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Old 04-02-2010, 03:29 PM
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Hi All - My two front door cards have started to sag and look damn right aweful! At the top where it meets the window it's slipped away in the middle. Also where the door pocket is you can see the actual card and holes where the leather slips in....

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Is there anyway of repairing them? Or better still has someone done it? Or would it be better to just get another decent pair and chuck the sagged ones out?
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Fix em mate.
Get a hairdryer on warm temp, heat up the plastic and it becomes stretchy, then spray contact adhesive behind and stick down, quite easy to do, no need to buy another
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sounds like top info. I might have a go myself.
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Fix em mate.
Get a hairdryer on warm temp, heat up the plastic and it becomes stretchy, then spray contact adhesive behind and stick down, quite easy to do, no need to buy another
Simples

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Mr M R Bird offers this service and surprised you never knew
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Haven't seen Gaybird since Peggy raped him Chop....

Sounds fairly simple, just spray adhesive yes?
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Haven't seen Gaybird since Peggy raped him Chop....

Sounds fairly simple, just spray adhesive yes?

Well The Bird gets them done pro(or used to when i had my saff) and it looked the bollocks. Factory fresh.

You half scottish that you want to use a hairdryer and some cheap glue?
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Originally Posted by Smit
Haven't seen Gaybird since Peggy raped him Chop....

Sounds fairly simple, just spray adhesive yes?
Spray contact adhesive.
Easy to do and gives a pro finish, no need to pay others to do
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Mine look well saggy too.

Cheers for the tip! Top advice!
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I'm off next week so might give them a go
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Mine are saggy again so nice tip
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Excellent tip. Another little job to add to the list...
But seriously, been wondering about this one for a bit, seeing yellow on the doors looks a twat and really lets down the look, so Thanks.
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Has this been done yet? Mine are starting to sag like my nans tits!
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did mine with a heat gun and contact addehisive spay worked a treat for

12 months but just need tweaking again on 2 of them, when heating them

up dont go mad as the hotter they get and the more you stretch them

they loose there colour (fade black) as mine did a little

will be easier if you have some help to hand
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good tip that i might give mine ago one has started to slip away!
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Still haven't done mine! Slacking a bit as had other jobs on the car to sort like fixing the snapped B+M shifter!
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i tried to do 1 of my door cars. I used a hair dryer to heat it up and use some glue to stick it. The door card has just gone back to normal lol.
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