C3 door shimming !? Help!
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Drifting
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From: montague michigan
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C3 door shimming !? Help!
HEY GUYS,
i am trying too get my doors shimmed out properly too meet the front fenders with a smooth transition.
1} right now i have 4 shims per hing, and i am prob gonna need 1-2 more, that seems like alot?
2} when will door seal become a issue with wind noise because of a possible gap from bieng shimmed out so far?
3} is 4-6 shims normal?
4} the fender bond area is OEM and not modified or damaged from body work build up. [not thicker then normal]
5} can the door be shimmed on the door side instead of the pillar side? that would help with a large stack up on the pillar?
i can post pictures if need be....give me your thoughts guys! thanks troy
i am trying too get my doors shimmed out properly too meet the front fenders with a smooth transition.
1} right now i have 4 shims per hing, and i am prob gonna need 1-2 more, that seems like alot?
2} when will door seal become a issue with wind noise because of a possible gap from bieng shimmed out so far?
3} is 4-6 shims normal?
4} the fender bond area is OEM and not modified or damaged from body work build up. [not thicker then normal]
5} can the door be shimmed on the door side instead of the pillar side? that would help with a large stack up on the pillar?
i can post pictures if need be....give me your thoughts guys! thanks troy
Last edited by 20round; Jan 17, 2021 at 10:59 AM.
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Pics always help
anyway
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nge-shims.html
one of many looks like typically up to 5 ish?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...tion-help.html
anyway
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nge-shims.html
one of many looks like typically up to 5 ish?
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...tion-help.html
Last edited by interpon; Jan 17, 2021 at 05:41 PM.
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Use the $1 bill trick. After you shim the door to your satisfaction, put a $1 bill across the weatherstrip and close the door. If the bill can be slid up and down along the weatherstrip easily, you may get wind noise.
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Drifting
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From: montague michigan
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thank you i have heard that before..but am doing a door gap fit right now with out seals.. i pal on doing that once everything is done... thank you again..troy
