Vectra C Doors

**Dazbaz** · 16th July 2009, 19:07

Hi Everyone

I am a newb to the forums, but have been checking the site out for a while for different gems of wisdom.

I recently damaged the front passenger side door of my 2003 vectra gts.
I have contacted a number of breaker yards for a replacment door. They all have something to offer.

My question is are the front doors on the vectra's different sizes i.e. would a vectra life or dti door fit my 2003 gts.

Any help and/or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

**sri andy** · 16th July 2009, 19:16

Hi, all the front doors are the same on the vectra c,the rears can differ like on the estate because of the roof line and i think the saloon rear doors may be different to the hatchback.They are a doddle to do so dont be scarred of having a go...hope this helps

**Dazbaz** · 16th July 2009, 19:52

Hi Andy

Thanks for getting back to me. I was worried that the door would arrive and wouldn't fit.

Shop was charging me €1650 to fit and paint a new door, I can get this door for €100 euro..

The only difference I could see, from a pic, is that my current door has silver trim on the window but the other door does not. Do you know if this can be transferred ?

Cheers

**poves** · 16th July 2009, 22:28

Yes the trim can be transferred , it just slides upwards ( gently ).
The door itself is really easy to swap over , just mark all the hinge and brackets with marker pen , so you get a good alignment.
If your swapping everything from the old door to the new one , just take your time , everything is on bolts apart from the window motor regulator , this is held in with rivets.
Apart from that , it should be plain sailing

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**Dazbaz** · 16th July 2009, 22:50

Cheers Poves, I will order the door now and give it a go..

Thanks for all the help

**Dazbaz** · 23rd July 2009, 09:53

Hi all

I got my door and had it swapped over in about 40 minutes with a bit of help from a friend. It is very straight forward and the fit is perfect.

Thanks Sri Andy and proves for your help.

**Dazbaz** · 26th July 2009, 14:09

HI

Anyone that is attempting to swap your door don't make the same silly mistake I did. When I swapped the door I didn'nt swap the base unit box i.e. the rectangle box on the inside of the door panel. This led to a deadlock on my door, not nice...

I managed to swap the unit, with much difficulty as the door was locked. Beware....

**nambiker** · 21st March 2012, 23:29

Originally Posted by Dazbaz

HI

Anyone that is attempting to swap your door don't make the same silly mistake I did. When I swapped the door I didn'nt swap the base unit box i.e. the rectangle box on the inside of the door panel. This led to a deadlock on my door, not nice...

I managed to swap the unit, with much difficulty as the door was locked. Beware....

damn, wish i had read this earlier! trolling the forum for a solution to unlock my passenger door now!