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Front door card removal
« on: 30 December 2006, 15:33:19 »
Hi chaps !!

OK, have followed FACELIFT front door card removal instructions to the letter !

I still cant get the bloody door card off the door !

Seems as if there is another fixing somewhere in the middle ri9ght on the top edge of the card !

Had another look at the " how to" , and it mentions the lip or locating strip on the top edge of the card, might be a bit tight !

Didnt , obviously want to force things too much, but i can not get the bloody thing to fully release from the door !

Shall i give it a serious whack or thump on the bottom of the door card , in an upwards direction as suggected in the how to !

Has anyone else had a really tight top edge on a facelift door card !!!

Ohhhhhhh and yes i have removed ALL screws/trims etc .

Cheers

Mark
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #1 on: 30 December 2006, 16:17:50 »
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Hi chaps !!

OK, have followed FACELIFT front door card removal instructions to the letter !

I still cant get the bloody door card off the door !

Seems as if there is another fixing somewhere in the middle ri9ght on the top edge of the card !

Had another look at the " how to" , and it mentions the lip or locating strip on the top edge of the card, might be a bit tight !

Didnt , obviously want to force things too much, but i can not get the bloody thing to fully release from the door !

Shall i give it a serious whack or thump on the bottom of the door card , in an upwards direction as suggected in the how to !

Has anyone else had a really tight top edge on a facelift door card !!!

Ohhhhhhh and yes i have removed ALL screws/trims etc .

Cheers

Mark

If its just top edge, then yes, give it a nudge.  If its in centre of card, its the secret screw under handle....
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #2 on: 30 December 2006, 17:29:22 »
Well if you have definately got 8 screws......there arent anymore.....so give it a whack  ;)
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #3 on: 30 December 2006, 18:22:38 »
I popped mine off using a big bolster, protecting the paintwork with a towel.

Came off a treat, all clips intact.
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #4 on: 30 December 2006, 19:14:40 »
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Well if you have definately got 8 screws......there arent anymore.....so give it a whack  ;)

Yep... a whack... as said, just make sure the 'secret' screw is out. And mind the door lock lever thingy when you whack it upwards.

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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #5 on: 30 December 2006, 23:24:25 »
Cheers chaps, will give it a nudge  ;D

Ohhhhhhhh guess why i am having to remove the door card !!!!!!!!!!!1
Yep, check strap faliure !!!!
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2006, 23:30:28 »
Ah! The 'death click' :(
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #7 on: 31 December 2006, 09:00:22 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bit more than death click !!

More like its died - as it dont click anymore  :o

Its all ripped out of the door !!

Oh well never mind- worse thinga happen at sea  ;D
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #8 on: 31 December 2006, 12:33:21 »
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bit more than death click !!

More like its died - as it dont click anymore  :o

Its all ripped out of the door !!

Oh well never mind- worse thinga happen at sea  ;D
You shouldn't have let it get that far - for sake of 20p, you should have sorted it before....

I hope this is a warning to others though...
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #9 on: 31 December 2006, 14:26:45 »
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bit more than death click !!

More like its died - as it dont click anymore  :o

Its all ripped out of the door !!

Oh well never mind- worse thinga happen at sea  ;D
You shouldn't have let it get that far - for sake of 20p, you should have sorted it before....

I hope this is a warning to others though...

There's more to it than just the plastic bush. (IMHO it shouldn't be needed in the first place if it was so neccessary why wasn't it fitted to Senators Carltons Mantas etc) The check strap had already been pulled through the door skin of the driver's door before I bought my car although the plastic bush was still present & correct. The passenger door very recently went from being perfectly OK to almost pullung through the door within a couple of 'open & closes'. I now have a reinforcing plate on either side of the door skin on each front door. I think that's more a case of penny pinching on Vx's part trying to hold a heavy with the minimum of cost. I bet there's no problems with Paul M's 8 series doors, and they could double up as barn doors if required!!
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #10 on: 31 December 2006, 14:31:18 »
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bit more than death click !!

More like its died - as it dont click anymore  :o

Its all ripped out of the door !!

Oh well never mind- worse thinga happen at sea  ;D
You shouldn't have let it get that far - for sake of 20p, you should have sorted it before....

I hope this is a warning to others though...

There's more to it than just the plastic bush. (IMHO it shouldn't be needed in the first place if it was so neccessary why wasn't it fitted to Senators Carltons Mantas etc) The check strap had already been pulled through the door skin of the driver's door before I bought my car although the plastic bush was still present & correct. The passenger door very recently went from being perfectly OK to almost pullung through the door within a couple of 'open & closes'. I now have a reinforcing plate on either side of the door skin on each front door. I think that's more a case of penny pinching on Vx's part trying to hold a heavy with the minimum of cost. I bet there's no problems with Paul M's 8 series doors, and they could double up as barn doors if required!!
I disagree - changing the bushes at first sign of noise would appear to stop the strap breaking...
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #11 on: 31 December 2006, 14:39:21 »
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I disagree - changing the bushes at first sign of noise would appear to stop the strap breaking...

We'll have to agree to disagree then  :D How do you explain the fact the plastic bush in the driver's door has been transfered to the new check strap with no problem/noise? The old check strap was in the bottom of the door attached to the bit of sheet steel that used to be the front of the door.
The first noise that my passenger door made was the crack as the front of the door around the check strap started to give way.
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #12 on: 31 December 2006, 14:52:14 »
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I disagree - changing the bushes at first sign of noise would appear to stop the strap breaking...

We'll have to agree to disagree then  :D How do you explain the fact the plastic bush in the driver's door has been transfered to the new check strap with no problem/noise? The old check strap was in the bottom of the door attached to the bit of sheet steel that used to be the front of the door.
The first noise that my passenger door made was the crack as the front of the door around the check strap started to give way.
OK, as you say, we will agree to disagree ;)

I would change those bushes anyway, even though you have now reinforced the strap, to stop it causing extra stress, as I suspect those bushes are shot...
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #13 on: 31 December 2006, 15:19:18 »
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I would change those bushes anyway, even though you have now reinforced the strap, to stop it causing extra stress, as I suspect those bushes are shot...

When the bushes are Donald Ducked completely and there is movement of the door before the check strap starts to move I can see that the kick of the strap against the door carcass will cause premature failure of the door, but the bushes are OK - honest, I can tell a goosed bush from a good bush - engineering is what I do for a living - Both doors now open & close smoothly even with the "shot bushes"  ;) We'll have to compare when we ever meet, assuming I put up with the car for that long.  :o
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Re: Front door card removal
« Reply #14 on: 31 December 2006, 16:25:24 »
My door strap also ripped totally out of the door, but the plastic bush was still like a brand new.

And when I checked my (old) door strap, I noticed it has two metallic "rollers", which were not aligned with the rod anymore, because their holes were very worn.

So I THINK this is the reason why my door strap ripped off.

Hopefully some of you understands my bad english. ::)
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