recently my dad and i did some work on the window regualator, and we had to tear off the plastic sheet that was glued to the door, in order to get to it. how important is it to replace that?

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1985 300D Turbo "Eunis"

This sheet is there to prevent drafts from entering the car. Is that important? You decide.

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]

Besides drafts and soundproofing to an extent, It also protects the removeable door panel(hidden side facing outward) from Moisture. The door panel, without this, will start to distort itself from moisture over time. Replace it-one can be cut freom plastic sheeting easily and cheap enough.

thanks i'll replace it sometime this week

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1985 300D Turbo "Eunis"

Any suggestions for what to do if the adhesive on the door no longer has enough "tack" to hold on to the plastic sheet?

liquid nails ought to work - or anything else that's sticky and won't get brittle over time.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

I believe the 3M adhesives were being discussed elsewhere on the forum...these work exceptionally.
I used some yellow death (not sure of its real name...used for gaskets) to attach 5mil plastic on the doors on my bug behind the panels. I recommend doing this as well.

Those panels are available from Mercedes and I believe they are under 5 bucks a piece.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
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05 F150 Silver 44K

I used duct tape.

The good kind not the cheap crap.

Danny

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1984 300SD Turbo Diesel 150,000 miles

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I used several of those small 3M clear sticky squares sold in office depot or office max. Silicone would work OK also-that way if you want to remove the sheeting in the future it removes easily.

Doesn't silicone induce rust?