Door panels ( tip )

[Colin H F]

Hi all, after having taken off my door panels and being confronted with the gooey mastic that seals the plastic damproof sheet in place which gets every where if you try to peel the plastic off , I carefully cut with a pair of scissors just inside the mastic line to remove the sheet without disturbing the mastic ,when I was done I put the cut sheet back in place and secured it to the original with broad masking tape, you could also use a new plastic sheet and re glue it over the original. if you use a Stanley knife use the curved carpet blade so as not to scrape the paint work, Colin newbie

[mikeonb4c]

I've gotta say, and I've posted on it before, that if you use a sharp knife (e.g. sharp kitchen knife) with a sawing action as you peel away the polythene, then the mastic splits and half stays on the door and half on the polythene. Reseating things is then a walk in the park. I've done this several times with no probs at all and it avoids having to use a taped repair whose adhesive may deteriorate over time.

[stringman]

I definitely agree that the best way is to cut the mastic and another tip is to do the job on a cool day as when it gets hot this mastic goes all stringy and gets everywhere no matter what you do!

[tay]

once off you can tape it up out of the way,unless you are removing glass of course!

[dom_e]

I've also added a bit more insulation in the boot by sticking radiator foil over the plastic liner.

tay - do you have a pic. showing the speaker attachments in the front door cavity? I have some spare 17cm ones I'd like to fit if there is sufficient space. edit - have just seen your thread on it.

Also, how easy is it to remove the trim?

ta

Dom

[tricky]

once off you can tape it up out of the way,unless you are removing glass of course!

A piece of string and a clothes peg hanging from the top of the door frame could help out in that instance.

[Colin H F]

yes thats all very well but her indoors might have something to say about using the knife

[steviebongo]

hi there by cutting the sealer &resealing it withoot damaging the door foil is the best way ,keeping the door foil intact stops damp from penetrating the door trim you would be amazed at the amount of water that can accumulate inside the door.



cheers.

[tay]

hi dom e the trim is easy to take off,as for the speakers you might struggle to fit anything bigger than 5.25's in the original speaker mounts.i had to make up some mdf rings to pack out the speakers to stop the magnets fouling on the door panel,12mm mdf i think.originally i used two rings stuck together but this pushed the speaker too far forward causing it to foul on the door card.in hindsight i wish i had gone for a set of components mounting the tweeters on the a pillars,one for the future i think.hope this helps,tay

[dom_e]

Thanks Tay. That's a shame. I brought these 17cm for an old Volvo I part owned and they've never been used (vehicle sadly went to a very happy scrap man before they were fitted), so I was just keen to find a use for them.

Cheers.

Dom