Yep, pretty much. I guess I'll wrap some Gorilla-brand duct tape over
the pointy bit, though I'd prefer to use something designed for the
job.

On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 09:17 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Ah.  Too thick?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Well, I finally did hie me to my FLAPS and found that they had
>         nothing that would fit the lower, outer corner of the door
>         underside -- the pointy bit that can scratch nearby cars --
>         because it's not a simple edge that u-profile edging can snap
>         over (at least on my '84, other years may be different).
>
>
>         On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 10:37 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>         > Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in
>         > colours too!  ;)
>         >
>         > http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge
>         > +guard&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>         >
>         >
>         > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
>         > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>         >
>         >         When I was getting into the van in a parking lot
>         >         yesterday, the door
>         >         swung wider than it should have and briefly touched
>         >         the side of the car
>         >         parked next to me. As I climbed in, my weight drew
>         >         the tip of the van
>         >         door downward, leaving a comma-shaped scrape in the
>         >         paint of his gas cap
>         >         door.
>         >
>         >         The guy who owned the car wasn't bothered, it had
>         >         plenty of scrapes on
>         >         it. But if it had been a shiny new expensive luxury
>         >         sedan I might have
>         >         been in doo-doo.
>         >
>         >         The bottom edge of the door on my van is just
>         >         painted metal. I wish it
>         >         didn't want to swing wide so easily -- other cars
>         >         I've owned had
>         >         "detents" where the door could be parked in a
>         >         partially-open position. I
>         >         often am using both hands to pull myself up into the
>         >         seat so I can't
>         >         hold the door at the same time.
>         >
>         >          Is there some kind of pre-fabbed rubber or vinyl
>         >         trim strip that can be
>         >         applied there to reduce the scratch potential?
>         >
>         >         -- RJS
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         > --
>         > Jake
>         >
>         > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
>         > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>         >
>         > Crescent Beach, BC
>         >
>         > www.thebassspa.com
>         > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>         > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>         >
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>