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Thread: How To: Convert Door Pull Straps From Old Style To New Style

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    How To: Convert Door Pull Straps From Old Style To New Style


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    Thankyou Ron,

    I decided to attack it today before I saw this. I will give my two cents for others. If McChucky does it, I’m hoping he replies also. Don’t think there is only one way to do this.

    In my case, I wanted to use the old straps without cutting off the rings.

    First, remove the door panels. On this note, I want to show a modification I did to make this job easier. I made two holes with a hole saw to get at the door pull bolts.

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    My car had bolts on one side and screws on the other. Not sure which is stock, but I like the bolts better. Anyways, I covered the holes with chrome plugs I got from Lowe’s.

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    Back to the job at hand, I wanted the pull to come off with the panel instead of feeding it through every time I remove the panel. So I located it slightly aft of where I saw pics of stock ones. This allowed me to attach the ring to metal. After finding the spot, I marked it on the vinyl with a pencil. I drilled two small holes at the mounting spots and another two 1/4” holes at the ends of the slot. Cutting the vinyl is not for the faint of heart.

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    I cut the slot from the back side with a razor. In this pic you can see the 1/4” hole in the metal where the ring will attach.

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    I would have liked some stainless countersunk screws to mount the trim piece. Of course, I didn’t have any that small. I did have some black Allen screws that went in the counter sunk. On the inside, I just put a washer and nylock nut. You can see the big bolt/washer holding the ring here. This is one thing I would like to change. I think little cable clamp would be better than a penny washer. There are two panel mount screws in the holes above the ring that make that angle rigid.

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    All together, it turned out nice.

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    It’s very solid and when shut from the outside, it doesn’t get pinched by the door.

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