LM4EVR Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) I scraped my 2010 Grand Marquis against a concrete parking garage pilar. Some scratches to the paint and bodyside moldings. Nothing serious but I took it to the dealer to have the scratches fixed and the molding replaced. Well, the door moldings fell off and while I was looking at the back door (passenger side) I noticed a hole, covered by a flexible, vinyl like substance, body colored. This couldn't possibly be a factory hole, could it? I am wondering why the factory would drill a hole through the back door sheet metal and cover it with a vinyl thingy. I am thinking the body shop drilled the hole and then covered it, painted it and then put the molding over it. Seems bizarre. Can anyone help? I bought the car new. Edited December 9, 2012 by LM4EVR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkineatr Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 hole was used for striker fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM4EVR Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Thanks for the reply. Does that mean it was done at the factory? Do all Grand Marquis and Crown Victorias have the hole underneath the rear door body side molidng? And what is a striker fixture? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ute Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 yes done at the factory ,sealed and painted so it will not rust , some were covered with a black sticky then the BSM was installed over that , on DSO the sticky was deleted striker is the part that sticks out and goes in the latch I trhought we used that hole for mounting the door , but I never worked in body so not 100% certain , but put hundreds of stickys over that dam hole ...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM4EVR Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Please be patient with me, you threw me with the striker comment. The hole I am talking about is in the door skin, about 8 inches in from the leading edge of the back door, and no where near the door striker and latch assembly. If that hole was used for mounting the door, then it would be in both back doors? Then how did they mount the front doors, there are no holes in them. Also, what is a "DSO"? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ute Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 yes thats the hole !! ...correct about the striker it is no where near it , ( and the stiker is on the body with the latch being in the door ) but as I said I never worked body so not sure 100% what we used it for , maybe Buffalo stamping used it when making the door . Why we put a sticker ( which is black and oval about the size of a toonie ) over it I have no idea ..we just did , ( i belive we deleted this in the last few years of production ) then it was covered with the body side molding DSO ...dealer special order ( Police units and so forth ) yes it is in both back doors front doors were mounted by useing a jig / lift which grabed the whole door and then we screwed the hinges to the body ( i had a buddy that did this so I saw how this was done ) Go to the STAP facebook page you will get more assemblers there to answer your questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM4EVR Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkineatr Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 the striker fixture (jig) had a guide pin that went in that hole. it helped keep striker bolt in the same place so the door fit was the same on all cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lupis Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Thank you both for asking and answering this question. A lot of people have asked why the Crown Victoria has holes in the rear doors, even so many years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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