glad to hear the mystery got solved.
to repair the hinges just put a 13mm socket between the door and the hinge. place it somewhere it will get stuck between the hinge 1/2's to hold the door open. slightly press on the door with the socket is jammed in the hinge. this will bend the hinge at the cowl back to it's original place.
start slowly, bend the hinge a little before you bend it a lot.
you may have to repeat bending a few times before you get it right.
I had to do this repair 2 times today, it was windy yesterday. customers wanted to be able to drive the car this weekend with working doors. they will drop them off on Monday to be repaired