richiep
Club Member
I try to make spannering look good!Richie, I do love the fact that in a lot of these pics, your wearing smart/clean shoes and trousers!keep up the good work
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What did you do to your Z this week?
- Thread starter jonbills
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Went tonight to pick the car up, this was the best my good friend and mechanic could do. To make it right will take more time and money and all but one of the fittings need new holes made and all the fittings are in the right place at the moment, The reason is clear to see why, but i am not saying anything more. Please any sensible and honest words would really help and I am not stirring up things, feeling very sad and I am struggling to comprehend and deal with what has occurred.
Kind Regards
Kev
Kind Regards
Kev
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Agree that fitment doesn't look right at all - does it line up when you just hook it on without the fixings?
What you are looking at is £625 worth and £200 in labour to end up with that monstrosity, No Matt Everything will need new holes they are not fit for purpose and have been very poorly made i was told they need millimetres to fit more like inches but surprise, surprise my old ones (original)bought from Moggy fit perfectly what is that telling us?? Maybe my doors are wrong lol !! Pretty embarrassing and ashamed to have them spoil a nice car, Apparently they are " if you need 1 new pair of car door is alredy available. Attention these panel are best in market no other replica available in USA or other place so the advert says really................ people have been talking about libel well that statement WILL be used as legal evidence as it is one hell of a lie. Guess i will have to work even harder to pay more money to either fix them or buy some REAL ones and some people wondered what all the fuss was about, I ask all of YOU would you be happy with this quality???????
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FYI new Datsun parts in Canada cost $650 + $199 shipping and 4.5 % import duty +20% vat total £869 depending on exchange rates against £625 +£200 labour for what i got, bet they don't need hours to fit but if someone can tell me otherwise ? Cannot sell the Z looking like this, its things like this that make you wonder is it all worth it.
Mark N
Club Member
Looks like the door card is sitting 10mm to 15mm too far forward.
Do the holes for the handles line up in that position?
The car is at home in garage and i am at work and i cannot afford to have them taken off every minute to check if my doors are wrong or cards the garage is 36 miles from me in Peterborough so hard to plan things he has had it for a week and he has a lot of other work to do Alex my friend and mechanic who knows Z's his Dad has owned one for years thinks its not the doors.
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MaximG
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Having now looked at your door a little my closely I'm not sure they are any different to mine after all. Think the flash in your picture was just hiding one of the door profiles.
I can understand your frustration, I had a similar problem with SS Harrington Bumpers a few years back and the front is still hung up in the garage. I didn't get anywhere with them either, they just said they had no other complaints. However when I quizzed people on here some had the same issue and either lived with it or adjusted the bumper to fit. I wasn't quite willing to do that and just went back to useing my chrome one. The back SS one fits absolutely fine but I'm always on the lookout for good condition original end pieces as I picked up a new centre section so I can replace and go back to chrome.
I can understand your frustration, I had a similar problem with SS Harrington Bumpers a few years back and the front is still hung up in the garage. I didn't get anywhere with them either, they just said they had no other complaints. However when I quizzed people on here some had the same issue and either lived with it or adjusted the bumper to fit. I wasn't quite willing to do that and just went back to useing my chrome one. The back SS one fits absolutely fine but I'm always on the lookout for good condition original end pieces as I picked up a new centre section so I can replace and go back to chrome.
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Gave it a wash and waxed if after.
Hi Paul yes the very same and thanks again for your past help, if you could spare the time will have to arrange a date (not that sort !!!) with you and Alex i'm only free at weekends due to work and Alex will have to find some time and space to plan this i will contact him, our normal car is at his for m.o.t this sat so maybe the sat after? Am planning to still go to Silverstone but hope to have them looking proper as they look awful.
Ok I busy for the next four Saturdays due to band and studio stuff going on sundays is normally ok but I’ll have to sneak it onto the calendar whilst she ain’t looking then at least I can say I put it there weeks ago and you never see it
That way I’ll get away with it if you know wot I mean does the car drive,I’m sure we can sort something out I’ve got a few jobs to do ie oil changes on my sti Scooby and z4 m coupe which I do down my mates garage might be ok for a sat morning best bell me in 07957881997 and we can take it from there
That way I’ll get away with it if you know wot I mean does the car drive,I’m sure we can sort something out I’ve got a few jobs to do ie oil changes on my sti Scooby and z4 m coupe which I do down my mates garage might be ok for a sat morning best bell me in 07957881997 and we can take it from there
Albrecht
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Albrecht
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Just wrote out a long explanation of the above, and then lost it! Disappeared!
Anyway, the above are three different OEM door trim panels dating from around 1971/72. The shape of the vinyl trim and the gluing around the inside of the top edge are pretty much how many of them were when they left the factory. The shape of the top rear edge comes from the steel pressing underneath it, so if that's not right then they won't fit very well.
The door trims initially just 'hang' on the top edge of the inner door pressing, just hooking over it. So there's not much vertical adjustment to be had, but quite a bit more horizontally. The horizontal movement is limited by the holes in the door trim needing to line up with the window winder, inner door handle and armrest/grab handle, but there IS some wiggle room.
The door trim clips sit offset in their holes in the door trim hardboard, so they can be 'clocked' somewhat in order to line up with the corresponding holes in the door pressing.
Yours do seem - as has been mentioned - to be sitting a little bit further forward than they should be.
I might pop down to the garages and see if I can take some more reference shots of cars with panels installed, and car doors without trims/rubbers on them. Stand by...
Anyway, the above are three different OEM door trim panels dating from around 1971/72. The shape of the vinyl trim and the gluing around the inside of the top edge are pretty much how many of them were when they left the factory. The shape of the top rear edge comes from the steel pressing underneath it, so if that's not right then they won't fit very well.
The door trims initially just 'hang' on the top edge of the inner door pressing, just hooking over it. So there's not much vertical adjustment to be had, but quite a bit more horizontally. The horizontal movement is limited by the holes in the door trim needing to line up with the window winder, inner door handle and armrest/grab handle, but there IS some wiggle room.
The door trim clips sit offset in their holes in the door trim hardboard, so they can be 'clocked' somewhat in order to line up with the corresponding holes in the door pressing.
Yours do seem - as has been mentioned - to be sitting a little bit further forward than they should be.
I might pop down to the garages and see if I can take some more reference shots of cars with panels installed, and car doors without trims/rubbers on them. Stand by...
richiep
Club Member
Exciting trip out at lunch to pick up this little lot:
Lots of unpacking to do and rebagging by part, application, etc. I dropped off a couple more things when I collected these, but soon I’ll have all nuts, bolts, and hardware items replated (in fact, with hundreds to spare, as I had a lot from my ex-pmac OEM bolt supply done too).
Lots of unpacking to do and rebagging by part, application, etc. I dropped off a couple more things when I collected these, but soon I’ll have all nuts, bolts, and hardware items replated (in fact, with hundreds to spare, as I had a lot from my ex-pmac OEM bolt supply done too).