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27th August 2012, 22:29 | #12 | |
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I certainly couldn't, comment about what parts were used, If the doors were repairable they may well have put door skins on, or as you suggest, pattern parts, Pattern parts usually take more fiddling with and are much cheaper than originals, however worth the extra time fitting in lots of cases. With both doors getting hit unless it was a glancing blow it is hard to say without measuring that the center pillar was affected or not, it only takes a couple of mil to knock everything out, a bit like the domino effect. If it were only door replace and paint, I would be asking WHY can't they get it sorted. And then demand to know why it was an upward penile projection in the first place. |
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27th August 2012, 22:55 | #13 |
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Thanks you guys for replies and I will consider once I get cost of new doors from breaker. Maybe drive over to breaker if I can persuade him to swap the doors.
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28th August 2012, 01:01 | #14 |
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I had a bit of wind noise from my new door after the bodyshop fitted it. (NS_R)
But my local garage sorted it out for me. I can still hear it at 40 mph ish but above or below that it's fine.. ... |
28th August 2012, 02:14 | #15 |
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You would be stringing up the body Bashers if you saw some of the trade secret fixes for a door(wind noise) or badly fitting bonnet.
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30th August 2012, 10:44 | #16 |
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Fitting new door skins
My 2003 Copperleaf Red Code CDX Connoisseur has dents on 3 of the doors. My original idea was to get complete identical doors and swap. But now, I will probably have to settle for the door skins only and install the bits and pieces. Now, what sort of a task is this? How long/complicated is this particularly as I'm a bit ham fisted.
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The easiest option would be to exchange the doors,or have the existing doors repaired professionally.To re skin a door is not the easiest task and best left to a bodyshop.
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Totally agree. Unless you are a sheetmetal worker/panelbeater with all the correct tools and experience, don't even attempt it.
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DO you mean the skin, or just buying a blank door minus window glass and rubbers etc?
If so i've no real experiance on this car, but i have done this to my sister's clio it was a bit of a pain but not too difficult, best to have someone on standby as you'll find yourself needing to have both hands in the door holding thing's whilst someone else tightens things up. Jon edit. by a pain i just mean that your trying to do all the work through little cut outs |
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Unless you know how to panel beat and produce clench joints do even try it. You will probably end up damaging the skins at the edges and getting the shut lines all over the place and it will look second rate.
Sometimes it is better to do a few extra hours work paid employment and use the funds to pay somebody who knows what to do than spending the same time having a go and failing and then find somebody to do the work in the first place. |
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