Door Panels
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Palmdale CA
If they're loose at the top, it's because the weatherstripping on the door terminates in two huge blocks on top of the door, both front and back. The door panel sits on top of those rubber blocks.
The early C4 door panels had screws to hold the bottom of the door panel, but the late C4's use plastic Xmas tree type connectors that have some play vertically, allowing the rubber blocks on top of the door to push the panel upward out of the door itself (take a careful look, that's how I figured it out).
I cut down the blocks to the minimum needed to hold the weatherstrip in on both ends of the door and now the door panel sits a lot more lower. It's still somewhat elevated, but nothing like it was.
I also added a screw and insert to the structural tab that is about halfway up the back of the door. Drill a hole and put an insert in the tab, then when you put the door panel in, use a wide headed screw and drive it through the door panel (after lining it up with the insert of course). The early C4 door panel had a screw here, but the late C4's don't. I know, we have both an 87' and a 95'. That'll help hold the door panel down on the back side.
Here is a thread I created and hope this helps
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...panel-fix.html
The early C4 door panels had screws to hold the bottom of the door panel, but the late C4's use plastic Xmas tree type connectors that have some play vertically, allowing the rubber blocks on top of the door to push the panel upward out of the door itself (take a careful look, that's how I figured it out).
I cut down the blocks to the minimum needed to hold the weatherstrip in on both ends of the door and now the door panel sits a lot more lower. It's still somewhat elevated, but nothing like it was.
I also added a screw and insert to the structural tab that is about halfway up the back of the door. Drill a hole and put an insert in the tab, then when you put the door panel in, use a wide headed screw and drive it through the door panel (after lining it up with the insert of course). The early C4 door panel had a screw here, but the late C4's don't. I know, we have both an 87' and a 95'. That'll help hold the door panel down on the back side.
Here is a thread I created and hope this helps
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...panel-fix.html
Last edited by F22; Dec 1, 2011 at 08:00 PM. Reason: Doh, repeated text!
Pro
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Wichita Falls Tx
Also go to any auto pait post more tommorow lap top out ofpower...Never mind on a charger now .Go to any auto paint supplyer ,the'll have those little white oblong clips [behind the courtesy light,door grab, replace all these .Next do not use the old clips along the bottom ,any chevy house has these .Take an old one w/ you .The chevy house here in town didn't even charge me for 10 of them .
Last edited by kleptopigdog; Dec 1, 2011 at 09:32 PM.
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