Door panel padding?
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Burning Brakes
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Door panel padding?
Can everyone confirm to me that these panels put on my door panels are not original and are us ugly as I think they are for my 1969?
I want to remove them and just leave some minor holes until I can get new door panels.
They are so thick they make it hard to put your han on the door handle to close the door and they are ugly.
thanks for the help once again
jim
I want to remove them and just leave some minor holes until I can get new door panels.
They are so thick they make it hard to put your han on the door handle to close the door and they are ugly.
thanks for the help once again
jim
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1969 door panels had a panel section of "comfortweave" trim there. The 68 had a single trim strip, and the 70 and later had wood grain panels only if the car had deluxe interior. Ill look for a picture.
PS- yours are a hideous custom add-on and would be better with the holes showing until you get a correct set.
PS- yours are a hideous custom add-on and would be better with the holes showing until you get a correct set.
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Burning Brakes
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I took them off and looked underneath.
It looks to just have the holes from the tabs of the piece put on the door.
It looks pretty good even with the minor small holes.
I can't tell if it had the factory part on the door but I doubt it. They added these door panels and matching ugly seat covers in the 80s I was told. Pretty tacky.
It looks to just have the holes from the tabs of the piece put on the door.
It looks pretty good even with the minor small holes.
I can't tell if it had the factory part on the door but I doubt it. They added these door panels and matching ugly seat covers in the 80s I was told. Pretty tacky.
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If they are 69 door panels, they would have had the holes in the door for the comfort weave inserts as stated above. All 69's had comfort weave inserts regardless of vinyl or leather seats. Be sure to save the original panel attachment metal. PM sent
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It was certainly meant as a compliment.
Don't get me wrong I can appreciate a modded car too but there is just something about the look of a correct car that just looks sweet in my eyes.
As I stand here looking at my crate motored side-piped '68.
Don't get me wrong I can appreciate a modded car too but there is just something about the look of a correct car that just looks sweet in my eyes.
As I stand here looking at my crate motored side-piped '68.
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I don't see anything wrong with the basic door panel that some cleaning and a shot of interior vinyl dye wouldn't cure. You can always find/buy some 'deluxe' interior panel inserts to replace the f'ugly velour 'things' on your panels (aftermarket or swap meet).
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Have you checked to see if the original Comfortweave panels are underneath the cloth cover? It looks like the original mounting tabs are there. I would guess Designer Bubba just covered over the original pieces and didn't take the time to remove what was there... I have an extra passenger side panel for a '69 for a power window car if you need another...
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It looks like at corvette central,
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~partsort,
that I have (or should have) thier deluxe panels. If its true that all 69s had the comfort strip.
I might in the future go ahead and get one of those.
It looks like the sell door skins, how hard would that be to do on my current door panels ?
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~partsort,
that I have (or should have) thier deluxe panels. If its true that all 69s had the comfort strip.
I might in the future go ahead and get one of those.
It looks like the sell door skins, how hard would that be to do on my current door panels ?
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I already put the panel back on with out the insert. I loked on the insert and noticed no date stamps on it though.
I also removed the rotted out fabric enough to see it has some foam padding behind it but nothing else. Just the hard cardboard/wood support piece and the metal clips for fastening.
I also removed the rotted out fabric enough to see it has some foam padding behind it but nothing else. Just the hard cardboard/wood support piece and the metal clips for fastening.
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Hi X454,
From the couple of pictures it looks like you have some NICE door panels. The fiberboard backing is not important to many people but is near priceless for the purist!!!!
If you can put the 'comfortweave' insert back in place these would be some GREAT panels.
Regards,
Alan
PS The aftermarket panels have ABS backing and OFTEN fit poorly!!!!
From the couple of pictures it looks like you have some NICE door panels. The fiberboard backing is not important to many people but is near priceless for the purist!!!!
If you can put the 'comfortweave' insert back in place these would be some GREAT panels.
Regards,
Alan
PS The aftermarket panels have ABS backing and OFTEN fit poorly!!!!
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I already put the panel back on with out the insert. I loked on the insert and noticed no date stamps on it though.
I also removed the rotted out fabric enough to see it has some foam padding behind it but nothing else. Just the hard cardboard/wood support piece and the metal clips for fastening.
I also removed the rotted out fabric enough to see it has some foam padding behind it but nothing else. Just the hard cardboard/wood support piece and the metal clips for fastening.
