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| | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 121 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 121 | I've cut off the bottom of the door and am installing a new inner door bottom and lower outer skin. I've gutted the door and will be repairing odd assorted holes and damage. Inside the door there is a heavy formed metal support which the door hinges bolt through. At the top of this support there are 3 large screws that look like they hold the outer skin in place just below the window opening. The screw heads have been bondo'd over and I'm not sure what to make of this. Would this be some kind of factory mirror attachment that a PO has covered up or is this something the factory did? It looks like the outer skin needs this support but I can't see GM running 3 big screws through a door skin and then covering them with bondo. Plans for the truck are for a non-factory mirror so I don't need these screws but I'm not sure what to do with them. Any ideas?
Dave
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| | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 | Dave, You're seeing the factory mirror location. Leave them buried.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 121 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 121 | I was guessing that was what they were for.
Will bondo work or should I weld them up? Don't want the paint cracking or bubbling there in the future.
Dave
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| | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Yup their the mirror screws. If the door is stripped, I would weld them up. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | use them if you can, otherwise you will be drilling through the reinforcing stell beneath the door skin when adding new mirrors. I believe in utilizing factory penetrations, if possible. Good luck with your project. | | |
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