As many of you know , the Junction Produce aerokit has one small flaw , the rear doorcap rubs against the front one when opening the rear door (half way open) . i was just wondering if sanding the rear caps , would it help to get rid of the rubbing ? if not , any other way to get rid of it ?

Thank you

 

more than 60 views and nobody knows

 

Given that there are only one or two people with this kit, I'd say your chances of many people with experience fixing the problem are slim.

For the $$$, I'd expect a perfect fit... maybe ask JP directly if they have a fix.

 

Exellent point i wonder why didnt that come in mind

 

my buddy's q45 JP kit does the exact same thing. Its seems to be a design flaw.

 

Did he find a fix for it ?!

 

I'm no expert on the jp kits but from what I read its just something your going to have to deal with to get an even flowed door cap. In this I mean that if you look at any car with door caps they usually have an indentation on the rear door cap to leave room for the front door to open without the front door cap rubbing on the rear, perfect example is the ford expedition eddie bauer, I know cuz my brother owns one and I noticed it. If you look at the kit JTanoyo did for his GS it also had a smal indentation in the rear door cap for the front to open normally. What JP did from what I can see is make a sacrifice in the design's functionality for it to look more even with no indentation. Not sure if a little shaving will help without hurting the look. You might just have to deal with it. Its a flaw in the kit imo but other than that its a great looking kit. Much congrats, can't wait for full car pics.

 

Thank you so much for this info

 

errr.... aj..... this is nothing new, read the thread by johnny about his kits, i talked about this problem extensively why jp didn't put in a little cut in the front of the cap like they did for the ls that's beyond me, but this is a pretty stupid problem imho

you just have to live with it

 

JP did add the cut to their older model vehicles like the UFC10/11-20/21 and the jzs-147..they changed the design of their doorcaps when the JZS160 was released and they have continued with this design ever since..Im assuming that they like the look better..Just compare the doorcaps on the JP UFC21 and the JZS160 and you will see what I mean..

 

the ls430 kits don't have those cuts as well?

 

Yes,all cars that came after the JZS160 share this same design of the door caps..

 

ah ic. for sure it looks a lot better (cleaner, smoother). i guess that's the price you pay for being a good show car -- sometimes it's not very practical

 

sorry for the newbie question and bringing up an old thread but does anyone know how to fix this? Does all the JP kit owners deal with it or fixed it? help would be greatly appreciated

 

Well since my brother has this kit I guess I should chime in as well. As for my brother's JP kit, all of his doors are functional. Fortunately for him, he works at a body-shop where they were able to deal with this. The caps were sanded down, blocked and sanded down again. From what my brother told me, it seemed like quite a bit of work dealing with the doorcaps.