V8V rusty door things ( no idea what they are called

[mikees]

The black hoop thing in the door aperture that the doors lock onto.

Take off and sand and paint or buy new?

Also what are they called?

Thanks in advance.

Sorry for being a doofus. More embarrassing as I'm a real engineer.

Mike

[David W.]

Shut Plate?

[shuzzy]

I believe it is called the door striker. Agreed it seems to be an affliction that affects many Aston Martins including mine. It starts to go all brown and rusty. I have done a bit of a hatchet job on mine, in a little rub down and some black touch up paint. It is better than it was, but still not fantastic. Just needs to be rubbed down and painted properly, by removing it from the car I would guess.

[mikees]

Surely quite cheap to replace? I can have off in 2 tics and dremilled and painted in an hour.

I'm simply worried there might be an alignment " challenge" to fiddle with.

Anyone done this?

Mike

[kipv12]

I am sure they are stainless on the Rapide, try and get a couple of them, price might be a little on the steep side !

[davek_964]

You've just reminded me that I noticed mine were rusty when I bought the car - I've been meaning to sort that out for 2 years.....

[bogie]

the door striker is about £40 each, easy to just replace if really bad.

Appears common for cars that are actually used and stay outdoors in the rain. I replaced them on my 5 yr old car and coat them a few times a year with ACF50 anti corrosion spray

[mikees]

bogie said:

the door striker is about £40 each, easy to just replace if really bad.

Appears common for cars that are actually used and stay outdoors in the rain. I replaced them on my 5 yr old car and coat them a few times a year with ACF50 anti corrosion spray

Great thank bogie

[w126c]

Alignment issues after replacing them?

Regards,

[David W.]

Mark vertical and horizontal edges with masking tape or similar. Usually scrib a line on commercial stuff!

[ian448]

Has anyone actually done this job ? Thought I would remove mine today to give them a rub down and respray, undid both bolts and found the striker stuck to the body, which I expected, started to give it a bit of leverage and something fell down from inside the panel.Decided not to go any further and refitted the 2 bolts and torqued up.I can only think that what fell down was the adjuster plate, only problem is how the hell do I now get to it from inside the rear wing ?

[w126c]

ian448 said:

Has anyone actually done this?... started to give it a bit of leverage and something fell down from inside the panel.

Well that is exactly what I was worried about. So I'll ask the question again, has anyone actually done this? Just simply remove two screws and replace or is there more to it?

Regards,

[john ryan]

Remove one screw. Then loosen the second screw whilst at the same time using the striker to hold the backing plate stationary. Pivot the striker to reveal the screw hole in the B post, and reinsert the first screw through that hole. Then use the first screw to hold the backing plate stationary whilst removing the second screw and striker. Immediately reinsert the second screw. Now the striker is free for repainting or replacement, and the backing plate is retained. Reassemble in reverse order. No need to remove any trim.