NSR door not fitting at lower rear.
I've been a bit preoccupied with family things so not here for a few days, just catching up today.
My #1 son spotted this (see photo) the other day, I can't say whether it's an old problem or a new one as it's only visible from an angle/direction that I would rarely look at my car from.
Basically the nearside rear door is a poor fit at the bottom edge at the rear, almost as if the panel has been twisted slightly or forced out at the bottom rear corner.
The rest of the door is a good fit, all the way up the front edge, over the top and down to the latch, then the shut lines open up towards the corner both from above and along the bottom from the front.
No signs of any damage or obstructions that I can see.
This may or may not be relevant, but this is the door where the window mechanism broke, so I have replaced the TOP door frame and entire rubber seal some months ago. I didn't adjust the door catch at all though.
It's counter-intuitive that that work would do this anyway, it's misaligned the opposite way to anything that the upper frame could force. 
Thoughts anyone on the cause and remedy?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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