Door Panels
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Door Panels
How difficult is it to fit 1969 door panels on a 1970-75 coupe? The retail sites all say they are different but they "look" the same to me. Has to do woith the mounting.
I have a 74 and someone is selling 69s cheap.
I have a 74 and someone is selling 69s cheap.
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The mounting is all the same. 68 had no door handle and it was integrated into the door making them much wider. 69 started the door handle. 70 started a different design on the door. It says they are different because of the design. However, the mounting and fit is all the same. I have 71 door panels on my 68, all lined up and fit perfectly.
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If you aren't concerned with originality maybe you can mount some kind of center cap/horn button/ 74-76 nose emblem over the holes.
If the door panels are that cheap and that's all you want to spend you could have as much in the solution than you do in the problem.
If the door panels are that cheap and that's all you want to spend you could have as much in the solution than you do in the problem.
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Power windows were optional on all C3's until they became standard issue in 1980. I agree with the strategy of finding an emblem that will cover/fill that opening.
The LT-1 valve covers have a flat circular emblem that is available as a separate item and which might resolve that issue.
The LT-1 valve covers have a flat circular emblem that is available as a separate item and which might resolve that issue.
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From: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
These would work...
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-wheel-center-cap-emblem-1976-1979.html
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-wheel-spinner-kit-emblems-checkered-flag-2-black-1976-1987.html
Not sure why those links above don't take you to the emblems.
If you copy/paste into the url in the browser, they work properly.
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-wheel-center-cap-emblem-1976-1979.html
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-wheel-spinner-kit-emblems-checkered-flag-2-black-1976-1987.html
Not sure why those links above don't take you to the emblems.
If you copy/paste into the url in the browser, they work properly.
Last edited by Barry's70LT1; Jul 13, 2020 at 11:16 PM.
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you got a new project vette. door panels. waaaay down the list of stuff to deal with. tire dates. brakes. suspension bushings. you still don't have the engine all the way sorted. hoses belts t-top seals.
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yes and no. I want to buy / fix things as they come to get good deals. If the last item I need comes up cheap I'll buy today. $60 for those panels was a good deal. I got the complete carpet tax , shipping, etc for only $238. On sales. ACC brand.
Also need to keep the wife happy. When that pile of sh*** was unloaded on our driveway and she saw that swamp interior....priceless. Now that its coming together she's more interested then me. Just before that I gave her hell for bringing 5 junk pallets to the house. Look what she did with them..... So I'll do the pretty stuff along with the important stuff.
Also need to keep the wife happy. When that pile of sh*** was unloaded on our driveway and she saw that swamp interior....priceless. Now that its coming together she's more interested then me. Just before that I gave her hell for bringing 5 junk pallets to the house. Look what she did with them..... So I'll do the pretty stuff along with the important stuff.
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My '81 Z82 had factory power windows. The manual window hole was covered by a round emblem. I'm fairly sure it had either a Chevrolet symbol or the Chevrolet name. Perhaps look at places specializing in Camaro parts. I've found a number of generic parts for my '79 from a Camaro place--the Corvette specialists either didn't have them or charged far more for the exact same thing.