Don't be afraid to adjust your door, its easy.

[Vic]

Our aluminum hinges wear easily, and the driver's door often sags as the car ages. The door gets harder to close, as it contacts the latch bar lower and lower. The door must rise up as it latches, which requires greater effort, and also wears the latch out. Adjustment is easy, and does not require any special incantations.

Look at the gill trim piece, just in front of the door. Notice the alingment relationship gaps between the gill and the door, and gill to sill, so you can put it back the same way later. Also look at the door to sill distance, leading and trailing edges, when the door is almost fully closed. This is where the door sag can be observed. When the door is latched, the sag is not so appearant, because the door rests on the latch somewhat when its closed all the way.

The gill has been shimmed to fit, so take note of where the shims are before totally removing it, so you can put it back the same way when you finish up. Take the gill piece off by removing the five screws. The door hinge will now be visible.

Clean the dirt off the area where the hinge bolts to the car frame, then shadow the perimeter of the hinge on the frame with a Sharpie, or pencil. I know its black on black, but it still shows up just fine. If you got a white paint marker, even better.

The hinge has four bolts where it attaches to the frame. Loosen the lower three bolts with a box end wrench, but just crack the top one a bit, enough to allow the hinge to rotate on the top bolt, without totally loosing the hinge's original position. Open the door, and have a friend gently lift the door back near the trailing edge.

Watch your shadow mark, when you see like a 32nd or so of movement along the bottom of the hinge, tighten the bottom bolt. This small movement is multiplied by the doors' length, and nets quite a bit of lift at the other end of the door. If you wanna get technical you could use a dial indicator to check the change in the door height, but thats not really neccesary.

Try closing the door gently at first with the window down. If it hangs up, you may need to lower it a bit. Try it with the window up, gently at first, adjusting until you are happy with the closing. Mine only took one try, and made a big difference in the required closing force. If you get lost, just put it back on the marks, try again, or take it to your Viper tech. After finding the best setting, tighten all the hinge bolts, put some oil on the hinge, put the gill piece back on, then pat yourself on the back, you big time mechanic, you!

Disclaimer- Try this at your own risk. I may have just got lucky. Consult with a factory trained Viper technician, and consult your astrologer before attempting any work on your car. Always close cover before stiking, and if symptoms persist, consult your doctor. Discontinue use if rash develops.