I am in the middle of an A-pillar rebuild. The door had been opened way too far. This has bent the door frame a bit, and it had dented in the outer panel. After that the door didnt close right, so someone gasaxed out part of the kick panel to access the hinges. Then there was a steel patch put over the top of the outer panel followed by a half-inch of solder all over. And rust at the bottom.
So.
I got repair panels and carefully peeled and picked off the old panels. The kick panel, the inner guard spacer panel and the outer panel came off. the door frame with the hinges remained. I bent it back as best I could. Its not too bad just slightly bent.
Then I went to replace the kick panel and the replacement I got was well different.
The spacer panel between the kick and the guard, in front of the hinges, is fine on the outside but well wrong on the inner, partly because I made a new curve at the base of the kick panel to have it fit.
I will make a new spacer panel myself. The outer panel, that the world sees, looks to be a good fit. (whew).
Questions
- what experience does anyone have of patch panels being significantly wrong?
-Has anyone done this job before?
I see there is no helpful info in the FAQs or Howto's so I will plot my progress, mistakes and learnings and write one up. Anyone got any helpful advice they want to add?
cheers
