Door refurb
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:59 pm
I have just removed the drivers door to repair the door skin, and whilst doing that, refurb the window channels, and all the rest of it. The door seal retainer at the bottom was rusted out so I will fit a new one using some spare retainer that I had.
Getting the curves matched on the door bottom was challenging, but I think I have it pretty close to perfect.
The little captive nut holding the quarter light assembly was already butchered, so thats out, and being remade with new threads. I found that a countersunk M3.5 screw fits nicely as an alternative, into the smallest fitting that originally was probably 6-40 UNF. Other captive nuts for holding the channel at the bottom were also rusty so they have been remade too.
I have most of it finished now, the window channels fit nicely and window slides without jamming etc. But I remember doing the other door about 3 years ago that the outer window seal is held in by some stupid metal clips. I had bought some new ones, but they kept slipping out when trying to fit the rubber seal. I am not going down that clip route this time, I would rather experiment with other ideas as they cant be as bad as those clips. I tried silicone before but that didnt work.
Unless anyone can tell me an easier way I will struggle on.
I thought this was a two day job, but its been a week now. But once its all back in, and if it looks good and works good, all the time spent will be soon forgotten.
Getting the curves matched on the door bottom was challenging, but I think I have it pretty close to perfect.
The little captive nut holding the quarter light assembly was already butchered, so thats out, and being remade with new threads. I found that a countersunk M3.5 screw fits nicely as an alternative, into the smallest fitting that originally was probably 6-40 UNF. Other captive nuts for holding the channel at the bottom were also rusty so they have been remade too.
I have most of it finished now, the window channels fit nicely and window slides without jamming etc. But I remember doing the other door about 3 years ago that the outer window seal is held in by some stupid metal clips. I had bought some new ones, but they kept slipping out when trying to fit the rubber seal. I am not going down that clip route this time, I would rather experiment with other ideas as they cant be as bad as those clips. I tried silicone before but that didnt work.
Unless anyone can tell me an easier way I will struggle on.
I thought this was a two day job, but its been a week now. But once its all back in, and if it looks good and works good, all the time spent will be soon forgotten.