Tar to stck plstic to the door? WTF??

ESchwanz · 11-25-2007

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.

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

FattyBoomBatty · 11-25-2007

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.

**scheides** · 11-25-2007

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!

x-pride · 11-25-2007

That is why I love Duct Tape!

ESchwanz · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by scheides

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!

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....

ESchwanz · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty

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.

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

Matt D. · 11-25-2007

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

MustGoFaster · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

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

Yup.

tim · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

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

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

TwoTalons · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by tim

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

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

FattyBoomBatty · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by tim

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

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

**Goat Blower** · 11-25-2007

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.

Kevin 1G Drummer · 11-25-2007

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.

Onefast99gsx · 11-25-2007

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.

b00stcreep21 · 11-25-2007

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

ESchwanz · 11-25-2007

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Originally Posted by Onefast99gsx

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.

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