 Styrofoam in the Door?, What's supposed to be in there? |
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| able2222 |
 Jan 7 2013, 07:44 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 29-July 09 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 10,621 Region Association: None  |
Doing some window track maintenance on a '70 and pulled the door panels off. Found some large styrofoam blocks in the bottom of the door. Questions: 1. did the factory do this? 2. is it a redneck attempt at sound deading by the PO? or 3. is it an after market floatation assist kit (if it is I'm missing the snorkle)?
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| 914itis |
Jan 7 2013, 07:48 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Window stopper? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| SUNAB914 |
Jan 7 2013, 08:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 29-December 08 From: Fredericksburg VA Member No.: 9,880 Region Association: South East States |
Not factory.
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| 76-914 |
Jan 7 2013, 10:07 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,501 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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New to me. My 1st ride in a 914 was in Austin albeit 40 yr's ago. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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| Nine_14 |
Jan 7 2013, 10:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 30-August 12 From: Germany Member No.: 14,873 Region Association: Germany |
Don't forget there must be a plastic foil behind the door panel.
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| Tom_T |
Jan 7 2013, 11:27 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Nine_14 @ Jan 7 2013, 08:09 AM)  Don't forget there must be a plastic foil behind the door panel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Although here we'd call it a plastic sheet vapor barrier behind the inner door panel & over the inner frame. That styrofoam was a DAPO add-on, cuz that will only hold moisture to aid tin worm! Porsche/VW did inject foam in other body cavities in an ill advised attempt to both sound deaden & waterproof the bodies, which instead turned out to cause water-poof! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| walterolin |
Jan 7 2013, 11:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 685 Joined: 30-November 11 From: Louisville, Ky Member No.: 13,838 Region Association: South East States |
Agree with Tom T. I have an August 1970, took the doors off and apart a few months back. Found several tin worms, some loose window regulator parts, and a layer of undercoating on the sheet metal.
My rear fenders had foam injected into the very top corners by the tail lights, one rusted from trapped water. |
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| Nine_14 |
Jan 7 2013, 11:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 30-August 12 From: Germany Member No.: 14,873 Region Association: Germany |
QUOTE(walterolin @ Jan 7 2013, 06:34 PM) Agree with Tom T. I have an August 1970, took the doors off and apart a few months back. Found several tin worms, some loose window regulator parts, and a layer of undercoating on the sheet metal. My rear fenders had foam injected into the very top corners by the tail lights, one rusted from trapped water. Using Foam ? The badest way ever, hope you put this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) out |
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| JamesM |
Jan 7 2013, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,900 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
My guess is someone put it there to soften the blow of the window crashing down when the lift mechinasim pops out of the little plastic button. I have had this happen a lot with my early cars.
I would check your little plastic button and rollers/guides and make sure nothing is damaged or missing as this can cause occasional binding and then the *pop* and *CRASH* the foam is most likely there to lessen. |
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