OEM striker plates/bushings

[Giraffe]

Does anyone have any experience with the OEM Ford striker plates/bushings? I know I've read on here that the Dorman replacements have thicker bushings that lead to difficulty in opening the doors. Do the OEM Ford pieces work any better?

[sly]

I have the dorman ones on my cars. They work fine. Just line stuff up right.

[gadget73]

I've usually been fine with the Dorman ones, but the Continental got a little sticky with them. I got it worked out by flushing the latches out with penetrating oil and then re-greasing them with spray lithium.

[Giraffe]

I was careful to line up the new ones exactly where the originals were. All but the driver's door at difficult to open. I'll give the cleaning and lithium a shot.

[VicCrownVic]

I had that same problem with at least one of my doors. It eventually worked itself out.
Cleaning and re-lubing would probably sort it out faster.

In my case getting the strikers exactly where they were before install was not a good idea since they had been messed with before and were not quite right.
Early in the life of The Scab the original owner got into some sort of accident that required replacing both passenger doors (these doors also rattled and latched poorly when I got the car). The paint job may have been done by a dealer body shop as it looks original until you see the white interior of these doors.

Anyway, the bushings I used were recommended by someone on here (GM_Guy or Mianemantom, not sure sorry), Auveco A18914.

No more rattly doors and my wife is no longer scared of falling out, lol. I tried to explain that there was no safety issue but it just sounds annoying... it helped a little, but the rattle annoyed me enough to fix it.

[Mainemantom]

I use the Auveco A18914 bushings. For most of my applications, they are the correct bushings. Better than Dorman. With any new bushing,you might have to adjust the striker bolt a tiny bit. Pm me if I can help.

[Giraffe]

Thanks for the recommendations! I found a striker bushing for sale on clipsandfasteners.com and it turns out it's that same Auveco part y'all are recommending. Going to place an order.

[DerekTheGreat]

Hmm, I find good ones at the yards and hoard them. I've never lost the bushings if they weren't already cracked or missing.

[gadget73]

I don't think Auveco sells direct, but clipsandfasteners is a distributor. They can also get you the specific rivets used for door lock actuators, and the original Ford terminals used in all of the connectors. I never knew they made the strikers though, might buy some of theirs next time I need some.

Not sure I've had to re-replace any either honestly. Not a single one was on the Conti when I got it. I think the Towncar may have had one rear door still, the Mark VII might actually stil have originals. I don't remember changing them at least.

[87gtVIC]

Just to throw out another alternative.....I used fox Mustang ones on my car (as they are readily available through mustang parts websites) and have had no issues. I have never tried the dorman ones.

[gadget73]

Should be the same part. I do question if the ones available are actually OEM Ford items or just repops with the Ford p/n on there to say what it replaces. I suspect its not the genuine article.