BimmerJeeper

Damn, I did not notice when this happened, but I think my door was sticking a few days ago so I gave it a push to get it to open past the first rest point on the check pin
I think this was because the front fender was getting in the way. Pushing the door open must have dented the fender in. Now, it's always in the way.
I HATE when a door seam gets screwed up and the fender is always popping or getting in the way of the door smoothly opening.

How does this even happen in the first place? How did my fender suddenly get in the way of the door on morning? Does a bolt come less and allow it to shift?

What are my solutions now?

* Take the fender off and try to hammer it straight so it doesn't block the door lip seam? Is removing the fender a major project on a Jeep?
* Get a dent puller and try to yank this thing back out? This could be a case where a simple suction cup puller may actually work with the right leverage.
* Push it out from behind?

freegdr

Could pull plastic inner fenderwell maybe and push fender back out there paper thin .

BimmerJeeper

IS it hard to remove the inner fenderwell?
Is it just some screws? Are they all obvious to find?

BimmerJeeper

I figured out what happened. If you look at the photo, the door molding has come a bit loose. Since it is raised, it was hitting into the fender.
I took a screwdriver and pried the fender back into place.

What do I use to glue the door molding back onto on the door?

freegdr

That how i did mine just when you tell people to use a screw driver near paint they get all nervous auto parts should be able to help you with glue

wiggles

Man you have to stop making threads for everything.. just pull all the trim off its all held on with double sticky tape

Jarrett

Get a pry bar in the seem and pry out the fender. They bend very easy.

The Rooster

It's ok for him to make threads that's why the forum is here... He needs advice it's ok lets just help him... I don't agree with him but I will help... Ok 1 st the moulding by itself will not bend the fender... They are thin but not that thin... Make sure your door pins are good... Do you have to Lift the door at all to close it?
The 2nd thing to check would be to make sure your door check is still working correctly so the door does not over extend when opening... This could case your fender to bend...
The last thing to check would be to make sure your fender bolts didn't rust off or loosen just make sure they are tight and not shifted....
Hope this helps have a great day...

BimmerJeeper

Rooster,
The door trim was the cause. It raised off the door b/c the tape gave out. When this happens it jams into the fender when the door is opened. This was enough to dent in the fender. I yanked out the fender, and am now trying to figure out how to glue down the molding. I bought some heavy duty 2-sided tape, but it doesn't work at all. Crazy glue is next.

PatriotGT

use 3m brand double sided tape. Clean off the old stuff,
clean the area with denatured alcohol, left dry then apply new
tape.

My son slipped on some ice last year and bumped the fender near
the door, pushing it in just enough for the door to catch. Luckily,
it just knocked the paint off when opened.

The Rooster

its really to cold out to use the double sided tape the surface must be clean and at least 50 degrees... and it was jammed in there well then thats a quick fix...

disguay

Just had this same problem and fixed it 100% in about ten minutes using a big screwdriver and some 3m VHB tape that I bought at ace hardware for $8. The previous owner had this issue for 100k miles, so if you have the same prob, just do it!!!

peterk

3x on the 3M tape. Worked well on my '96. You see a lot of '96s with the trim flapping in the breeze or gone. Would have thought the factory would have used decent tape by '98...