Door Panel Recover

willy3486 · Post by **willy3486** » June 16, 2009, 7:09 am

There are little clips that hold the trim on the door. As far as the door panels goes they are not bad to make. The biggest problem I had was to figure out the measurements. But I have them posted in my pictures. How I got them was to blow up a original picture from here and then calculate the size from the photo. The measurements I calculated came out in inches so I think it is fairly close to the measurements. You can look at original ones and then look at mine. I think there are 9 spaces total , I like that look because the handles are about in the center of the spaces and don't cover the stiches. As far as the thickness and the door handles they were ok on mine. I took a plastic milk jug and cut a flat piece out. I then drilled a hole in it the size of the shaft for the handle. I then put it on the shaft and put the handle on as well. I then traced he handles outside on the jug and cut it out. It made a spacer that would not cut into the vinyl. I suggest doing that if you do anything with vinyl. A lot of guys here have figured out how to make them as well. If you got the 30 bucks apiece it will save you the time, it would probably cost you that or more to have them made. Years ago when I did mine I think they were between 100 and 200 bucks a set. The demand must have driven the price down.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 16, 2009, 7:34 am

Greg D wrote:The repop inserts are pretty cheap for Black - more for White, Red, etc though. I have seen them on sale for about $30.

Don't think I've seen them for less than $100. Let me know if you find them cheaper.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 16, 2009, 8:01 am

I have never seen them on sale for $30 or I would own a pair. LMC is usually the cheapest, blacks are $70 there, the other two colors, white and red are $150.
There would be a roar if Obama found that out

I screwed up and forgot to buy a pair of these when I was at LMC last summer. Now I will probably pay more to ship them here than they cost (if I use them)

My plan all along tho has been to do what Modeleh ,and originally Uncle skip did with the alum sheet. I just don't have the template to cut them out.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » June 16, 2009, 8:33 am

I taped the trim pieces together and laid them on the aluminum and traced the outline. After I butchered the first cut, I took it to a sheet metal shop and had them cut it out.