Alloy door top

[Ant.]

Dont suppose anyone knows where the alloy door tops were made?

My drivers side one has some scratches on it and I thought it might just laquer over, but it looks like its has scratched past the top natural colour of the alloy.

[Pursyluv]

Ant. said:

Dont suppose anyone knows where the alloy door tops were made?

My drivers side one has some scratches on it and I thought it might just laquer over, but it looks like its has scratched past the top natural colour of the alloy.

Good question - mine is exactly the same.

[Mattt]

Is this on the internal trim?

[Ant.]

Mattt said:

Is this on the internal trim?

Yes, top of the door......

[Buzz Billsberry]

Why not just get it repolished at a metal finishers? Start with the classic/vintage car people they'll have contacts or just google it...


Buzz

[Ant.]

Buzz Billsberry said:

Why not just get it repolished at a metal finishers? Start with the classic/vintage car people they'll have contacts or just google it...


Buzz

But they aren't polished, self coloured aluminium profile....

[EvoOlli]

The door tops are silver metallic painted extruded aluminium profiles, so no problem with repainting them. The only problem I see is in removing the rubber parts, which aren't available new at the moment.
But as written in another thread, there will be a remanufacture of the rubbers in the near future....

[Ant.]

EvoOlli said:

The door tops are silver metallic painted extruded aluminium profiles, so no problem with repainting them. The only problem I see is in removing the rubber parts, which aren't available new at the moment.
But as written in another thread, there will be a remanufacture of the rubbers in the near future....

Having taken some scotchbrite to my (which I have removed without damaging the rubber ends) I can tell that it is NOT painted.....

[EvoOlli]

Then there must be a difference between a Tamora and a Sagaris/T350. The door tops in my Sag are painted and I have a spare one here from a '04 T350 which is painted too:

[SSPPGG]

perhaps tvr painted them after it became evident they scratched, is it possibly just a very thin anodising, which can be redone?

[ChrisPap]

My 05 Tamora (built late 04) has painted tops like the picture above.

[gordonsalive]

Oliver, are you looking to sell the door top, my drivers side one is in poor condition. Let me know, Cheers.

[EvoOlli]

gordonsalive said:

Oliver, are you looking to sell the door top, my drivers side one is in poor condition. Let me know, Cheers.

Hello John, sorry, the one I have is for the passenger side....and with this as a sample I will try to find from where it is, it's an extruded profile, maybe a 'standard' part.

[zooto]

Hi all

I had a similar issue with mine but I have since had them repainted to match the car. The guys at Surface and Design did this with no problems at all.

[Ant.]

Hopefully these pics show the difference on mine. Defo no paint on it !!!







Maybe I can just take the other one off and paint them both like the later cars !!!

[Buzz Billsberry]

Ant. said:

But they aren't polished, self coloured aluminium profile....

Ahh right they're brushed Ali on my Tamora

Buzz

[SSPPGG]

ant, that just looks like brushed ali finish and the top anodising is scratched through, so polishing will do nothing. paint, or reanodise

Edited by SSPPGG on Monday 29th October 10:36

[gordonsalive]

EvoOlli said:

Hello John, sorry, the one I have is for the passenger side....and with this as a sample I will try to find from where it is, it's an extruded profile, maybe a 'standard' part.

Thanks Oliver!

[aubrey9160]

Is it worth taking them both off Ant and getting them sprayed.

[Ant.]

aubrey9160 said:

Is it worth taking them both off Ant and getting them sprayed.

Looks like thats the easiest way around it........now where can I get that done ?????