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So the other day, I was looking through old posts on this blog when I ran across THIS<\/a> post. It’s about the piss-poor factory alignment of the paint divider trims on the drivers side rear door. I HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THIS!  I had done bodywork to the door, then set it aside and forgot that I needed to re-located the trim holes. It’s damn lucky that I ran across this post, or I could have very well painted the door, hung it, then been in horrible shock when I went to install the trim! OOPS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I had the fun job of re-installing the un-finished door on the finished and painted body… without scratching anything! Some tape in all the vulnerable areas helped me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting the door latch striker in the right spot was a pain. I actually used a different striker, not the one shown in the picture to figure out just where it should go (along with some tape behind it to avoid scratches). Once I got it where it should be, I carefully removed it, peeled the tape off, then installed this fresh re-plated (cadmium) striker plate. This plate is installed for good! Wow, the FIRST part to be re-installed on the body that will stay there.. for good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the door installed and aligned properly, it shuts and opens nicely. Kinda scary doing this with real paint to watch out for… but, I managed it without any chips or scratches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see in the picture below, my straight-edge shows that the holes in the door are way off. I scribed a line so I’ll know where the new holes should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part two… I’ll probably file them down to where they should be, then weld the upper part of the hole and file it to a nice finish. Oh, and not only are they out of alignment, they forgot to punch the front holes for both the upper and lower trims!  I guess it still worked okay, since the trim ran underneath the big airplane ornament which held it down…. lame! Now it’s a pain in the butt!  Apparently Chevrolet didn’t have very high standards! Here’s that shot again of the way it looked on the car before I took everything apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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