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Koala Motorsport Inc
9988 Kinsman Rd
Novelty OH 44072
(440) 564 7574
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KMS
Door Brake Reinforcement
Plates
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The door brake on your E32 7 Series or
E34 5 Series is a small mechanism which allows your
door to easily remain open in one of two possible
positions. The amount of stress on this simply item is
very high, and it's simply bolted to the door sheet
metal.
The simple fact is, these cars are
renowned for cracking the sheet metal around the door
brake.
The cause of the cracking is the door brake mechanism
itself. As it ages, the door brake will begin to bind.
This binding will put large amounts of stress on the
thin sheet metal of the door, loosening the door brake
bolts and in turn allowing even more flex. The cycle
continues until one of the door brake mounting tabs
breaks, or the door rips.
How can this be prevented?
We offer the KMS Door Brake Reinforcement Plate as a
preventative maintenance item. The plate will
reinforce the sheet metal around the door brake, regardless
of the condition of the door brake itself.
Beyond saving the door sheet metal, installation of
this plate will also prevent cracking of the door
brake's mounting tabs because it vastly reduces flex
of this area created while opening and closing the
door.
Can I use it to fix a torn door?
Until now, the only fixes were sending the car to a
body shop to weld up and repaint the door, or
replacing the entire, very expensive, door. While our
reinforcement plate is not really designed as a repair
plate for a torn door, many customers have used it
successfully to do that. The torn sheet metal is
secured by sandwiching it between the door brake and
the reinforcement plate.
Installation is quick and simple
Installation of the KMS Door Brake Reinforcement Plate
does NOT require door panel removal (unless you are
also replacing the door brake itself). Installation
takes approximately 5 minutes per door and simply
requires removal of the pin from the A pillar and the
two bolts from the door frame.
View
Installation Instructions (PDF)
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