by 1972nail » Wed May 09, 2018 11:01 am
The new strips have a 2 mm thick (approx) stiff plastic strip moulded in so they are stiff enough to retain their shape with self tappers or clips. They don't need to be screwed up tight, just enough to keep them from falling out. I used 4.8mm screws as I had them already, but there may be thicker ones which would grip better in the original slots. As I said, you could use 3.2 mm ones and drill new holes if you're very careful.
Getting access with a screw driver isn't easy due to the angle and position the lip is at in relation to the inner door frame and you need to drop the window right down as well by removing the bottom stop if you want to drill new holes.
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