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The carpet side panels for my console are butt-ugly. The edge of the camel-colored carpet is exposed on the driver's side and it looks like '80's ****. Yeah I could re-mount the screws and tuck it back in but I'm thinking of a pleated vinyl cover. Black.
I didn't like the carpeted panels either. When I re did my interior on my 1980, I looked around and found those panels are also available in vinyl covers or leather covered in the proper colors. I order the vinyl covered pieces and the quality and color match was excellent. I ordered them from a vendor on EBAY. Gil
I pretty much did the same as mentioned above. Went to Joann Fabric and bought a few yards of material that matched my dash pad. I'll be re-doing the entire door panels in that as well over the winter. All in all came out to like 40 bucks plus glue.
That fiber board is dirt cheap at Home Depot. I happened to have a piece laying around for a project. I traced my old flimsy side panels and cut out new ones that weren't cracked and bowed.
Looks like this owner trimmed the bottom of his in stainless or polished aluminum for a clean look.
That looks like a Cowles product. https://cowlesproducts.com/ They make plastic extrusions with a coated chrome look, high quality and very durable. I've used them in the past on several projects.
Ugly console carpet panel ideas
