Rebody Z3 Donor - Options and other rebody questions

[Dxbolton]

Yes. You need to pull that rubber strip from the top of the door. The new door skin slides down into the gap where the rubber used to be.

I seem to remember a picture on @Dxbolton 's build thread. He's also stuck the rubber back on top of the new door skin. But watertight? The original door wasn't watertight anyway so don't try to make the new one watertight. Water will get down inside the door. You need to make sure your memrane behind the door card is good.

The sliding window is watertight but I did get the occasional drop by the quarter window. I’ll just make a tighter fit when it’s back from the paint shop.
I refixed the seal in place with Tigerseal to the top edge of the skin

 

[DaveP]

Tiger Seal aka Mansoori glue...

 

[ruan]

I am assuming that the door skins go into the slot that the rubber seal came out of and that you cut off that part of the rubber seal before reattaching the seal to the top of the door skin. I had originally thought that the skin slid in-between the glass and the door but this is obviously wrong.

 

[ruan]

Has anyone else noticed that when the bonnet is closed and you fully open the driver's door, the front of the door skin is pushed backwards by the bonnet hinge.
This is a picture of the front edge of the driver's door skin hitting the bonnet hinge and a picture of the door skin pushed backwards by about 5mm. It is the top part of the hinge that is causing the problem not the bottom part that I have already modified to provide clearance for the swage line.

 

[Duncodin]

yep. that rod thing that stops the door swinging too far. You have to take it out and add spacers to stop the door opening that far.

i have photos. i'll go find something and show you.

 

[Duncodin]

Take this wotsit out

Then stick some nuts and washers on like this.

And put it back in. I put different/longer screws in too.

My driver side just needed the one set of nuts. The passenger side needed an extra few washers.

 

[ruan]

Thanks, I started down that route, I just haven't used enough spacers. I see you reversed the bolt - good idea that will make it so much easier to refit it.