My 1953 doors had horizontal metal strips on the inside bottom, although they were mostly rusted away. I have my doors mostly completed now and have the gasket glued in place. I neglected to order new metal strips for the bottom. Now I'm wondering if they really serve much of a purpose?? Catalogs say that they are there to retain the rubber gasket, but the gasket is glued in place, so are they really needed? Is the rubber perhaps prone to pulling off at the bottom of the doors or what?
Mike Burns 1940 Chev 1/2 ton 1953 Chev 1/2 ton 1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe 1947 Indian Chief 1943 Indian 741
Mike, I'm moving your question to the Doors area of Paint & Body. You should get some good responses there. The Doors area is getting a lot of traction these days. It seems to be helping many who have specific door-related issues.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery || In the Gallery Forum "I didn't see this one coming. I don't see much of anything coming. :-O"
my 52 panel was not glued originally. the metal strip holds the strip in place. there is a trick to putting that strip on.....put one of the end screws in while holding the other end up. then pull the metal strip down. it will fit right in....or it did for me
I put them in my 54 as mine were also rotted away might get away without them but they look okay and secure the weatherstrip like they are supposed to .if the glue let’s go then they would get torn off quickly if not fixed.
