Greetings all,
when I bought my Mog about a year ago I noticed that the edge of the leather trim by the door lock was wearing quite a bit.
Well, with the passage of time it has got considerably worse, to the extent that the underlying plywood was also becoming damaged.
Now, I may venture that I always get into the car backside first as I find this is much easier on my chronic bad back, and I exit the vehicle in the reverse.......both feet first and backside last.
The problem as I see it is that the plywood with its leather covering is entirely unsupported in the area of the lock and vulnerable to friction on the edge from my right hip.
I might add at this point that any reference to the size of my backside will not be entertained.
Being six three my height and lack of flexibility is the problem not my girth!
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Do later cars have a more substantial thickness of plywood?....on my '75 it is only about 3-4mm.
Neil.
