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Rusted underneath door...

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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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Rusted underneath door...

Like usual my doors were sagging so I fixed them. Then I notice, from them sagging for so long and me and previous owner constantly slamming the door to get it shut, the ground effects weren't really attached:

And I also notice some scratching on the door sill:

So I look underneath and what do I see?


Made a panorama of it...

My original plan to fix the GFX was to just re mount it... but since this came up, I can't decide to either replace whole door or attempt to fix it.
Does any one else have any suggestions?
see poll.
Thanks.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Re: Rusted underneath door...

This is what I would do. Call a couple of yards and get a price on another door. Then figure out if it would be worth your time to repair it or to buy another
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Old May 9, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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Re: Rusted underneath door...

my call is to replace it
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Old May 9, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Re: Rusted underneath door...

Originally Posted by juanillox8
my call is to replace it
Same here - replace.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Re: Rusted underneath door...

Replace it.
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