If you are closing the slider from inside, a second handle mounted near the rear of the door makes it unnecessary to slam it. You can then use the extra handle to pull the rear shut much more quietly rather than the usual momentum/slam that wakes everyone nearby. Outside, same... just push the rear shut.. I used a drawer handle and screwed it onto the door just below the window On Dec 4, 2016 4:56 PM, "Patrick Seurynck" <climb12@gmail.com> wrote: I too did the HDPE tape in both of the tracks, top and bottom and on both sides of each track. The improvement was very noticeable! Smoother and quieter. Now I will be looking into this rubber bumpstop! Thanks all 84 Westy Patrick On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 2:38 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > ohhh... nice... a piece of Fatmat will do the trick > > thanks > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile |
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