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Help Please... assembling bare shell door!

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:05 pm
by mangus
It is finally time to install the windows and door mechanisms.
Trouble is, which one do you do first? As we didn't pull it apart ourselves, we aren't sure.
I know Stewart has just done his and will be following his steps for the quarter glass installation, which I assume is the first step?
Don't want to put one part in, only to find out we have to pull it back out to get the other bit in first!
Also we have the door belts and metal upright baileys channels, but know "soft baileys channels" are available, do I need them also or use instead of?
Any advice and pictures appreciated!
Thanks in advance.

Re: Help Please... assembling bare shell door!

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:20 pm
by muza
I got some 'soft bailey channels' and they replace the stainless. Doesn't look as good as original but they don't fit inside the stainless, so it'll have to do!

Re: Help Please... assembling bare shell door!

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:49 pm
by parisian62
Hi Mangus

The order of sequence I did was:

Paint some deadener inside the door.
Quarter windows - but don't screw it in tight. You need some movement to fit the main glass.
Door lock mechanism and door button - make sure the wheel latch 'free wheels' when you press the latch - if it doesnt fix it or get another one. Also smear all moving parts with lithium grease.
Short channel over the door lock mechanism. This is screwed in.
All bailey channels and door felts - you need MAJOR patience with this and heaps of masking tape on the edges of the window and door where you are working. For me the two pieces at the base of the window was the worst job.
Glass
Window winder
Door opener and linkage

Hope this helps.

Stewart