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Old Sep 25, 2019 | 09:37 AM
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Purchased my C5 a couple of months ago. Just noticed this. The gaps are slightly exaggerated as I CAREFULLY applied a bit of extra pressure to open it up for the photo.

Do you think JB Weld will help? Or would it just buy some time? I searched the forum and found a link for someone that used Marine Tex. I contacted JB Weld and they recommended a particular version of their product. Am I looking at a new door in my future? My wife will kill me...she was afraid this would become a money pit. She doesn't know about the mods I have planned.


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get a new door or a new wife. doesn't look like you can have both.
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Old Sep 25, 2019 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Equator
Purchased my C5 a couple of months ago. Just noticed this. The gaps are slightly exaggerated as I CAREFULLY applied a bit of extra pressure to open it up for the photo...
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get a new door or a new wife. doesn't look like you can have both.
Perhaps you can keep both, your properly repaired old door and your wife . Take a look at these posts:

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Perhaps you can keep both, your properly repaired old door and your wife . Take a look at these posts:
Thank you for the links. I do intend on keeping both if at all possible!
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Originally Posted by TGstring
get a new door or a new wife. doesn't look like you can have both.
The maintenance on either can be pretty expensive! Been married 33 years...I'll make it work somehow.
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