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So I was about to wash my 1955.2 Chevy truck and noticed that there is plenty of room for water to run down the inside of my door with the gaps and such around the window and vents. I looked on the bottom of these aftermarket doors (Jim Carters) and there were no drain holes to be found.

Where do I drill and how large a hole/s?

the originals had 2 slots, about an inch each, right against the pinch flange so the water drained outside the rubber - X here is one [the > is where the rubber clamps screw down]

Bill

Thanks Bill. It looks like I'm missing the holes for the rubber clamp as well. The rubber does stay on really well with just the push pins.

there is a small factory clamp thing at all the tight corners as seen here, and a long narrow plate that goes across most of the bottom - over time you will find they are important little additions to prevent the rubber getting munched, especially across the bottom

Bill

I have the long narrow plate, but not those smaller ones. Any vendors sell em that you know of?

Thanks for all your help Bill.

Michael

I don't recall seeing the individual clips anywhere, but they wouldn't be too hard to make out of flat stock, just need to tweek one end a bit, drill a hole, and file some teeth in it - they're about as long as the bottom strip is wide with about the same bend

Bill

Makes sense. I think I can pull that off.