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I am using the very helpful technical article produced by Andy Clapham and posted by Maurice to replace a central locking motor in the drivers door. It is an excellent guide. In the process I have found a strip of what appears to be rubber backed insulation which was adhered to the internal face of the outside skin. The strip has dropped a few inches and is resting in the bottom of the door. I could refix it but I am not sure what adhesive to use or whether, because the top edge has curled, it may interfere with the bottom edge of the window when it is fully open. Does anybody know what purpose this strip serves and if it is important to refix it what sort of adhesive to use?
Many thanks. Tim
 
Don't refix the old sheet.. It acts to reduce drumming resonances in the panel and improves the noise quality on shutting the door.

Most motor factors can order sheets of this stuff quite cheaply. Self adhesive and you can cut to size and replace easily.

Incidently this sheet is responsible for many of the rattles in 993's as it fragments at about 10 years old and chunks of it fall to the bottom of the door and rattle over bumps.

Tim - while you have acces to the inner door, check the window rail attached to the side window - mine was in an awful rusty state and I replaced both sides.
 
Thanks John,

Do you mean the vertical black bar which forms the upright for the quarter light? I know they are prone to rust so I shall have a good look.

Tim.
 
Tim

No, it's the metal sleeve with a rubber gasket that the window glass sits in on the inside of the door. Runs along the whole of the window glass at the bottom and is connected to the regulator via two captive wheels. You may need to wind the window down halfway and remove some of the door liner film to see it.

Regards

John
 
Many thanks John

I did notice this and did not spot any obvious rust. However, I shall now have a closer look.

Tim
 
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