Hi all,
I notice the drivers door on my 97 XK8 has a slight sag in it.
When closing it lacks that reassuring 'thump' one expects from a car of this bloodline. It appears to have to lift a couple of mm as it engages the latch.
Is this adjustable? Is it common?

For those who read my last post on poor headlights, I am making some progress with all lights now working though they seem to be adjusted far to low, most noticeable on low beam where a black hole exist about 20 m in front of the car

Regards all
Al

 

I know it is pretty crude, but there have been several successful reports of just manually heaving the end of the door upwards to adjust it. The doors are long and give you quite a bit of leverage.

 

I don't know about our Jags, but on another car I had, I was able to loosen the hinges in the front and then adjust them upwards a bit to solve such a problem.

 

i put a 2x4 under my door to spread the weight and jacked it up to bend it back. It was nerve racking but it worked.

 

i have fixed many a worn and or wrecked cars over the years.hinge bushings wear out,or the door will just sag over the years from the shear weight of opening and closing a long heavy door.adjusting the top hinge forward 1/8 or so will usually do the trick.if not sometimes move bottom hidge back.if that fails,jack up the back of your door

 

Drivers door sagging about 1/8-1/4". 2002 XK8 Convertible.
In my case the door sag is due to a break in the metal, on the door, just below the lower hinge.
Just open up the door and check yours carefully if you have this issue. You can actually see the tear in the metal move when you pull up on the door.
My car is a Texas vehicle and there is not a spot of rust on it. I feel this issue has nothing to do with rust, just metal that is too thin for that big, long, heavy door.
I guess it's off to the welders this week.
'Hope this helps.