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Upgrade to alloy door pins - tucpal - 22:nd-Feb-2014



HOW TO CHANGE DOOR PINS

Possibly the Cheapest Upgrade Here
and a very easy and Simple job to do 5 Minutes Max.

Just Unscrew the Original Plastic Door Pins by hand
and Turn the New ones Back in.





They cost around £15 for the 5 door
and £9.00 for the 3 Door
and can be found on eBay etc  
They are a Good Quaintly Product
and so Simple to do
and they have a Real Impact to the way the car Looks Inside
they are such an Improvement over the Plastic ones and well worth Doing

Irmscher sell These Pins for around £50 for a Set of 4
They are just not Worth it
as the Cheap ones are Just as Good.




RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - Padster - 1:st-Sep-2017

I've bought a set of pins but I'm struggling to get the original pins off.
Do they unscrew? Mines seem to be stuck


RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - Big Dave2 - 1:st-Sep-2017

Looking at the photos in the following sellers post, they screw on. You can see the threads on the shaft that the pin fixes too.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Arrival-Car-Door-Lock-Knobs-Pull-Knobs-Door-Pins-Hot-Rod-For-Chevrolet-Cruze-Trax/32308577805.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Global-Freeshipping-For-Chevrolet-Cruze-Trax-Malibu-Opel-Mokka-ASTRA-J-Insignia-Sport-Tourer-Door-Lock/32637723956.html







RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - Padster - 1:st-Sep-2017

Hi thanks for the reply and links.

I've tried unscrewing them but they won't budge.


RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - zzattack - 4:th-Sep-2017

Use leather gloves or something to get more grip. Mine were tight as well but they really do screw off.


RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - Padster - 4:th-Sep-2017

(4:th-Sep-2017, 09:40:50)zzattack Wrote: Use leather gloves or something to get more grip. Mine were tight as well but they really do screw off.

Many thanks.

It took a cloth and pliers but I got them unscrewed.

I'm at work so can't try but from memory the alloy ones look a lot shorter. These are the ones I bought are they ok?

Ebay door pins

Finally should I use some grease to stop the dis similar metals bonding together?


RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - J1ODYA - 4:th-Sep-2017

Twist harder... don't worry it won't break

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RE: Upgrade to alloy door pins - Padster - 5:th-Sep-2017

All done. They look really good. - Thanks guys!