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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: paulr on March 03, 2008, 12:33:37

Title: decorative door strips
Post by: paulr on March 03, 2008, 12:33:37
does anyone know how to attach the lower aluminium strip to the door. I just cannot get the clips into the door with the strip attached yet cant see that the strip is slid on.

paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Douglas on March 03, 2008, 13:26:50
The way I've done it is to slip the lower portion into the clips then gently push the upper part into place. No sliding.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: paulr on March 03, 2008, 14:21:44
so the clips are in the door then and each is done one at a time?

quote:
Originally posted by Douglas

The way I've done it is to slip the lower portion into the clips then gently push the upper part into place. No sliding.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA


paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Douglas on March 03, 2008, 14:35:42
quote:
Originally posted by paulr

so the clips are in the door then and each is done one at a time?
paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL


Yes, that's how I've done it.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: paulr on March 03, 2008, 15:09:09
Douglas. I thought that the 'butterfly wings' went inside the groove leaving nothing between the strip and the car body. Now that I have examined them I see that they are slightly wedge shaped and I have slipped them into the strip with the "wings" on the outside to form a barrier between the two metals. Easy. It's on and looks great.
That is a great example why I don't get involved. I just don't see these things.

Thanks a lot. I knew you'd know.

paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Naj ✝︎ on March 04, 2008, 03:19:09
quote:
Originally posted by paulr

does anyone know how to attach the lower aluminium strip to the door. I just cannot get the clips into the door with the strip attached yet cant see that the strip is slid on.

paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL


Too late?

http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/naj/2006812105749_Mldg04.JPG

naj

68 280SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: paulr on March 04, 2008, 11:14:05
thanks Naj

I think I'm sorted. However, I did it the other way around. Clips into the chrome then pushed the whole lot into the door. Seems to be tight.

quote:
Originally posted by naj

quote:
Originally posted by paulr

does anyone know how to attach the lower aluminium strip to the door. I just cannot get the clips into the door with the strip attached yet cant see that the strip is slid on.

paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL


Too late?

http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/naj/2006812105749_Mldg04.JPG

naj

68 280SL


paulr
lovely 1970 280 SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: J. Huber on March 04, 2008, 12:59:51
Hey Paul. You are lucky that technique worked for you. Only because, I did mine that way -- most went on fine -- but one ended up with thumb impressions because I was pushing so hard...

James
63 230SL
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Louiehenry on December 02, 2013, 15:13:07
Does anyone know where to buy new clips?
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Larry & Norma on December 02, 2013, 16:33:14
sls
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: Flyair on December 02, 2013, 22:34:59
often on eBay too
Title: Re: decorative door strips
Post by: KevinC on December 03, 2013, 02:59:38
MB still stocks them. My local dealer got some for me in about three days.