Has anyone got a serviceable drivers side door strap ( MY 89 onwards).
Typically I have a passenger side from when I changed the door beam. I think it might work up side down, but would rather fit the right one if I can find one.
Tony
MY 89 Door strap
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MY 89 Door strap
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
Think I got one, maybe a pair. Will check the strap orientation
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
Found the drivers side. but has a broken spring
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
Fitted the passenger side upside down this afternoon to drivers door. Penny washer either side and looks to be quite serviceable. Certainly better than that broken spring and plate in photo.
Time will tell
Tony
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
Springs are available from SJ - https://www.sjsportscars.com/parts-and- ... U1514F.htm
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
Thanks AlanAlan_M wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 09:56Springs are available from SJ - https://www.sjsportscars.com/parts-and- ... U1514F.htm
Postage is 4 times the item cost!
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
That’s an issue I often have with SJ. Order something like O rings, grommets etc and they don’t seem to have a sensible postage cost. Other companies in the wider world manage it, but not SJ.
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Re: MY 89 Door strap
The springs aren't complicated - I bent my own. They are mirror images of each other so if you have a template it's easy enough to copy.
Neil.
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