American Legends
Classic, durable, and affordable!
Fimbel American Legends collection doors can be found on garages of old-fashioned neighborhoods and new developments alike. With head-turning curb appeal, they provide extraordinary beauty, require low maintenance, and deliver a terrific return-on-investment.
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Here’s what makes the American Legends line so unique compared to other similarly priced doors on the market. Our doors feature:
Beautiful Smooth Finish, NO Stamped Fake Woodgrain. The single largest difference between the American Legends and all the competition is the lack of the awful fake woodgrain our competitors stamp into the face and overlays of their doors. Fimbel door sections are clad with a vinyl film and our overlays are smooth PVC. Here’s why:
- It prevents rust.
- The doors have the look of a real wood door that has been painted white, and
- Using our advanced manufacturing methods, we deliver this value at a competitive price.
Big and Beautiful 30” Top Section with Glass. Most of the other products are only available with a 24” top. Our door appears more like a traditional carriage door with the large glass. It is also available with a 24” top if that is what is preferred.
Durable Solid One Piece Grille. Most of the other doors offer a snap in grille. This means the window is a large opening and then a plastic piece for the muttons (grids that make the windows) is inserted. Those plastic grille inserts can break, crack or fall out. If they don’t have an insert, then they most likely have seams that weaken the structure and open it up to expansion and contraction.
Solid PVC Overlays. Fimbel overlays are solid PVC with a coped edge for detail. Many of the other doors offer hollow overlays. As the door opens you can see they are light and hollow.
Precision Design — Need a New section? No problem! Folks accidentally drive into their garage doors all the time. Snow plows also collide with doors quite often here in the Northeast winters. While other manufacturers will make you replace the entire door, or a large part of it often sending you decorative elements featuring double-sided tape that is temporary at best — Fimbel’s precision construction makes it easy to replace just the damaged section that we manufacture to all the original specifications and your door will line up like new.
Paint Options. American Legends doors can be left unfinished, factory finished, or field finished with AST DIY Paint Kits or white exterior latex. Exposure restrictions must be followed with any color other than white. The Paintable Upgrade is not necessary with the American Legends.
- The Standard White Door can be left unfinished, factory finished, or painted in the field, but MUST ALWAYS BE PAINTED WHITE
- The Paintable Upgrade Door can be left unfinished, factory finished in any color that follows exposure restrictions for that color or field finished with AST DIY Paint Kits in any color.
Saltwater Safe — and warrantied! Fimbel doors are made for the shore! Thanks to the vinyl coating and overlays, being close to the ocean will not void your warranty or offer a reduced warranty.
Collection Models
Recommended for these tough environments:
Available Door Types:
Available Design Features:
Factory Finishing Options*:
DIY Finishing Options*:
- *Custom Colors Available
- For specific questions about Fimbel Factory Finishes or DIY Finishing options please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
One Piece Grille Construction:
Glazed Grille Section Options
Traditional

- Standard
- 1” vertical muntins across entire grille

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Optional
- 3 1/2" vertical muntin in center of bay, balance 1”
Grille Profile
C-Grille

- Standard

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Optional
Radius Grille Options
Square

- Square Lites

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Three point Circular Arch Spanning 1-3 Bays

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Dual three point circular arches spanning 1-3 bays

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Three point circular arch spanning 4 bays

One piece vinyl grille with painted white aluminium frame:
- Multiple point Eliptical Arch and custom tops to fit your opening
Lite Quantity Options:
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TAx312
TSx312
TAx314
TFx314
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TAx322
TSx322
TAx324
TFx324
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TAx412
TSx412
TAx414
TFx414
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TAx422
TSx422
TAx424
TFx424
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EAx412
ESx412
EAx414
EFx414
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EAx422
ESx422
EAx424
EFx424
Specifications:
Construction
Painted aluminum glass section frame, and powder coated steel end and center stiles.
Available Heights
Any size in 1” increments
Available Widths
Thickness
R Value
13.12
Fastening Points
Section Joints
Interior Face
Exterior Face
Bottom Astragal
Recyclability
Maintenance:
For doors WITHOUT a factory painted finish:
General Cleaning
- Use warm water and mild handwashing dish soap. Mr. Clean Erasers also work very well.
- The door surface can be wiped with isopropyl or denatured alcohol to remove any soap, cleaner residue, or dust.
Stubborn Stains
- For more stubborn situations, Soft Scrub, Clorox Cleanup or Clorox Outdoors can be used. Mr. Clean Erasers also work very well.
- The door surface can be wiped with isopropyl or denatured alcohol to remove any soap, cleaner residue, or dust.
Really tough stains
- For really tough stains on the solid vinyl overlays and grille (face of glass top section) you can use 220 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the effected area. Make sure to go with the grain in the material and try to only sand the effected area.
Dents, dings, and deep scratches
- Contact your dealer.
DO NOT
- DO NOT use solutions containing acid or solvents like MEK, acetone, or Toluene.
- DO NOT use Simple Green, as it may yellow the face of your door.
- DO NOT use a power washer to remove dirt or stains from the door.
For doors WITH a factory painted finish.
DO NOT
- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE FINISH FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS AFTER INSTALLATION.
- Hose all loose dirt off the door.
- DO NOT use a power washer to remove dirt or stains from the door. Do not clean in direct sunlight.
- Apply mild hand dishwashing detergents such as Dawn or Joy to the wet door surface using a very wet sponge or a very soft bristled brush. We do not recommend using Windex directly on the face of the door.
- Rinse thoroughly with water.
- Let dry.
- DO NOT void your warranty! Consult the factory if these methods do not produce the desired result.
Warranty
Door Warranty
- Limited lifetime against rotting, rusting through, water absorption, and termite infestation.
- Against most everything else:
- 15 years for white,
- 10 years for colors other than white.
- For more details download the Warranty Document here.
Finishing Warranty
- 15 years for adhesion, cracking, peeling, and reasonable fading.
- For more details download: