Is there a simple fix to reduce chafing of the bottom edge of the doors against the door sill, I'm thinking a thin strip of neoprene might be helpful, but i imagine if it's too thick may present a problem closing the door. Also I noticed this week that the horizontal bar of the sidescreen is chafing the outermost corner of the dash (the padded bit). I'm thinking neoprene pad here too, but are there any better solutions

cheers for tips

s

Sawman,
I bought thick clear self adhesive clear plastic from these guys

http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/stone-chip-film-stone-1568-p.asp

I could cut it to size and keep the film hidden by the bottom of the door.

Good luck

John

if you search the site using the word rubbing [no jokes ] a few topics come up and offer solutions.

Hi Nick,
I did try that yesterday, but nothing helpful came up- maybe the search function was having an off day, I'll have another look.

You wouldn't believe the amount of links google showed when I tried Morgan+rubbing - turns out there is an "actress" called morgan

Cheers John, does the film not just get rubbed and tear? did you put it on both surfaces?

s

Hmmm, I seem to remember one (or should that be two??) from my college days in the 70's...
Not sure the word 'actress' is particularly applicable...

Would that have anything to do with that age old pastime called 'Brass Rubbing'

Sawman

Can you get at the hinge pins???
The stainless ones are easy to tap 'out', but if not stainless it may be tricky.
The point is, they wear in a <180 degree plane, so one possible solution is to tap them out just enough to get a hold and rotate 180 so that the unworn section comes into play.
Alternatively new hinge pins or new hinges.

With regard to a neoprene fix on the door bottoms - standard density won't do it. It's too soft. You might get away with Firm Grade neoprene, or Polyethylene just as a small buffer.

Either of those will fix your dashboard chafing and it won't take much of a patch to stop it. In either location, first use a same-size patch of double sided tape on the panel or sidescreen. This means that you can remove it later without leaving a mark. Maplins (and Halfords)do decent double sided tape. Then glue the neoprene to the tape with contact adhesive. Apply an initial covering to the neoprene to 'prime' the surface, before fixing.

If you'd like to try neoprene, send me a PM with your address and I'll post a complementary sample of each. You'll have to get your own double sided tape (which has a thousand & one uses.....)

Are you on commissiom from those Bates guys then?

Cheers G

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