Lovely Door Crack
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Lovely Door Crack So I opened my door the other afternoon....
Does anyone off the top of their head know the part number for the door piece?
and I do realize its the ENTIRE door pretty much, as its one piece.
Does anyone off the top of their head know the part number for the door piece?
and I do realize its the ENTIRE door pretty much, as its one piece.
Yeah we did, got a foot last week. Melted some off over the warmer weekend, supposed to be cold this week but not snow much (1-3 inches) but we almost got another foot from the storm system that is currently dumping rain/snow all the way up the east coast. It shifted enough to spare Ohio. Good in one way, bad in another, I wanted college to be closed for a couple days That pic in my sig was with only 6 inches 
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This is well (way too much) documented: https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...uote-pics.html
There are some good ideas in here and some that are not so good. I'd recommend checking out post # 312. DarthD has a great fix to relieve the stress. I tried his mod/fix and my crack closed up tight. (Then it can be repaired.)
There are some good ideas in here and some that are not so good. I'd recommend checking out post # 312. DarthD has a great fix to relieve the stress. I tried his mod/fix and my crack closed up tight. (Then it can be repaired.)
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so it went in the shop to get replaced. Good thing I got the warranty on the motor when I got it 10 months ago. No idea why this motor spun a bearing, only had 70k miles on it and it looked good when I had the oil pan off back in November. Who knows... Anyway, I'll be taking care of the dash when I get the car back.My car just hates me
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No, I was going to do that this weekend but my motor spun a bearing again so it went in the shop to get replaced. Good thing I got the warranty on the motor when I got it 10 months ago. No idea why this motor spun a bearing, only had 70k miles on it and it looked good when I had the oil pan off back in November. Who knows... Anyway, I'll be taking care of the dash when I get the car back.
My car just hates me
so it went in the shop to get replaced. Good thing I got the warranty on the motor when I got it 10 months ago. No idea why this motor spun a bearing, only had 70k miles on it and it looked good when I had the oil pan off back in November. Who knows... Anyway, I'll be taking care of the dash when I get the car back.My car just hates me
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This is well (way too much) documented: https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...uote-pics.html
There are some good ideas in here and some that are not so good. I'd recommend checking out post # 312. DarthD has a great fix to relieve the stress. I tried his mod/fix and my crack closed up tight. (Then it can be repaired.)
There are some good ideas in here and some that are not so good. I'd recommend checking out post # 312. DarthD has a great fix to relieve the stress. I tried his mod/fix and my crack closed up tight. (Then it can be repaired.)
Im going to be taking out the staples this weekend as my car doesnt have the cracks yet but its got a slight dent in both doors.
You might have them starting, though. One of my doors hadn't cracked through, but on the backside, there was a stretch mark where stress was starting to build up. If you can see the stretch, you may pay special attention to that area and make sure all of the stress is relieved on the staples/holes.
All plastics shrink, which is normal and fine. All of the fasteners that secure the panel to the door have sufficient play to allow for this. The issue with the door panels is that the strip stapled in to the top of the panel does not shrink but its securely stapled in to the plastic. When the plastic shrinks along the staple line, it builds up stresses and then cracks (every door at the same place) where there is a weak point in the reinforcement in the back of the panel.
This is evident by the gap in the crack. When you remove the staples and relieve the shrinkage stress, the crack will close up. (If its not too big.)
WSSIX99 is all over this guys, read the link he posted above. The staple removal process is a pain, if you don't have the problem, fix it before you do. GM wants over $750 for the Trans Am version of the door panel. And they were back ordered. Hmm backordered...ran out of them....hmmm.
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WSSIX99 is all over this guys, read the link he posted above. The staple removal process is a pain, if you don't have the problem, fix it before you do. GM wants over $750 for the Trans Am version of the door panel. And they were back ordered. Hmm backordered...ran out of them....hmmm.
About 5 months ago. I found a used one listed as 'mint condition' and dropped $400 on it. It was very close to perfect. A few minor abrassions down by where your feet hit the door pocket at the front. For half price I'm happy. I'm totally pissed off that GM accepts zero responsibility for the design flaw, but they have bigger problems to deal with now...don't they.