Door pockets (Bins)

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levinsonblade
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Door pockets (Bins)

Post by levinsonblade » Wed Sep 04, 2002 5:43 pm

Is it just me or do you people suffer from people breaking the pockets at the bottom of your doors when getting in and out of the car, I have repaired mine twice in a week one more break and they will be useless<br><br>Any tips to strengthen them <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Door pockets (Bins)

Post by wedge69 » Thu Sep 05, 2002 7:41 am

How can you break them? Do yo ustand on them or something? The only thing I have noticed us that they ar etoo small to hold anything useful! <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Door pockets (Bins)

Post by melkoenings » Thu Sep 05, 2002 9:11 am

When I bought my car they were already broken.<br>Many times I hit my knee when stepping out of the car, especially when parked next to another car.<br>The doors are relatively too large for Europe (american size?).<br>Melvin <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Door pockets (Bins)

Post by dion480 » Thu Sep 05, 2002 10:35 am

I bought a new one once at the volvo dealer, they are about 15 euros.<br><br>You could reinforce them by glueing some kind of stringer in the inside, like a plastic strip. <br>I used the broken one to reinforce the other door pocket on the inside. I cut a piece of the edge and glued it on the inside near the edge of the door pocket. There is a small crack in there and now it won't grow further.<br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

levinsonblade
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Pockets

Post by levinsonblade » Mon Sep 09, 2002 3:16 pm

Got some today from Volvo cost £10 <p></p><i></i>

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