Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

So yea... they used tar to stick the plastic on the door & when it's hot out , it runs down over the lock slide bars & out the bottom of the door... but never again. I got rid of it all with a plastic scraper some goo gone and lots of rags & elbow grease. I also cut new door plastic & used silicone to stick it on. :nod:


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Heres what causes 99% of lock problems in 2G Eclipse doors!

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

You wear gloves to work on your car? lol. j/k. But yeah, they've been using tar for a long time. my quest has it.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Ugh that brings back bad memories! I had that door panel off probably five times while I owned that car, and everytime it looked worse and worse under there. Smart move on the silicone!

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

That is why I love Duct Tape!

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

OH NO!!! I just fix this on the one I'm selling... Your telling me I'm gonna have to do this again! UGH!!! well at least I'm a pro at it now.. shouldnt take me long to do two more doors.... :nod:

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

LOL! I work for a glove manufacturing distributer. Gotta protect yourself from all those harsh chemicals.:D

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Every car I've ever had the door panels off of has had some sort of black adhesive like that.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Yup.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

I agree. But I have never seen it melt and run like that before.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Neither have I and I lived in Texas for 5 years.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Maybe it was a soft batch, like what I dropped in the toilet this morning.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Yeah, something's strange, I've never seen it run like that. Just don't get it on your clothes, it's hard to get out.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

Mitsubishi is the only company I've seen that on. I've seen that on a few occasions. It's no fun at all to work with.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

My '99 GSX is the same way. Sucks when it's hot and humid out because it will run and drip down onto the side skirts of the car. Then I have to use tar remover on it. Very poor on Mitsubishi's part.

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

I've never seen it run like that either. I've seen it on alot of cars. Most all mitsus and honduh's I've worked on

Re: Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??
 

just do what I did & you'll never have the problem again!

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