I noticed when I purchased my d2 that the drivers side of the car at highway speeds felt like there was a window open at all times. Windy and loud.

From the looks of it the seal looks perfectly fine but I noticed recently that the alignment of the drivers side rear door looks off. I can also tell that that door is the only one that is a little tough to open. Not terrible but the hinges "grind" to some degree it's definitely not smooth and easy.

Here are a couple pictures attempting to show the differences in the doors on both sides. The drivers side rear door is sitting slightly lower than the drivers door, the opposite of the passengers side




Can the hinge be repaired? It doesn't look like there's any bushing that could be replaced..

Now that I think about it the rear door acts the same way. Has anyone solved these problems before?

 

Hey Meat
Not sure from you pictues what is out of whack but it looks like the window frame has shiftet?
Had a similat wind noise on my 2002 turned out to be a loose window frame on the passenger front door, I would imagine the same could occur on any door.
There are large torx head bolts at the top an bottom of the door to hold the window frame into the door. Came loos on mine, tightened and adjuste and all is good now

 

I am going to guess you just need to slightly bend the top of the window frame so there is more pressure on the seal when the door is closed.
They bend pretty easy.
Roll the window down, hold the top of the door below the area of frame you need to bend, grab the top of the frame and just pull it and close the door to check.
I've done this before on my drivers door a few years ago when it was leaking air on the highway.
Been fine ever since.

 

I had excessive wind noise and wind blowing into the cabin from my passenger rear door, and it was the felt window channel that had slid out of position. Fairly well documented problem if you search, fix is as easy as sliding the felt channel back into place.

 

Well that's one was but probably not the BEST way. Likely best to adjust it properly as opposed to bending it using brut force

 

Adjust first, bend only if absolutely necessary. I have regrets.

 

Sounds like a man who broke a window....

 

I recall when I bought my Disco new that the salesman told me our window frames are actually part of the rollover and roof integrity protection. I wouldn't bend it. It would be hard to bend anyway. You can make your door shut better and more tightly by adjusting the star bolts on the front and back of the door. Use a sharpie on the edges of the bolts, loosen them, shift the frame inwards a little, then tighten them. When you get it right, put some red loctite on them and tighten the heck out of them.

 

No, just made it not as nice as it once was.
Did learn one trick: I've put strips of that grey closed cell backer foam rod in behind some of my less robust seals. It hides well and and improves the seal for super cheap. And no one has even noticed it so far.