Door trim goop

[Steve Sears]

OOPS - digest in subject line....my bad!
As an additional point, I see that the chrome trim strip above your driver's
door has broken.  Last week I found out that the newer 100/200's with a
similar strip actually have an extruded aluminum piece with real rubber
seals - not the cracked plastic with a flimsy chrome strip glued on with
biodegradable glue.  You'll need to carefully pry the rubber strips from the
door jamb side of the metal extrusion (the pieces marked with the roof rack
arrows), and then cut off the rivets holding it in place on the donor car.
Cheers!
Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Sears" <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: quattro Digest, Vol 22, Issue 37
>
>
> > Barry,
> > I have been told that it's 3M Strip Caulk, but I've used that on
> taillights
> > and some side trim and it seems to dry out and leak too easily.  I'd
> > contemplate using something like a urethane sealant you can get at an
> > autobody supply store.
> > I'm sure if you look around enough you could find a door in the same
> colour
> > as your car that you could just drop in as a replacement - many wrecking
> > yards have numerous type 44's sitting with a full set of doors (of
course,
> > the pinstriping would have to be redone).  Check www.car-part.com for a
> > partial list of places with doors.  Chances are they'll come with the
side
> > beam and you won't have to worry about the sealant.
> > Cheers!
> > Steve Sears
> > 1987 Audi 5kTQ - 5k euros in, waiting for 20v200 doors, and a V8 hood
and
> > trunk, and a 4000q spoiler, and....
> > 1980 Audi 5k - happy being original (with a turbo chin valence...oops!)
> > 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - souped up with trim rings
on
> > the bias ply whitewalls!
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: barry at moonbeast.com
> > > Subject: Door trim goop
> > > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > > Message-ID: <1124213725.430223dd824d1 at sec.moonbeast.com>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey, I'm replacing the rusted out driver's door on my '87 5k:
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/89bsq
> > >
> > > The trim piece on the door has this black goop on it that presumably
> seals
> > out
> > > the moisture.  Is there someplace I can get this stuff?  What is it?
Is
> > there
> > > a better way to seal the door trim?  There were a couple of places
where
> I
> > > could poke a finger through, not to mention it totally looks like
hell.
> > Time
> > > to remedy that situation...
> > >
> > > Thanks-
> > > =BB=
> >
>
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