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SBL74
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Location: Treasure Island, FL
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 Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:23 am Post subject: door step pad |
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Does anyone have experience with this bay window step pad?
I do not see how it would fit into this place on my 1973. The product is squared-off, whereas the space is not. It also seems like the curve angle is wrong. I also don't know what that notch is for. Nothing that I see gets into that notch space.
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Westfalia73
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:54 am Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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I have no experience with that product but it looks ok.
someone has filled in the holes in your step where the pad would "clip" in so to speak, either welded them up or used filler.
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SGKent 
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Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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your bay has been altered as the last poster mentioned. There are holes the pad pops into
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| Unless you must have the OEM look and because you are missing the holes the OEM style pad snaps into, just get some rubber flooring, cut it to shape, and glue it down. |
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SBL74
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Location: Treasure Island, FL
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| I will probably try to modify the new pad. Can someone send me a picture of what this area is supposed to look like? |
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Amskeptic
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| SBL74 wrote: |
| I will probably try to modify the new pad. Can someone send me a picture of what this area is supposed to look like? |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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your step box is carved out of filler by the looks of it, and I doubt a OE pad would lay right in there
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SBL74
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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Ah, I see, thanks. I bet a plate was welded in and then finished.
Anyway, I might be able to make it work by cutting off the inserts on the back.
I notice your pad turned upside down in the pic. The rear of the pad is not a right angle relative to the 2 sides, but the Mid America part is. Still makes me wonder if that part is correct. |
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Amskeptic
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| SBL74 wrote: |
Ah, I see, thanks. I bet a plate was welded in and then finished.
Anyway, I might be able to make it work by cutting off the inserts on the back.
I notice your pad turned upside down in the pic. The rear of the pad is not a right angle relative to the 2 sides, but the Mid America part is. Still makes me wonder if that part is correct. |
The Mid-America pad is a right side pad, and it is correct.
The straight edge is outboard against door opening, the skinny inboard curved edge is forward, the wide inboard curved edge is rearward.
Here is another shot, driver's side. Note: skinny curved edge is inboard forward. Wide curved edge is inboard rearward. Straight edge is against door opening:
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otiswesty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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Cut the posts off under the pad and just glue it down. It will look correct. I welded up the holes on my Syncro and did the same. Will do this on the bus eventually.
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Amskeptic
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:59 am Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| Cut the posts off under the pad and just glue it down. It will look correct. I welded up the holes on my Syncro and did the same. Will do this on the bus eventually. |
To prevent rust, I install my pads with no adhesive. There is a seam directly under the pads.
You could paint the bottom edges of the "posts" on the pad, lay pad down in correct position to index the holes.
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:10 am Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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| I too have closed off the holes in my step to lessen corrosion. Not sure what the backing to the replacement pads is like but maybe they could be installed with velcro so that they would be removable and the area underneath could be cleaned from time to time. |
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SGKent
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:43 am Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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Just get some of the 3M step pad stuff from any hardware or marine supply. It comes in grey or black. One side is sticky ready to apply. No one will notice. GatorSkinz would be close. You just cut it to fit.
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SBL74
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: door step pad |
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Amskeptic,
So, that leaves a triangular open area in the rear. Wider at the car edge vs the interior of the car. Seems like the rear should not be at a right angle. Correct? |
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