Date:         Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:01:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trim for door underside?
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTimbUmthR7k4fc79y78rZQnuWrODPA@mail.gmail.com>
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I have this stuff in clear on my new MINI, and it works pretty good although
in this 104 degree heat the adhesive has started to "wander" a bit.  The
doors on the MINI are also wide like my Westy so I have the door edges
trimmed with it.  I will look at applying some to the Westy doors since I
have this same problem at times, parked next to other vehicles.  Good idea
!!

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in colours too!  ;)
>
>
> http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge+guard&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I was getting into the van in a parking lot yesterday, the door
> > swung wider than it should have and briefly touched the side of the car
> > parked next to me. As I climbed in, my weight drew the tip of the van
> > door downward, leaving a comma-shaped scrape in the paint of his gas cap
> > door.
> >
> > The guy who owned the car wasn't bothered, it had plenty of scrapes on
> > it. But if it had been a shiny new expensive luxury sedan I might have
> > been in doo-doo.
> >
> > The bottom edge of the door on my van is just painted metal. I wish it
> > didn't want to swing wide so easily -- other cars I've owned had
> > "detents" where the door could be parked in a partially-open position. I
> > often am using both hands to pull myself up into the seat so I can't
> > hold the door at the same time.
> >
> >  Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl trim strip that can be
> > applied there to reduce the scratch potential?
> >
> > -- RJS
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>



--
Alan Felder
Austin TX
82 Diesel Westy