year truck? Even the door jamb, where the Altman strike plate bolts to, looks...
Thanks guys! Looks like it may rain this afternoon, and my garage walls are tighter than the gap in my doors, so I might have to wait a couple...
Thanks guys! You'll have to be patient with me as I've never addressed this area of concern yet. And I just want to be sure so I borrowed this pic...
If I go this route, I think I will swap sides. Using the striker plate originally intended for the passenger side will place the pre-drilled...
The problem is that I can't get the door to close and latch. The top of the door plate is hitting the strike bolt. That's why I thought maybe...
Yea, The back of the door is probably a little low. I just went out and looked at it. I also measured where it was hitting the strike bolt and...
Hi guys, I was hoping to get some opinions here. I wanted a nicer solution to shutting my doors than what oem was providing so I decided to give...
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