New door panel(pics)
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New door panel(pics)
I'm trying to get my car ready for the 2012 Dodge City Days Classic Car Show in 2 weeks. I know it won't be show quality, but I think I can get it to a point worth looking at. The interior is in really bad shape so I've ordered new covers and a new drivers door panel because it was really bad. I got the door panel in tonight so I installed it. New seat covers should be here tomorrow then it's trying to find some really good carpet cleaner. Hopefully I'll have the decals and stripes on by then as well.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
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I'm trying to get my car ready for the 2012 Dodge City Days Classic Car Show in 2 weeks. I know it won't be show quality, but I think I can get it to a point worth looking at. The interior is in really bad shape so I've ordered new covers and a new drivers door panel because it was really bad. I got the door panel in tonight so I installed it. New seat covers should be here tomorrow then it's trying to find some really good carpet cleaner. Hopefully I'll have the decals and stripes on by then as well.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
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Great look! Now, make sure you put some kind of preservative on the new panel(s). If leather, get stuff made for leather; if vinyl, use a polymer dressing for vinyl/plastics (like Nu-Vinyl or Meguiar's polymer coating for plastics). Do NOT put Armor-All 
on those new panels.
on those new panels.
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New door panel(pics)
I'm trying to get my car ready for the 2012 Dodge City Days Classic Car Show in 2 weeks. I know it won't be show quality, but I think I can get it to a point worth looking at. The interior is in really bad shape so I've ordered new covers and a new drivers door panel because it was really bad. I got the door panel in tonight so I installed it. New seat covers should be here tomorrow then it's trying to find some really good carpet cleaner. Hopefully I'll have the decals and stripes on by then as well.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
Here is pictures of the before and after. I can tell by the pictures I need some more tucking and tightening.
Dan
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How do you know exactly where to drill the holes for the various mounting screws?
Where did you buy them?
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is this car new to you? Because I was wondering how the old panels got so ugly? As for the new holes, just measure off the old panels to locate them. The interiors cost a lot to refinish, that is why I wondered what happened to the old interior to get so ugly.
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is this car new to you? Because I was wondering how the old panels got so ugly?
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