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Door Hinge Limit
When I open my doors too far the edge of the door hits the hinge on the inside. I usually just hold onto the door but now I'm having the car painted and I don't want to take the change of re-damaging the door edge.
Any suggestions to how to prevent this?? I know there are limit straps to use. Are these fastened strong enough not to tear the screws or rivets out?? If you use straps, where exactly do you put them where the mount spot is the strongest to prevent pulling the mounts loose? DV....you may have answered this before but I can't find the answer. It seems to me you said something about a block on the inside. If you or anyone else can advise me and provide some pics it would be greatly appreciated. It's getting close to paint day and I'd like to have the fix installed or at least ready once it's painted. Thanks for the help |
There's a picture here of what originals used. There are quite a few layers of rugged material inside so they last a while.
Door Hinge Limit Strap [427 CSX CCX KMP ACE HT SPF] - $40.00 : Acton Custom Enterprises, Custom Metal for Cobras |
We welded a small 1/4" x 1" piece of steel to the hinge itself as a bump stop. I also am using the original-style straps as backup. Overkill, maybe, but the prospect of a dinged-up fender from the door opening too far was not acceptable.
Sorry, can't post a pic as the blocks are hidden behind the fiberglass hinge covers. |
Thanks for the info guys. I looked inside by the hinge and found that it already had a hard rubber stop but had slipped out of position. It's fixed now and works fine but I'm going to do the straps as a backup as well.
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Greg,
CR's used a 1-1/2" piece of the door seal attached to the inside of the HINGE. That's all it takes, no chipping the paint, no unnecessary hardware,straps, etc...unless you want to modify the door, door upholstery, etc. ?? PS. It goes right in the fold/bend of the main part of HINGE. |
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