I Said "Don't Mention That!"

Pressing on with the fixing I decided that I may as well finish the doors and see what they turn out like and if I really am not happy I will replace them at a later date.

First thing is to cover them with the fibreglass skin and then start the trimming etc.

The door handle and locking mechanism need fitting at the same time.

This requires a hole cut into the skin at the appropriate point
and the trim removed to go around the fascia plate





















and the front edge to clear all the actual striker and anti-burst pins etc.



















The handle is then inserted in the hole





















and the trim fixed in the appropriate place




















Of course this is required on the back as well to clear the inside handle

















Then of course all the standard things need to be done "a la" the bin doors
such as cutting out the corners, riveting on the trim, siliconing all the gaps
etc. etc. etc.

At the same time I decided to give myself a fighting chance and modified the hinges (again) to allow them to be positioned with a little more freedom by slotting out the screw holes and using different fixing screws.


















This all seemed to have a positive effect and the end result has turned out quite successfully.























Of course there are still a number of minute finishing details to be done to make it all water and dust proof but for the moment "quite happy".
Of course I still have the left hand one to do now . . .
but for a bit of light relief I decided to fix a bin door in place to see what that would look like as well . . .



































The bin door still needs to pull in slightly against the seal when I fix the retaining plate for the lock arm












but if they all fit like that I will really be happy . . .