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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Elpresidente on October 17, 2011, 08:44:00 pm

Title: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: Elpresidente on October 17, 2011, 08:44:00 pm

So I picked up a pair of aftermarket door shells for my '82, and they are actually impossible to properly align on the truck.
Has anyone else had this experience with the aftermarket doors?

Title: Re: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: nucknoel89 on October 17, 2011, 08:58:18 pm

Quote from: Elpresidente on October 17, 2011, 08:44:00 pm

So I picked up a pair of aftermarket door shells for my '82, and they are actually impossible to properly align on the truck.
Has anyone else had this experience with the aftermarket doors?

I tried them, they are absolute poop.  I ended up getting an OEM one from a wrecker.

Title: Re: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: Engineer on October 18, 2011, 06:03:41 am

Find a set of OE doors from an 88~91 Blazer/Suburban.

Not only do they fit perfectly, they are galvanized, and won't rust as easily. :)

Title: Re: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: fitz on October 18, 2011, 06:44:09 am

What brand are they? You can get Goodmark doors on this sites online store.

Title: Re: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: Elpresidente on October 18, 2011, 11:04:31 am

Not sure. They were ordered through a body shop in town, i'll have to reskin my old doors.

Title: Re: Aftermarket door shells
Post by: Captkaos on October 19, 2011, 05:03:23 pm

Cut the skins off the replacements if you aren't returning them.
Even OEM doors from another truck will require alignment.  I had one with a factory and aftermarket and I ended up working with the factory one longer to get it aligned....