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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:45 PM
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Default Door Panel Repair Experts Needed

Below is a photo of the passenger side door panel in my '96. The photo shows that there is a small section of vinyl missing and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions as to what I could use to fill this in with. It is at the very top of the panel right below where the inner window rubber is.

It is about an inch in length and about 3/16" wide.

I have no idea what happened and I really do not want to purchase an entire door panel for $500 or so.

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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 08:33 PM
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some upholstrey shops do vinyl and leather repair. I also know that boating shops have repair kits that are cheap and do work will it be totaly hidden no but if yo take your time it will be 100% better then what it is.
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 08:59 PM
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You may be able to use super glue and glue it down, it will still be visible but wont get any worse.

Ive use those cheap kits that the auto part stores sell, they work ok but its extremely hard to "mix " the correct color.
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Old Mar 1, 2014 | 06:00 AM
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There is nothing to glue down...it is like something scooped the vinyl out.

Time for me to call around to various shops.

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