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LHAMON Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2015 Posts: 16 Location: Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:25 pm Post subject: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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I am doing rust repair on ,my 107- Bay Window Bus.
The lower portion of the drivers door is swiss cheese, See attached photo's
I can not find repair panels does anyone know of a place to order them??
Thank in advanced for the he
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dodger tom Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2013 Posts: 1266 Location: Central Coast, CA, but we're all still Ukrainian
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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forget repair unless your time comes really cheap. buy a used door, or doors.
avery’s air cooled is in washington. there are other places, but they could save shipping costs, if they have what you need. _________________ 1978 Champaign Edition Westfalia
Would never find the time to keep up another classic air-cooled. |
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51128 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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Yeah, that's pretty rotten, Ken at www.thebusco.com is another nearby possibility. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16863 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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yep
that's called throw it away or find someone who is willing to cut the bottom of a door off for you
clean doors are still out there _________________
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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as others have said, buy replacement doors. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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orwell84 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 2536 Location: Plattsburgh, New York
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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I don’t think repair sections exist for inner door panels, though they may have at one time. I looked into shipping a door once by bus. I think it’s your best bet. The time/frustration/ass ache side of the equation is way higher than the price you would pay for a decent used door. |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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orwell84 wrote: |
I don’t think repair sections exist for inner door panels, though they may have at one time. I looked into shipping a door once by bus. I think it’s your best bet. The time/frustration/ass ache side of the equation is way higher than the price you would pay for a decent used door. |
OP could drive to Avery's Air Cooled in Kelso WA, between Portand and Olympia, or see Ken Madson in Duval, east of Seattle to find doors, probably for less cost that trying to repair those. Just needs to match the year, locks etc as best as possible. Chris in Oakland CA probably has some too but he is likely farther. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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Krakowski Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2022 Posts: 17 Location: Brunswick, GA
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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Those sections could probably be cut out and patched in pretty easily but I think it might be hard to find a body shop with someone willing to try it. It's worth a shot though, if finding a replacement door isn't an option. I did some similar rust repair a few weeks ago at my job. _________________ - 1976 Transporter
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jtauxe Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 5780 Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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LHAMON wrote: |
I am doing rust repair on ,my 107- Bay Window Bus.
The lower portion of the drivers door is swiss cheese... |
What year is your bus? I have a couple of '78 doors that were overextended, messing up their hinges, but the bottoms are in good shape. _________________ John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
http://vw.tauxe.net
1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD
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LHAMON Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2015 Posts: 16 Location: Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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Went to Avery's Air Cooled and got a door in great shape, thanks to Dodger_tom for to tip |
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dodger tom Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2013 Posts: 1266 Location: Central Coast, CA, but we're all still Ukrainian
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for Front door rust repair help- |
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LHAMON wrote: |
Went to Avery's Air Cooled and got a door in great shape, thanks to Dodger_tom for to tip |
glad it worked out for you, lp. _________________ 1978 Champaign Edition Westfalia
Would never find the time to keep up another classic air-cooled. |
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