Rear door on a Gu Patrol

Sorry to hear about your prang....bugga!!!!

I'd be removing the spare tyre and checking the area on the door where the bracket bolts on to it. It is possible (likley?) that the bracket will have been pushed into the door skin.

If you need a new door and don't happen to be covered by insurance, you might be able to pick up a replacement from Mr Al (member Mr & Mrs Al, VIC) as he does dual cab conversions of Patrols and landcruisers etc. He may not have the old left-over doors himself, but might be able to put you in touch with a client who he has done a conversion for.

Best of luck

Roachie

Yes , happened to me.

It can give the hinges a slight tweak , so that you need to slam the door so the light doesn't come on, It can also flick on and off during travel.

Had a GU with a big FO CVT bullbar hit my GU up the rear on the CSR in March01 near well 33. He hit at 75 - 80 k and joined the inner and outer door panel together and smashed the window. Top rail of his Bullbar hit smack on a bolt that held my highlift on the spare wheel. The rhs rear quarter got real kinked where the top hinge was. Other than that the door still opened and closed and locked as normal. No damage to his car except the bolt punched a neat hole through his top rail in his bar. Patrols tough as nails.

You need to remove the interior door trim & check to see if the spotwelds that support the internal reinforcing bracket have been torn out of the door frame.

I had the same thing happen, it all looked OK, then about 3 months later I noticed an annoying rattle from the rear, I looked everywhere & couldn't find it, removed drawers & all gear, still had the rattle, I finally noticed that when the spare vibrated fractionally coincided with the rattle. So I removed the door trim & found most of the spotwelds had been torn out.

Thanks to everyone, will make sure the panel beater checks all the spot welds inside the door.