Re: 90CSQ Impressions (and a question)

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

>Now a question. I hand washed the car over the weekend (which is why its
>raining now. :-) I noticed as I was drying the inside of all the door
>frames that all the inside door panels are loose at the bottom of the door.
>I looked for obvious screw holes with missing screws but found none. Is
>this normal constructions!? What can I do to secure better the panels to
>the doors, hopefully without impeding future access to the inside of the
>doors...?

How loose?  Do they move just a little (i.e. 1/8 - 1/4 inch) or more? 
Does the door frame seem to squeeze toward the door when the door is
closed?  Does it rattle?
Are they loose in any other spots?  Are *all* four doors the same?  What
did you have for breakfast last week?  Has your dog been to the vet
recently?
Oh, sorry, just got a little carried away there.

The only possibility I can think of right off is this:  the door panel
has little "fingers" that grab onto the door itself.  The holes in the
door frame where these fingers go are insulated by thick rubber pads,
which fall off and get lost when you take off the door panels.  It's
possible that the previous owner took off the door panels, lost some of
the rubber pads, and decided that the best idea would be to have missing
pads on the bottom, where it's less noticeable if the panels move a
little.  Either that or he put the panels on improperly and the fingers
didn't go into their respective holes properly.
Or it could be normal.  I would look at mine but the "service" manager
at my dealer is still driving my beloved car around :(

HTH!

Elliott

>
>Thanks,
>- -Mark
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