Yes, the mirrors contribute to the crack, or tear, once it is
there. I was told by a knowledgible (yes, there are some) body man that
it appeared to him that the crack occurs when the nuts under the wing
vent are tightened to tightly and/or when the spacers are omitted. I
doubt if there was much technology in vent tightening at the MG factory.
If you get to looking around, these doors crack on doors w/ out a side
mirror installed.
A door skin replacement is a lot of work-not hard but very time
consuming. If you are good w/ a MIG welder, then is becomes pretty easy
to weld it together and then braze in a filler. A DAB of plastic and you
are on your way.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
"If you're stupid, you'll have to pay for it"
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