Door striker pin shims

[jawn101]

I need to move one of my striker pins slightly back (passenger side rear pin is hitting too deep) and was told at a recent tech day to remove the washer under it and install a thinner shim. I've looked high and low and don't see where I'm supposed to obtain such a thing. Do I just take my washers to Ace and hope to find something thinner? Is there a vendor part or something specialized?

[Patrick C]

Do I just take my washers to Ace and hope to find something thinner?

Yep!

[DMCMW Dave]

If the the washers are too thin they will collaps and "dish", which pulls the striker pins back to the center of the hole in the plastic.

[Ron]

If the the washers are too thin they will collaps and "dish", which pulls the striker pins back to the center of the hole in the plastic.
yep...and it's even worse if some monkey reamed the hole out to move it the other directions.
Better luck with washers from the Grade 8 box or even the Stainless ones ;-)

[outatym2001]

Please see my pictures in the thread below. My answers regarding the shims are there.

Door Striker Pin Alignment
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?322-Door-Striker-Pin-Alignment

Washer, Striker part number 105597. $0.57 each.
http://store.delorean.com/p-9492-washer-striker.aspx

[jawn101]

I was able to get perfect pin alignment with a single 1/2" flat washer from Lowe's (part 63309 in store but not available online) - it's about 2/3 as thick as the original thick black washers that were on the car. I was lucky that the plastic hadn't been modified yet and everything was still stock. I painted the washer and it's drying now, but I tested it beforehand and the door closes like butter now. Gonna give Clint a run for his money! :)

[vwdmc16]

fat chance mate my doors were aligned by the gullwing gods!

[jawn101]

fat chance mate my doors were aligned by the gullwing gods!

Bring it!!

[vwdmc16]

well i already did, we just need to make a fool proof contest to find the winner.

also check out I posted up my resto thread...

[jawn101]

You'll still win anyway. But it's a big improvement from where I was :)

Davis or Japanese?

[vwdmc16]

well im real glad for you man, you needed that

my 1768 thread here on dmctalk

[Jonathan]

well i already did, we just need to make a fool proof contest to find the winner.

also check out I posted up my resto thread...

I will gladly offer up my car's clunky closing doors as a guinea pig for your contest! :)

EDIT: I just looked at the photos in Mark's thread. What is this "cupped" washer all about? I don't have those on my car. Would these make some of my clunking go away?

[outatym2001]

I will gladly offer up my car's clunky closing doors as a guinea pig for your contest! :)

EDIT: I just looked at the photos in Mark's thread. What is this "cupped" washer all about? I don't have those on my car. Would these make some of my clunking go away?

Good question. And, I don’t know. I added and removed washers (both cupped and flat) to prevent my door Striker Pins from colliding with the door Latches.
I bought those cupped washers from www.delorean.com before there were any pictures available on their web site. I was expecting flat washers in the mail instead I get cupped washers??? What the hell! Oh, well they work.