New Door Panel Replacement Question
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Racer
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From: Alpharette GA
New Door Panel Replacement Question
I just took off the old door panel and was going to refurbished the old hardware, I noticed the lock besel has rivets on the back side of panel HOW do I install this on the new panel?? Will the rivets easily hammer back down on the new door panel??? 
How have some of you guys handled this switch over??
Thanks in Advance!!!
How have some of you guys handled this switch over??
Thanks in Advance!!!
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Marietta Ga.
I don't understand the question. My '72, if I remember right, just has a hole that the lock mechinism sticks half thru and then you have to pop the little twist **** on it with clips like manual window handles. I do know it was a real pita to get them back on mine, I even had to leave out the plastic spacer.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Alpharette GA
Thanks for the response, on my 71 on both original panels have washers over the posts and it looks like they used a hammer to mushroom the heads. It kinda looks like a rivet when done. Maybe mine has been altered by a BUBBA !!!!!!!!!!!
I removed the washers tonight and got the plates off the door, the metal post seem real soft so I think if they are long enough to come through the new door panel it won't take to much to use a ball peen hammer to mash a head back onto the washers. The new door Panel is not the fiber cardboard like the old so I hope the post will be long enough.
Thanks again
I removed the washers tonight and got the plates off the door, the metal post seem real soft so I think if they are long enough to come through the new door panel it won't take to much to use a ball peen hammer to mash a head back onto the washers. The new door Panel is not the fiber cardboard like the old so I hope the post will be long enough.
Thanks again
