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Old 07-18-2017, 08:35 PM
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Armrest/Door Pull?

Working on door fitment with the MC doors seals. Going pretty good then I decide to trial fit the door lift strut. Now the back of the door is having trouble being pulled in due to the force of the strut. Thinking an armrest/door pull sure would be helpful. Anyone fabbed one up?

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Old 07-19-2017, 12:22 AM
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I put in a simple horizontal strap, large enough to get all your fingers thru. Located well aft of the door handle so you pull in the aft part of the door. Also have a free hanging strap attached to the aft end of the horizontal strap, so I can pull the door down when seated.
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Old 07-19-2017, 07:05 AM
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I used a strap similar to the first one shown in this ad.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Handles-...rument-Amps.gc

I ran the screw through the door from the outside in the elbow well.
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Old 07-19-2017, 07:38 AM
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Any pics of your setups? Considering cutting out a section on the inner portion of the door to get to the backside to install nut plates. Considered rivnuts but I don't think there's enough material there to secure to.
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Old 07-19-2017, 07:42 AM
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Any pics of your setups? Considering cutting out a section on the inner portion of the door to get to the backside to install nut plates. Considered rivnuts but I don't think there's enough material there to secure to.
I used rivnuts to anchor the screws for my pull down straps -- they work just fine.

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Old 07-19-2017, 08:37 AM
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Did you do any additional building up around the rivnut? With the thinness of the fiberglass I'm not crazy about expecting a rib not to hold.
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Old 07-19-2017, 08:46 AM
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Did you do any additional building up around the rivnut? With the thinness of the fiberglass I'm not crazy about expecting a rib not to hold.
Nope. Then again it's not like I'm really honking on the straps as the force required to overcome the strut and bring the door down isn't all that significant. And They aren't used to seat the door for latching. I only pull on the door handle to do that.
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Old 07-19-2017, 10:08 AM
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I epoxied/floxed nuts in place prior to closing up the door.
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