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My 1980 FI California model is in pretty decent shape.....except when I close the doors.....the mechanisms are all correctly set, but instead of a new car clunk when the doors close it's pretty hard sounding.....hence, I close my doors softly.....any suggestions on where or how to get new seals for the doors and is it difficult to replace those seals?
thanks,
dmo

dmo

Without seals fitted there should be a gap between body and door. So no contact there.
Sounds more like incorrectly aligned door locks/latches and/or safety latches

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Are the door stop buffers there?



- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

Door Stop Bumpers are there.......all parts are there......when I first purchased it, the safety latch was missing, which was quite a challenge to replace....


dmo

You can get door seals from Macgregor's

http://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TR7-8-door

I got a used one from Robsport as the drivers side had chunks missing. It was easy to change. Like Beans I don't see it being a cause.

Did they ever have a "new car clunk"?[:p]



- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

Mine certainly has a distinctive clunk; or more like a very solid boom when you shut the door. But its a good sound. I'm always amazed at how solid it sounds for such a small car.


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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.