Foam door inserts
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Melting Slicks
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From: Where all good things come to die. Detroit
Foam door inserts
Hey everyone,
I bought new exterior weatherstripping and those foam door inserts and I was really happy to install both. I thought to myself "this shouldnt take too long, I can do it today!" The weatherstripping went off without a hitch, but those damn foam inserts are causing me problems. When its time to push the whole door assembly together, it puckers and doesnt sit correctly. What am I doing wrong? How do i fix this (probably) easy problem?
Medic
I bought new exterior weatherstripping and those foam door inserts and I was really happy to install both. I thought to myself "this shouldnt take too long, I can do it today!" The weatherstripping went off without a hitch, but those damn foam inserts are causing me problems. When its time to push the whole door assembly together, it puckers and doesnt sit correctly. What am I doing wrong? How do i fix this (probably) easy problem?
Medic
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Silicon Valley Kalifornia
I bought these inserts once (I do believe they are sound deadening items?) and ended up trashing them. Could not put the door panel on with these POSs. Didn't want to risk damaging the panel either forcing the issue.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Davison Michigan
I just put them in my 90. They were difficult. I used double sided tape to secure them. I messed around with the wiring a lot to make sure all the wires and connector were positioned as not to hold the door panel away from the door. I had the panels off and on a number of times to get things as close to just right as possible. I was able to get the driver side panel to seat with little force. The passanger side I had to use a little more force to get things seated. I don't think it took much more than without the insulator. Of course with all that work I can't really tell a difference.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: green valley az
Originally Posted by Medicman55
Hey everyone,
I bought new exterior weatherstripping and those foam door inserts and I was really happy to install both. I thought to myself "this shouldnt take too long, I can do it today!" The weatherstripping went off without a hitch, but those damn foam inserts are causing me problems. When its time to push the whole door assembly together, it puckers and doesnt sit correctly. What am I doing wrong? How do i fix this (probably) easy problem?
Medic
I bought new exterior weatherstripping and those foam door inserts and I was really happy to install both. I thought to myself "this shouldnt take too long, I can do it today!" The weatherstripping went off without a hitch, but those damn foam inserts are causing me problems. When its time to push the whole door assembly together, it puckers and doesnt sit correctly. What am I doing wrong? How do i fix this (probably) easy problem?
Medic
