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Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:
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My dad got his Camry in a wreck. The driver's side was damaged. I took
the car to a local body shop since the dealer wanted an arm and leg.
After it was all done, i noticed alot of wind noise coming from the
driver's side door. I noticed that the door was made out of soft flimsy
metal/material. Was this causing the wind to howl through the door. It
feels like the door wasn't completely shut when i drove on the freeway,
but it was. Anyone know what happened?
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Bruce L. Bergman
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject:
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On 19 Nov 2005 23:11:02 -0800, zcarenow@yahoo.com wrote:
| Quote: | My dad got his Camry in a wreck. The driver's side was damaged. I took
the car to a local body shop since the dealer wanted an arm and leg.
After it was all done, i noticed alot of wind noise coming from the
driver's side door. I noticed that the door was made out of soft flimsy
metal/material. Was this causing the wind to howl through the door. It
feels like the door wasn't completely shut when i drove on the freeway,
but it was. Anyone know what happened?
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I shouldn't poke the troll, but it's /almost/ believable...
Sounds like they used an aftermarket replacement door skin and/or
inner door pane.. You might be able to tell the difference in the
sound when slamming it shut, but it shouldn't be noticeably "flimsy" -
if it is, they may not have welded everything together right.
The wind noise may mean they don't have the gap between the door and
body set right and the weatherstripping isn't making a seal with the
door. Or the weatherstripping itself is ripped or crushed and not
making a seal.
Put a piece of paper in the door at various points around the door,
and close the door. The paper should be hard to pull out if the door
seal properly pinches it tight.
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Hachiroku
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject:
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On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 23:11:02 -0800, zcarenow wrote:
| Quote: | My dad got his Camry in a wreck. The driver's side was damaged. I took
the car to a local body shop since the dealer wanted an arm and leg.
After it was all done, i noticed alot of wind noise coming from the
driver's side door. I noticed that the door was made out of soft flimsy
metal/material. Was this causing the wind to howl through the door. It
feels like the door wasn't completely shut when i drove on the freeway,
but it was. Anyone know what happened?
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A couple things may have happened here. They may have used an inferior
part, as Bruce alluded to, or they may have simply not lined the door up
properly. Bring it back and ask them to make sure the door is lined up.
Or, they may have replaced the door with a used dooe, and it may have been
bent. What we have done in the past when this has happened was to lower
the window and grab the top of the door and give it a good tug. This is
the Gumby way, and you're on your own if you do this! Oh, and it only
works if the door has a frame going around the window!
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject:
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Everything is ok now. I took it back to them. They forgot to put some
lining cover between the door that was on it originally. The noise has
lessened, but i do think the metal they used was cheap/inferior. |
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Wolfgang
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:
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Is this where we say "you get what you pay for?" Toyota metal (especially
on Camrys) seems pretty thin to begin with. I'm reall carful where I park
and still have number of door dings. If a door skin panel was replace - you
could have it lined with dynamat or a spary on undercoating/sound deadener.
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| Quote: | Everything is ok now. I took it back to them. They forgot to put some
lining cover between the door that was on it originally. The noise has
lessened, but i do think the metal they used was cheap/inferior.
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