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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 08:43 PM
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1) can a 1977 door panel fit on a 1978 corvette? How much work is involved with making it work. My car has crank window and manual door locks.

2) Does anyone have the all leather door panels from Al Knoch for a 1978? http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000155a

If you have them can you post pictures of them in your car?

3) Does anyone make custom door panels or anything else unique?
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Originally Posted by eddiejb
...can a 1977 door panel fit on a 1978 corvette?...
Not without doing work you may not want to do. 78 panels use a different door opening mechanism.

...How much work is involved with making it work...
That would depend on what you can do yourself. Why not purchase the 77 and 78 assembly instruction manuals (AIMs) and compare the two installations? That will give you an idea of what you're up against.

...Does anyone make custom door panels or anything else unique?...
Define unique. Mid-America Motorsports offers custom color combinations.

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Not without doing work you may not want to do. 78 panels use a different door opening mechanism.



That would depend on what you can do yourself. Why not purchase the 77 and 78 assembly instruction manuals (AIMs) and compare the two installations? That will give you an idea of what you're up against.



Define unique. Mid-America Motorsports offers custom color combinations.

Thanks for the help! I ended up going a completely different route and bought vinyl for the 78 panels from a vendor on eBay who makes them to order. I really don't like the carpeted door panels so these suited my need and it wasn't too expensive. I will have my upholstery guy install them and it should still be less than new panels. Here's what I went with
http://m.ebay.com/itm/121578906185?_mwBanner=1We'll see how it goes.

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Originally Posted by eddiejb

Does anyone make custom door panels or anything else unique?
Good find on the door panels- If you had a Chevelle/Camaro- then there are several to choose from!!!

For a Corvette- you're pretty much on you own!!

Here's a good video on wrapping a C3 doorpanel w/ leather

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