NEED HELP TO UNTWIST DRIVER DOOR TO RESEAL PROPERLY

It does not seem possible that the door is twisted unless possibly someone used a crowbar to try to pry it open. Is that the case? You say it is the door frame, which I would expect is the upper part of the door into which the window rises when it is being closed. If that is really twisted, you would not be able to close your window either. Are you having a problem doing that? Otherwise I would say the rubber seal around the door has become damaged and should probably be replaced or repaired with a silicone sealant. Trying to restore a piece of bent metal that has been stamped into shape at the factory would seem like a fool's errand. Any type of bending will stretch the metal, meaning that it can never be brought back to its original shape by unbending it.

 

If there is a gap at the top of the door frame while the door is fully closed and properly latched (ie, the metal frame is bent and not just a torn or out of position weather seal) , this is what I would suggest. Fully lower the window. Get a piece of 2x4 (maybe 4-8" long) and place it between the body and the door- somewhere at the bottom towards the rear of the door. I aim for a spot where the "flat" of the body is parallel to a "flat" on the door so the wood block is square between them, not angled. The wood should be parallel to the car so you have a 4" gap at door to body.

Hold the door closed against the wood block and then apply force at the top rear of the door frame towards the center of the car. Try a moderate amount of force (25-50lbs), take out the wood block and check your results. Do it again with more force if you need to go further, but be careful not to bend the bottom lip of the door where the wood block is. You have to bend the door slightly past where you want it to end up as it will spring back some.

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