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Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed door

Postby MattBlackMinibus » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:06 pm

Wanted to sort out the rusty left door on the back end of my bus for ages :idea:
Today was the day :D

Start time 11:00

Not the best day to do it, but hey
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Right, get that door off, and chop the top off the repair panel
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Lay new panel over door and score where to cut, and cut it
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Drill the spot welds and chisel the skin off, then clean it all up
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Check if it fits, and tack it
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Weld it up, grind it back, and check the door still fits, before getting some primer and paint on it
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Ooh, nearly forgot to mention - the doors are NOT square at the bottom,
so the bottom of the new panel had to be beaten flat then a new fold put in at the correct angle for the left door. Grief.


Stop the clock - 18:00

It's not perfect yet, but it'll do for now.
I need to reinforce it inside as it's a bit flexi, and finish filling it to perfection.

Number plate and light tomorrow - only a temporary fix for now, until I fit a new bumper :wink:
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Re: Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed door

Postby Luke » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:10 pm

nice idea 8) and looks great 8)

but come on the real reason behind it was the rhs panel was cheaper :lol:
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Re: Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed door

Postby v6gertie » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:12 pm

that looks great really good
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Postby MinorMatt » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:20 pm

My RHS and LHS panels were the same price...
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Re: Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed door

Postby MattBlackMinibus » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:25 pm

They are :evil:

It's my business vehicle, so it needs to look reasonably presentable,
but I didn't want to just fix a door :? How dull would that be :!:
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Postby BROWNYS V6 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:41 pm

nice mod looks 8)
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Postby Breakdown Biker » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:46 am

Nice work mate, I like 8) :D
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Re: Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed door

Postby MattBlackMinibus » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:29 pm

Cheers peeps :D
Now sorted temporary number plate and chrome light bar
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Postby canveysteve » Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:37 am

Where did u get these panels ??
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Re: Right repair panel fits Left rear door! Mk5 smoothed doo

Postby MattBlackMinibus » Sun Sep 07, 2014 3:23 pm

I think I got them on the bay but there's sellers on here who sell them nice n cheap!
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