Hi Jim, I am the guy Bob just referred to. Hi Bob :) I did exactly what you envision. I own NO wood working tools and managed to make it look and work decently. It makes a significant difference, especially on days when you find yourself having to transfer the fridge from propane to 12V many times. The design idea that I used was to take the curve at the top of the door and reproduce it flipped down 180 deg. and cut alond that. Can you see what I mean? It's very purdy that way ;) On the cut surfaces I used some edge-stick-on-with- an-iron stuff. The only annoying thing/difficulty is the trim is sort of stretched around the door. So when you cut it, it slides back in its groove leaving a gap. You can reposition it and use small nails to keep it in place but it is almost impossible to make it perfect. I will take a pic of it this week and send it to you, and anybody else interested. Serge |
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