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door striker plate, Does shimming help? |
robkammer |
Jun 22 2023, 12:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 7-January 21 From: Vermilion Ohio Member No.: 25,049 Region Association: North East States |
All: The doors on our 74 have really great fit on the outside, but rattle quite a bit. When I pull on the door it can be pulled in just about an eighth of an inch and the rattling and squeaking stops.
Haynes show striker plates that can be shimmed, but the 74 has a later style that has two rubber tabs instead of screws. Has anyone swapped styles and had good results? All of the rubber on the car was replaced during a restoration in 2014-2016 and it's had less than 3000 miles since, and always been garaged as well. Any idea would be helpful. Thanks! |
Mikey914 |
Jun 26 2023, 09:33 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,678 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Also notice the threshold is held down with a screw. Should really be a plastic push rivet, but you may not be able to go back if the screw made the hole bigger.
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robkammer |
Jul 2 2023, 12:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 7-January 21 From: Vermilion Ohio Member No.: 25,049 Region Association: North East States |
Also notice the threshold is held down with a screw. Should really be a plastic push rivet, but you may not be able to go back if the screw made the hole bigger. Thanks for the input. I have Genuine Porsche seals coming. The seals on the car seem OK once I turned them around but figured new would be better. The thresholds were screwed on when I got the car and I screwed ‘em back down after putting your carpet set in. Thinking about new door panels, mine are not awful but each has two speaker holes and grills that I don’t like. How do your panels compare with the Sierra Madge panels? And what size hole would accept the pins for the thresholds? Rob |
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