Method of assembling a vehicle door

A method for the assembly of a vehicle door with a skeleton interposed between an inner door panel and an outer door panel, comprising the steps of:

• mounting door lock mechanism parts on a first bracket;
• mounting said first bracket having said door lock mechanism parts thereon to a rear frame of the skeleton, said skeleton comprising said rear frame positioned at a rearward end portion of the vehicle door, a front frame positioned at a forward end portion thereof, an upper stay and a lower stay extending in a longitudinal direction and disposed in a spaced relationship, and a window glass guide interposed between and supported by said upper and lower stays, wherein said front frame extends vertically and has a square C-shaped form in cross section which opens rearwardly and said rear frame extends vertically and has a square C-shaped form in cross section which opens forwardly, said front frame forming a space for accommodating a window glass panel in association with said rear frame when assembled so as to allow their opening sides to face each other, and said rear frame being provided on the inner door panel side thereof with a cut-away portion adapted to allow said first bracket to be detachably mountable, said first bracket being large enough in size to cover said cut-away portion;
• mounting window glass panel raising or lowering mechanism parts on a second bracket;
• mounting detachably said second bracket on said skeleton;
• and then
• mounting said inner door panel on said skeleton.
• adjusting a clearance between a vehicle body and said vehicle door without said outer door panel while mounting said vehicle door on a door hinge fixed on said skeleton;
• mounting said outer door panel with a positioning means on said skeleton or said inner door panel.