Thread: My 16 year itch

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Do you know if the builder replaced the original wooden body support structure with steel? If not, you might have hit just the right (wrong?) combination of bump/twist/shake/shimmy to flex enough to disengage the latch.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Do you know if the builder replaced the original wooden body support structure with steel? If not, you might have hit just the right (wrong?) combination of bump/twist/shake/shimmy to flex enough to disengage the latch.

He said they replaced a couple pieces in the doors oddly enough but the rest of the wood was in great shape. I don't see any evidence of the body twisting (cracks in the paint at the trunk corners or door openings) but I suppose anything is possible.