This evening I've mainly been fixing the drivers door strap.
I think the strap must have seized, they must have tried forcing the door shut and the mounting point must have got ripped out the door.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_175348_zps4jnf8bin.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_175348_zps4jnf8bin.jpg)
I took the door off to see how bad it was.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_175424_zpscr6braia.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_175424_zpscr6braia.jpg)
It looked like the seized strap had been replaced but the mounting point had not been repaired so the door wouldn't stay open on the strap.
I bent the bits of metal back and did a bit of a bodge with some large washers. It has seem to fix it, if it doesn't hold I'll be welding some plate in there for a better fix.
Looks like there has been a bodge to the door loom also.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_180015_zpscrehczbp.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_180015_zpscrehczbp.jpg)
God knows what's happened here. I'll be investigating tomorrow.
I'll also clean up some of the corrosion in the plug.
I think the strap must have seized, they must have tried forcing the door shut and the mounting point must have got ripped out the door.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_175348_zps4jnf8bin.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_175348_zps4jnf8bin.jpg)
I took the door off to see how bad it was.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_175424_zpscr6braia.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_175424_zpscr6braia.jpg)
It looked like the seized strap had been replaced but the mounting point had not been repaired so the door wouldn't stay open on the strap.
I bent the bits of metal back and did a bit of a bodge with some large washers. It has seem to fix it, if it doesn't hold I'll be welding some plate in there for a better fix.
Looks like there has been a bodge to the door loom also.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_180015_zpscrehczbp.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_180015_zpscrehczbp.jpg)
God knows what's happened here. I'll be investigating tomorrow.
I'll also clean up some of the corrosion in the plug.
![[Image: IMG_20140314_180029_zps73ia0qat.jpg]](http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/Dee_306/Cars/Estate/14-03-14/IMG_20140314_180029_zps73ia0qat.jpg)