What do you guys use for the door opening section. I called vintage and they said they just use skateboard tape but I have seen some that use rubber. Where can I find this rubber?
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
What do you guys use for the door opening section. I called vintage and they said they just use skateboard tape but I have seen some that use rubber. Where can I find this rubber?
oh man - i would not use skateboard tape. that stuff is like sandpaper.
I'd use Rubber or Vinyl.
you can get it by the foot or Metre at Home Depot and trim to fit perfect.
I'd use Rubber or Vinyl.
you can get it by the foot or Metre at Home Depot and trim to fit perfect.
There is a really nice length of ribbed aluminum threshold sill that came on the early Porsche 914s and a subsequent length of ribber black plastic that came on the later 914s, either would be perfect and could be easily shaped to fit.
Karmann Ghias and MGBs had similar sill protectors, either would work.
Look around, there's a whole lot more out there than home building supplies of one sort or another. They should be your last resort, not the first choice.
Karmann Ghias and MGBs had similar sill protectors, either would work.
Look around, there's a whole lot more out there than home building supplies of one sort or another. They should be your last resort, not the first choice.
Try McMaster-Carr or your local rubber supply house....
Or, wander around a salvage yard, maybe?
"Or, wander around a salvage yard, maybe?"
Almost any BMW is going to have some nifty threshold plates as well. I scooped up some for my Fiat 600 that have that neat little half-round bump up towards the inside to capture/cover the fuzzy door opening gaskets.
Factory fresh is ALWAYS better than home made/home depot for rubber/plastic parts.
Almost any BMW is going to have some nifty threshold plates as well. I scooped up some for my Fiat 600 that have that neat little half-round bump up towards the inside to capture/cover the fuzzy door opening gaskets.
Factory fresh is ALWAYS better than home made/home depot for rubber/plastic parts.
I use a 3D carbon-fiber sticker from 3M, looks and feels nice I think
Picks, anyone?
gg
gg
Teresa installed tread tape on my door sills. It's kind of like skateboard tape, I guess. It came from the Home 'Pot near us, and has a yellow line through it.
I'm on the fence about it. It seems to tell people it's okay to step there, and then I wind up having to tell them not to. I think it would be a bear to remove.
('Course, I don't have any carpet, and the body looks like crap anyway. I don't think you'll see that in Kelly's 'Red Baron' or Allan Shapiro's 'Ruby' anytime soon.)
I'm on the fence about it. It seems to tell people it's okay to step there, and then I wind up having to tell them not to. I think it would be a bear to remove.
('Course, I don't have any carpet, and the body looks like crap anyway. I don't think you'll see that in Kelly's 'Red Baron' or Allan Shapiro's 'Ruby' anytime soon.)
Mine is like skateboard take, but it not super abrasive. It seems to be coated thinly with something rubber. It does not even come in contact with me, so I even had to just go and look to see what it was. 2007 VS so it may be what Kirk is still using.
I have the grip tape on mine, looks fine to me.
As an old skateboarder, actually I still ride now and then, I can tell you there are different types of skateboard tape, some like sandpaper and some that is more rubbery. What Vintage put on my car is the more rubbery type and not very abrasive.
^ awesome vid Troy!
Boy that brings back some memories. COOL video, Troy!
Still have my Hobi skate board that I got in 1963.
How sad is that . . . ?
How sad is that . . . ?