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I did something similar. My webbing was fraying on the passengers side belt.
I purchased new seat belts from a firm in Florida. And then I installed them.
Australia is real funny about replacing webbing. Strange laws over here.
And yes, there are a couple firms in the states that sell Australian design rules certified belts.
Did you sew those yourself?
If so I would duplicate the factory sewing process near the buckles.
It should be very "robust" in case it is actually needed.
Did you sew those yourself?
If so I would duplicate the factory sewing process near the buckles.
It should be very "robust" in case it is actually needed.
Yes and I sew it by latest standards which is not zig-zag anymore but the envelope stitch. It’s also glued as per norm.
To be honest if I ever come to a situation where these would brake God forbid, I have a lot of much bigger problems.
Unless you covered up the holes in the door cards, you should be able to figure out which ones you need to cut. Be careful because sometimes the card will have extra holes, for a remote mirror for example. And if you don't have a remote mirror you don't want that hole. At the door handle, cut it in the shape of an X. Then you can fold the flaps inside of the panel and staple or glue as needed.
Unless you covered up the holes in the door cards, you should be able to figure out which ones you need to cut. Be careful because sometimes the card will have extra holes, for a remote mirror for example. And if you don't have a remote mirror you don't want that hole. At the door handle, cut it in the shape of an X. Then you can fold the flaps inside of the panel and staple or glue as needed.
That I know, thanks for the heads up. Only holes I plan to cut are the ones for the handle and the armrest. Nothing else. I have aftermarket remote unlocking system so I do not need central locking holes. Mirror cable has been riped out by bubba so I will cut that one once I buy a new mirror.
So it is done. For some iPhone reason it looks wrinkled in photos, while in real life it is just a tad wavy, I expect it to straighten with time and heat cycling. In any cas I could have prevented it with denser foam. Now I know for the other side.
In any case here it is, you can be the judges.
So
First I had to repair the panel, I used plastic bondo and drywall mesh
Placed new foam, I should have put another layer, this proved to be a bit thin in the end
Strech here
And here, here I had to be very carefull with the heat gun
How have you attached the inner felts? Have you tried it on the door yet? I found it a bit tricky where the piping wraps over the top of the panel at the front, it prevented the the panel sitting down fully.
How have you attached the inner felts? Have you tried it on the door yet? I found it a bit tricky where the piping wraps over the top of the panel at the front, it prevented the the panel sitting down fully.
I saw that while sewing as potential problem so I cheated a bit. I cut the piping half inch earlier but continued the piping wrap. Now it seams the piping is in there but it is actually not. When tucked below chrome inner felt part it just flattens. Also it helped putting a small groove in the foam.
I have attached inner felt with 4 screws and then cut the screws with dremel inline with the metal lip so it does not interfere with the metal lip on the door.
I’ll take the picture so you can see how I made it.
And as everything is done, aside of t-tops, time has come to start returning everything to it’s place. Today, the rear is pretty much done. Have some steamer action left but it’s coming together.
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