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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Will a 69 door panel fit right on a 68 door with no problems?
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by wwood95179@aol.com
Will a 69 door panel fit right on a 68 door with no problems?
You can make it fit. I dont know about the no problems part. There are technical differences that will require some work.
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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Yes it fits, but its not the correct door panel. Unless you dont care about correctness it has the wrong pattern and inside door pull. Each year carries a different cosmetic appearance, the rest is the same.
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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If you only fit one you will notice the difference between left and right.
The 69 panel is thinner than the 68 and well as being cosmetically different.
If you fit a pair then it would not be really obvious.
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The 68 door panel has the cats whiskers or fuzzy attached to a metal bracket that mounts to the inner door skin. I believe on the 69 door panel the fuzzy mounts to the door panel.
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Originally Posted by 1Fordman
The 68 door panel has the cats whiskers or fuzzy attached to a metal bracket that mounts to the inner door skin. I believe on the 69 door panel the fuzzy mounts to the door panel.
This is correct!
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