Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:49:17 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Trim for door underside?
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Ah -- my bad. I used "corner protector," being as that was the
descriptive word provided originally.
Anyway, it looks from the photo that this item is designed to slip over
a fairly thin piece of metal, whereas the lower pointy corners of my
'84's doors are comparatively thick.
--
RJS
On 07/28/2011 12:54 PM, TJ Hannink wrote:
> www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/slideout-corner-guards/5960
>
> Or enter "slideout corner guard" as a keyword or item number search on their website..
>
> On Thu Jul 28th, 2011 2:27 PM CDT Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>> Link? Their search function is pretty lame.
>>
>> --
>> RJS
>>
>> On 07/28/2011 12:13 PM, TJ Hannink wrote:
>>> Camping World makes a corner protector for the slide-out on an RV that would work.
>>>
>>> On Wed Jul 27th, 2011 12:10 PM CDT Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>
>>>> You could make a nice bumper oo the point with polyurethane caulk - hard to
>>>> match the colour but makes a nice springy, rubbery coating.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<
>>>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yep, pretty much. I guess I'll wrap some Gorilla-brand duct tape over the
>>>>> pointy bit, though I'd prefer to use something designed for the job.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 09:17 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah. Too thick?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<
>>>>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I finally did hie me to my FLAPS and found that they had nothing
>>>>> that would fit the lower, outer corner of the door underside -- the pointy
>>>>> bit that can scratch nearby cars -- because it's not a simple edge that
>>>>> u-profile edging can snap over (at least on my '84, other years may be
>>>>> different).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 10:37 -0700, Jake de Villiers 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
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