Habitation door adjustment

[SheikhLala]

Discovered that the habitation door is a bit draughty, if you pull it towards you when you’re inside the van, the draught stops. Can the door be easily adjusted or does it require a new seal?
I apologise for all the questions but it’s a bit different on site compared to the drive at home.
Thank you for your patience

 

[Ian Bosman]

Discovered that the habitation door is a bit draughty, if you pull it towards you when you’re inside the van, the draught stops. Can the door be easily adjusted or does it require a new seal?
I apologise for all the questions but it’s a bit different on site compared to the drive at home.
Thank you for your patience

Any chance of a picture showing the fault and the locking arrangement

 

[SheikhLala]

I’ll post pictures tomorrow, I’ve had a few ciders and it’s proper blowing outside

 

[sonar]

New door seal is the easy option.

 

[Beltie]

Depends on the door, but probably just needs the striker plate on the frame adjusting.. A five minute job. On ours its T25 Torx screws holding the plate.

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[SheikhLala]

 

[SheikhLala]

Don’t know why my photos keep laying on their side!!

 

[Clivefog]

The bracket on the door frame is adjustable undo the (Torx?) screws a little and move inwards a little. Do it up tight and try door.
The door may have warped a little in the middle so it shuts fine but has a draught in the middle, some you tube films on how to do this exist.

 

[SheikhLala]

Thank you for the replies, a project for next week.

 

[Sasbo]

Be really careful with the bolt heads. They are really soft metal and round off easily (been there done it!!), So make sure the Allen key is a really snug fit before attempting to release. Also before starting, use a thin permanent marker to mark the original bolt positions on the latch plate, this means you know where you started from when adjusting.

I replaced the original Pilote bolts with stainless steel ones from eBay, unfortunately this was a few years ago so don't have a link.

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[SheikhLala]

Sasbo thanks for the tips, I’ll be careful.

 

[Beltie]

Sasbo thanks for the tips, I’ll be careful.

And it possibly needs a Torx key not an Allen key!

 

[Sasbo]

On all of the Pilote A class I've had (3 in total) the pan head bolts for the door latch adjusters were Allen head.