sounds great thanks russ!



errrm... yep deffo idiots... and they came back cos when i got to the car and slammed my door in a huff... they ran off and left a girl shouting for them to come back!!!! im only 3rd party fire&theft... no damaged covered.... unfortunately.... oh and i think it was cider or something... had a funny smell to it and its abit sticky to the touch!... the spray paint... absolutetly no idea! something they're gna try and flog as art maybe?



what age tom? if the cars portugese i'll probs have the same problem as i got with the D*lly door... its almost like a pattern part of the french and doesnt fit well atall! and them little white plastic things that hold the elastic strip down the side are abit annoying too! just glad theyre not rivets!

thanks for the kind offerings from everyone its nice to know that there are still good people in the world

Just a little thought about the poor fitting door Joe, try opening it and lifting it a tiny bit and then shutting it.

I've had to put little 'wedges' at the bottom of my back doors as the 'hinges' are rotten at the bottom allowing the doors to drop too far making it appear that the door's too wide for the aperture.

Yeah, I've had that where the bottom of the door hinge appears to be worn. If the door is stiff to shut the last bit of the way there's usueally something trapped in it.

I've certainly never had any problems with interchangeability of parts (of any description) between Portuguese and French cars.

I certainly have had to adjust rear doors to fit - usually with a hammer on the hinge, and then a bit of adjustment on the striker plate. Be careful with the hammer though!

well i ended up have to prise it shut with a bar against the c-pillar.... yes the bottom of the hinge has gone rusty, but that wasnt the problem.. nomatter where the door is, it just looks too wide... i ended up getting it to shut, but it wouldnt latch properly! hence the prising it shut to make it latch! just going to leave it out of bounds...

spoke to our man this mornin "uncle john" as hes called... hes spoke to his cousin, and hes going to ring me back today with a definate date when we're going down to ramsgate to pick up this charleston!

something positive anyway!

OI!

your D*lly looks lovely Sam , just i think Joe wants a red 2cv not mixed race 2cv

haha i didnt mean cos its a g/w D*lly... i just mean it stands out more.... i dont get looks because its a different car now... i just get the "whys he got a different door" kinda look

really irritating now... and ive had some not so brilliant news on the charleston....

i've told dad that wednesday latest... thursday is bloody pushing it..... and then he's on the phone to john, "oh well hes going to this event and it would be good if he could have the car before then" im like.... thanks for sounding so calm and refreshed about it dad.....

Think Max should change your red car's back door, for a G/W D*lly door may prove interesting