1995 E300D
In a hurry so I opened the door, stuck my head out, and backed down my driveway; rear window was fogged. I got off course and the bottom of the door dug into a raised part of my lawn. The door opened to almost 90degrees and took a perfect chunk of grass out of the lawn. (Why didn't I just open the window? stupid!)
Passenger door opens 28'' from the top corner of the door to the body; the Driver's side now opens 35". The door check strap measures 2'' at the first 'bump' on both doors. The door is not cosmetically damaged and I can see no bends or other damage. When closed, the door is not misaligned and is flush with the body.
The problem is that when gently closing the door, it must be forced to close the remaining 3" as seen in the attached pic. I assume this is a distorted A pillar?
I've heard of using a piece of wood in the hinges to bend the pillar back, but I really don't want to do more harm. I would like to hear some opinions on repair before attempting this.
Thanks for any information and ideas.