cwest94 Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Just thought I would make a quick update on what I noticed. This week it was cool outside, between 58 and 65 with hardly any sun at all and guess what??????? The cladding on the door is back to normal now. The only part hitting the fender now is the broken piece that is sticking up but thats it. So I'm conviinced that the direct sun and heat had a part in the movement and warping of the cladding. Sure it will all go back to hell next week when the sun and heat come back. SInce I can not open the door without having to push on the cladding, do you think it would be easier to just break and grind away the damaged area and forget about how ugly it looks or remove the cladding and try to put it back on with new double sided tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehoatim Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 If mine wasn't already screwed up, I would remove it and add more tape to the center and areas that might have any flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty4prid Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) I am so sorry to hear of this problem. But my buddy had an 03 ss new till about 8 months ago and he had the same problem. And no resolution either. Traded for 06 SRT10 single cab. I am fortunate that my 06 SS stays in the garage under the truck cover. But i have wondered if i might have this problem anyway in later years. Edited June 27, 2008 by forty4prid (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rays B4U Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Here's is my old post on my cladding issue and how I fixed it. So far (crosses fingers) it has held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersub Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Just thought I would make a quick update on what I noticed. This week it was cool outside, between 58 and 65 with hardly any sun at all and guess what??????? The cladding on the door is back to normal now. The only part hitting the fender now is the broken piece that is sticking up but thats it. So I'm conviinced that the direct sun and heat had a part in the movement and warping of the cladding. Sure it will all go back to hell next week when the sun and heat come back. SInce I can not open the door without having to push on the cladding, do you think it would be easier to just break and grind away the damaged area and forget about how ugly it looks or remove the cladding and try to put it back on with new double sided tape? Depending on the extent of the damages the molding can be repaired,One possibility that will cost little to nothing would be to take the wifes blowdryer,and a bucket of cold water with a terry cloth type rag(old towel) and sneek out to the garage.becareful because water and electricity dont mix,that being said,patiently heat up the damaged area by moving in circles winding outward then tighten the circle back in,lightly touch the plastic to feel it hot to the touch but dont get burned,if you heat to much the paint will blister and we dont want that!,good thing the blowdryer will take forever to achive that type of heat,when the damaged area is hot enough remove the blowdryer,and reach in the bucket grab the cold wet towel and place over the damaged area press firmly on the bent piece until temp is cold to touch. You may need to repeat several times,that should get the panel some what back into shape,have had great sucsess with this proceedure myself many times. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGIEPSS Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 on an other note i noticed my lower tailgate piece is falling off i had to push that back a couple times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Double sided tape should do the trick DGIEPSS, I have a roll just incase my cladding starts to fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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