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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / June 2005Source(s) for 240 door skins???
I am looking at rebuilding a 240GL. Is there any North American source of new door skins or does my sheet metal man have to make them? Just looking at various options. This car will be kept! It has 400,000 km on it right now and I want to rebuild it and drive it only in the summer here in Canada. Ken > I am looking at rebuilding a 240GL. Is there any North American source > of new door skins or does my sheet metal man have to make them? > > Just looking at various options. This car will be kept! It has 400,000 > km on it right now and I want to rebuild it and drive it only in the > summer here in Canada. Just replace the whole doors, they're easy to find and cheap, and the result will be better than trying to replace the skins. >> I am looking at rebuilding a 240GL. Is there any North American source >> of new door skins or does my sheet metal man have to make them? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > result > will be better than trying to replace the skins. Further.. my '92 245 has actually rusted through at the lower front corner of the drivers's door, apparently due to a windsheield leak. FOr the most part, this would be covered by the plastic cladding. Is it considered better to fix or replace? thanks! Patrick Keenan > Further.. my '92 245 has actually rusted through at the lower front corner > of the drivers's door, apparently due to a windsheield leak. FOr the most [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks! > Patrick Keenan The only good way to fix rust is to replace the rusted sections, otherwise rust is like cancer, it'll spread all over under the paint. > The only good way to fix rust is to replace the rusted sections, otherwise > rust is like cancer, it'll spread all over under the paint. Hence my question regarding door skins............ > > The only good way to fix rust is to replace the rusted sections, otherwise > > rust is like cancer, it'll spread all over under the paint. > > Hence my question regarding door skins............ Yeah and I gave you an answer regarding that, replace the whole doors, it's the only good way to fix any removeable part and much cheaper than trying to repair even if you could find a door with a good skin, nobody makes the skins alone. If there's rust in the unibody then you've got no choice but to replace the piece of damaged metal with a good piece but the only place to get it if it's not something you can fab yourself is off another junk car, hopefully one that's not rusty. > I am looking at rebuilding a 240GL. Is there any North American source > of new door skins or does my sheet metal man have to make them? > > Just looking at various options. This car will be kept! It has 400,000 > km on it right now and I want to rebuild it and drive it only in the > summer here in Canada. _____ I don't know about new door skins, but good used ones can be had from Chapman Motors in Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, BC <http://www.chapmanmotors.ca/>. When i lived in Calgary they once shipped a used left fender for my 1975 240DL. / jch |
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