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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 12:00 AM
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Default Rear Compartment Frames Question

The main compartment frames and the individual door frames in my '80 are in really bad shape. Brittle and coming apart in pieces (sun damage!). The doors themselves are in good condition. I plan on replacing the frames in the near future. Are the doors "glued" to the door frames or attached in another manner? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :seeya
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 12:23 AM
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Default Re: Rear Compartment Frames Question (LABulldog)

mine were riveted in. they're around the outside of the door frames. i'm going to replace the rivets with #6 1/2" screws. the only catch is that the heads of the screws have to be very flat so as not to interfere with the doors opening and closing
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