First point... HOW BLOODY MUCH FOR A BIT OF FOAM??!
Okay, so now that's out of my system
At some point the window regulators have been replaced, but whoever did it seemed to consider ripping the foam membrane apart and sticking it together with masking tape to be "done properly"
So I'll be replacing them, but Christ on a bike they're expensive at £40 a pop.
My question is this.... Can I just dump them and get some waterproofing plastic sheet instead? I can't see why it wouldn't work, assuming of course it's sealed correctly, and it's a damn sight cheaper than the OEM foam. I'll be adding sound deadening to the doors at the same time, so extra noise from removing foam should be more than compensated for.
So yeah, DPM plastic sheeting, suitable? Can nab some offcuts from work for free, which are more than big enough to do the doors, and will also get some butyl tape to seal it up, I assume some will be needed round all screw holes and also perhaps around the support bracket for the handle... It would be much easier to cut round that and seal it at the base rather than try working a flat sheet round it.
Only reason I assume this is fine is, frankly, most cars I've seen use a thin plastic sheet rather than the BMW option of sculpted foam. So it clearly works fine!
Okay, so now that's out of my system
At some point the window regulators have been replaced, but whoever did it seemed to consider ripping the foam membrane apart and sticking it together with masking tape to be "done properly"
So I'll be replacing them, but Christ on a bike they're expensive at £40 a pop.
My question is this.... Can I just dump them and get some waterproofing plastic sheet instead? I can't see why it wouldn't work, assuming of course it's sealed correctly, and it's a damn sight cheaper than the OEM foam. I'll be adding sound deadening to the doors at the same time, so extra noise from removing foam should be more than compensated for.
So yeah, DPM plastic sheeting, suitable? Can nab some offcuts from work for free, which are more than big enough to do the doors, and will also get some butyl tape to seal it up, I assume some will be needed round all screw holes and also perhaps around the support bracket for the handle... It would be much easier to cut round that and seal it at the base rather than try working a flat sheet round it.
Only reason I assume this is fine is, frankly, most cars I've seen use a thin plastic sheet rather than the BMW option of sculpted foam. So it clearly works fine!
