Door Striker plate

[jddevel]

The striker plates on my TC are in good condition apart from the rubber "bushing" which are perished but are not available as separate items. Is anyone aware of a source of bushing that is available that would do the job please.

[Ray White]

The striker plates on my TC are in good condition apart from the rubber "bushing" which are perished but are not available as separate items. Is anyone aware of a source of bushing that is available that would do the job please.

Please can you describe the bushings to which you are referring?

[jddevel]

The striker plate has at either end of the "threaded shaft" what appears to be a rubber "fitting" which in my case is perished. I assume it`s there to aid vibration etc. Don`t want to remove existing as I`m unable to find replacements.

[antijam]

I had a similar problem with a door snubber on a different car. I pushed out the central part and removed the decayed rubber. After cleaning up I suspended the centre back inside the body and injected High Modulus Black RTV into the cavity originally occupied by the rubber. A fiddly job but so far it has worked well.

[jddevel]

I`ve currently fitted some additional washers to provide more rigidity having had to adjust out the striker to get the door to close as tight as possible.

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[Duncan M]

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[Steve Simmons]

I haven't seen a source for the rubber, but you could probably find some suitable material and make them, or even use a slice of an old inner tube rolled up.