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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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I am reinstalling my interior door panels on my 79 and I am running into a problem. after I get the panels re-installed evrything looks good. then I shut the doors and the top pops off the lip at the top of the doors. Is there a trick to this?
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Are they repo panels? I have some plastic backed repo ones on my car and they do the same thing! I think they just do not fit the doors like the originals.
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no they are the originals
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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Well I hope that somebody has some ideas! I was thinking of heating and bending mine to fit the door better, but this is not a option for you with the factory panels.
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Did you have the door off? Sounds like the door is to far forward and its contacting the dash. Was the dash off?
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Same here! Top of panel pops off lip of door frame, Its not hitting dash or other panels.
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MIne has a screw on top near the rear edge of the door
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no I have already checked that. it appears that the action of the door closing jars the top off of the lip
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any ics of that screw at the top of your door mine dose not have a screw but I will put one in if it will solve the problem
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Don't have any pics, I can get you one this evening tho. Its a chrome philips with an upholstry washer on it.
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Don't have any pics, I can get you one this evening tho. Its a chrome philips with an upholstry washer on it.

that would be great
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hope im not telling u what u already know here. when u get panel on, hook top first by holding panel away from door on 45 degree angle and hitting top of door panel, once locked at the top, everything should fall into place. im thinking ur getting panel on, but not getting top to hook in first. really hope this helps
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hope im not telling u what u already know here. when u get panel on, hook top first by holding panel away from door on 45 degree angle and hitting top of door panel, once locked at the top, everything should fall into place. im thinking ur getting panel on, but not getting top to hook in first. really hope this helps

that is exactly what I am doing and after it is all put together it looks great. then I close the door and the top pops off. I realy think it is the jaring of the door that pops it loose
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