I was looking at the rubber parts of my coupe today, and they are probably original to the car and hard as a rock. The door bumpers are intact, but hard and the door almost sounds like metal to metal when one shuts it. This is almost just "busy work", so it seems, and I was wondering if it is a mistake to remove this stuff and install new...
When to leave well enough alone
- Thread starter RcT
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Gord. B by the bay
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I would put that in the catagory of a couple of storne chips does it make the car run better so enjoy the drive. Gord, B by the bay
BILL WILLIAMSON
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Richard,
The bumper kit for my '30 was no big deal, and some were missing. Made a big difference!
Also, suppliers have 2 sizes of "D" shaped hollow, self adhesive weatherstrips in rolls. I put the narrow stuff around the doors (you don't even notice it's there) and put wth wide one down the trunk lid drain, and MAN what a difference!!
I had to use a piece of the wide across the bottom of the doors, as that gap is a little wide.
If you don't get it just right, just pull it off and re-stick it. It'll stick & re- stick well 4 or 5 times. Man! what a difference in quietness! Bill W.
Great Lakes Greg
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I just replaced the rubber componants on my phaeton project doors, and had to do a bit of trimming to get the new stuff to fit. Despite this, they no longer have a "tinny" sound when they close. The kits are cheap and it took about an hour for four doors, so it isn't a big time investment either.