Door/Canopy Edge Profile

[raabs]

I?m finishing up the McMaster seals and my next step will be creating the door edge/canopy profile and final gapping.

What are most folks doing on the door edge / canopy profile currently? I searched and read the limited posts but they are a few years old and not a lot there.

Van?s 45 setup doesn?t seem to be desirable. Square edges with slight rounding seems better.

What have you done that you love, fit and look?

[mciaglia]

Take a look at what I did. I am super happy with the outcome

https://marksfamilyrv10.wordpress.co...ing-the-doors/

[raabs]

Mark, Thank you! Your doors look great. You just left the door edges square? Maybe a little easing of the sharp edge?

Thx,
Rob

[rocketman1988]

I did a square edge with slightly rounded corners...did not like the sharp edge left by a 45...

[raabs]

Thanks Bob!

[Electrogunner]

Squared edge with rounded corners here too. I used a multi tool with a flat blade wrapped with 80grit to gap the doors to the frame. Worked great and was very fast. Just change the paper often.

[scsmith]

Originally Posted by mciaglia

Take a look at what I did. I am super happy with the outcome

https://marksfamilyrv10.wordpress.co...ing-the-doors/

Please forgive the thread drift, and I'm not building a -10, so I'm not that familiar -- but -- are the door hinges mounted on the exterior surface as shown in your pictures when everything is complete? I thought the door hinges would be recessed in pockets so they were more flush to the outside.

[Kyle Boatright]

Originally Posted by scsmith

Please forgive the thread drift, and I'm not building a -10, so I'm not that familiar -- but -- are the door hinges mounted on the exterior surface as shown in your pictures when everything is complete? I thought the door hinges would be recessed in pockets so they were more flush to the outside.

In a stock installation, the hinge halves which mount to the doors are mounted to the inside surface of the doors - only the screw heads are visible from the outside. The hinge halves that attach to the cabin top are external, but they are recessed and flush with the cabin top.

[mciaglia]

Originally Posted by scsmith

Please forgive the thread drift, and I'm not building a -10, so I'm not that familiar -- but -- are the door hinges mounted on the exterior surface as shown in your pictures when everything is complete? I thought the door hinges would be recessed in pockets so they were more flush to the outside.

You are correct. On my build I decided to use an aftermarket product from Airward. The hinges are a known weak spot in the design of the doors. Airward provides machined reinforcement plates (although they protrude slightly) they make the door attachment solid