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Bub
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Location: Central Washington
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 Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: Save your Door panels! |
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Probably a no-brainer, but you get in a hurry had to rip that window regulator out and put it back in. Didn't have time to get a proper door seal on between the panel and the outside elements. Well, you door panel will go right to hell the 1st time it rains, I promise.
If your panels are aftermarket TMI or some crap like that they'll warp right before your eyes and start to disintegtrate, original panels are sturdier.
Simple solution for $7. And its easy.
A little bead of glue (I used spray adhesive) around the door and apply the weather=proof clear plastic available at any hardware store. Use a hair dryer to tighten it up.
And it has a great "R" value = good insulation.
Just thought I'd pass it along.
Bob O
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jtauxe 
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Good suggestion. Also - if you have speakers in your doors, leave enough slack in the plastic to protect them, too.
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VWBusrepairman
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| jtauxe wrote: |
| Good suggestion. Also - if you have speakers in your doors, leave enough slack in the plastic to protect them, too. |
There are plastic enclosures also to protect the speaker and enhance sound quality which fit inside the door.  |
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Amskeptic
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Location: All Across The Country
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Save your Door panels! |
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| Bub wrote: |
If your panels are aftermarket TMI or some crap like that they'll warp right before your eyes and start to disintegtrate, original panels are sturdier.
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Nice bus Bub. I like the way the paint is continuous from outside to inside.
I have the TMI Disappearing Door Panels Just Add Water, and did a 3 mil vapor barrier and I used a can of silicone shoe leather protectant spray on the back of the panel itself. Panel still wants to disintegrate just thinking about rain.
Colin
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