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Re: door skins

To: htcoating@sprint.ca, bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: door skins
From: "K M" <symbiotic@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:43:41 PDT
>I recently purchased 2028. The door skins are in such bad condition that
>they are not worth repairing. does anybody know where I can find 
>aftermarket
>skins that fit properly? If I buy "new" ones I don't want to have to spend
>40 hrs massaging them to fit properly. the old ones are extremely checked,
>cracked and warped  (Over 1/2 ") and have been poorly repaired at least
>twice!
>Thanks, Rick

It is not the skins that need to be massaged but rather the underlying door 
frame. If your doors fit properly now, putting new skins on them likely 
won't effect it. But, if they are askew like most, the frame will need to be 
bent and bent and bent (plus the crescent should be welded in). Kim




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