Door slam plate

[peterg]

Had a lovely afternoon at Epsom. It was quite weird. There were five 403's and only one 401 that was exiled to the other side of the lawn because the 403s had filled the allotted space.

I think my problem was caused by the door cable tightening. After the wedding I fixed the window and the door was OK but driving back after about 15 miles the door suddenly started opening. I could hear it click twice and then open. I fixed it by loosening the cable at a garage (no tools on the car).

Anyway, the plate has fractured, so the question for me is what metal would it be best to cast the replacement in?

[GREG]

Please post a picture of the part you need

[peterg]

Photo attached. It is 1 4/5" x 1 1/2" and 17/20" high. The plate seems very thin at 1.5 to 2 mm thick for the pounding it could receive.

[GREG]

Ah ,thought so - I think it's an extruded bulb bar welded to the plate

I'm fairly sure either Eltherington's or Spa aluminium stock the bulb bar so I will check out and get back

It's like a standard profile in the aluminium boat building industry

[Kevin H]

In the photo it appears to be quite well proportioned and robust for normal use. Perhaps it was never envisaged that it would be in use for 50 years, and that it would have to sustain a pounding :-)

[peterg]

That's the new one I bought from Bristol, still think the plate is very thin for the purpose. You'll never guess where the plate split on the original....

[Kevin H]

Ah. I take it they no longer have any available?

My guess is that it split along the line where the bulb bar is welded to the plate.

Can we see a photo of the old one?