Working up the nerve
bozone
Something you might consider - especially if you're getting your items
from Kick Hill, who has the disemboweled remains of over 500 Fieros. He
might have the whole door - in the color you need to match the car -
with a functioning mirror - and good hinges too. From what I remember
telling you, it was just about the door skin which is easy enough. But
coupled with everything else, the complete door would be way easier.
Since the hinges are on the door (actually they bolt from inside the
door), changing the door itself only involves 6 bolts on the frame and a
few wire connectors. Worse case scenario, you *might* have to loosen the
back of the front fender to get to the bottom hinge bolts. If that's the
case, then the rocker panel has to come off. I'm not sure all this has
to be done. I'll check it out and get back to you. But even if they do
need to come off/loosen, it's still easier - compared to all the things
you have listed below.
Dew wipes are pretty involved. The inner panel has to come off and you
have to jockey the glass around to get three of the screws. Once you get
into that, you're back where we started the conversation. :-) Then
again, you might luck out and get decent dew wipes with the whole door
too. Anyway, something to think about.
Yellow wasn't available in 1986 - only in 1988. But if the gold is in
decent shape - and you can get a door that matches, myself, I'd leave it
and get some Meguiers wax and have at it. I hate repainting cars and
$400 might sound good but... it's $400! Maaco's are different
everywhere. The Fiero Factory uses a Maaco in Alabama but they have an
excellent painter on staff. A good paint job will cost twice that and
maybe more. Try and see some of the stuff this particular Maaco has done
in the quoted range. Gold metallic paint can be a bitch. keep in touch.
Fred
Les Benn wrote:
>
> Well guys I guess I have thunk it through and will be replacing my
> door skin and joystick controlled mirror on my 86 SE/V6 myself. I got
> a quote from a local Pontiac Dealer for 900 and change to do it, but
> thanks to Bozone (Fred) and a bunch of others I think I will tackle it
> myself. I found that Kickhill will sell me a used skin for 100 and 40
> for the mirror. Then my plan is to buy the kits from the Fiero store
> for all the little clips and do funnies for the trim and new hinge
> pins, bushings and dew wipes. I think when all is said and done I
> should be under 300 bucks. I have to ask though your opinion on a
> Macco Paint job. the local shop quoted 500 bucks to paint the whole
> car any color I want. The stock color is Gold. To be totally honest I
> really don't like Gold, but then there's the part about keeping it
> stock looking. I am however partial to yellow and I saw a gold on a
> (don't yell at me for saying this) Chrysler that was a totally
> different shade but looked good. The yellow I was thinking about was
> stock on a 1963 Stingray convertible I saw in the summer of 63. What
> do you guys think? My total cost would be around 800 bucks maybe 900.
> Then I would spend the money at Pontiac for a new sunroof gasket
> installed for 120 complete. I would paint the car myself but I just
> don't have a compressor nor a garage where I could do it. And everyone
> else is quoting 2000 to 3000 for a complete paint job.
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Fred Clarke - East Greenwich RI 02818 -- The Bozone
Seen regularly at: alt.autos.fiero
87 Fiero Coupe (bought new)
86 Fiero GT 4-speed daily driver / 86 Fiero GT-5-speed being repaired
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