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Nov 8, 2019 | 09:48 AM

Garack

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Dimples on interior door panels normal?

i have been looking to buy a C4 for a while now and I am noticing dimples in the vinyl on the interior door panels? Is this normal or am I seeing thing. It seems quite common in photos of different cars for sale in the 92 to 96 year range or so. Can anyone confirm or advise? Also the dashes sometimes. What is the deal?

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Nov 8, 2019 | 10:08 AM

TorchTarga94

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All the ones I have seen are like this including mine. The dimples are where the "Support ribs" are on the back side of the panels.

Nov 8, 2019 | 10:15 AM

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All the ones I have seen are like this including mine. The dimples are where the "Support ribs" are on the back side of the panels.

were they like that when brand new or does this happen over time?

Nov 8, 2019 | 10:32 AM

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Can't answer you on that one, but I think its safe to assume they were there when new or shortly after.

Nov 8, 2019 | 04:16 PM

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plastic is shrinking over time

Nov 8, 2019 | 04:18 PM

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Mine's the same. It doesn't show up as much as in your pics but it's there.

Nov 8, 2019 | 06:01 PM

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Happens over time. Typical GM finding a way to cheap out on something.

Nov 8, 2019 | 06:03 PM

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Happens over time. Typical GM finding a way to cheap out on something.

look at any manufacture interiors of the same age and tell me how it looks.

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Nov 8, 2019 | 06:24 PM

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look at any manufacture interiors of the same age and tell me how it looks.

Go look at a door panel of a 95-98 993. You won’t see this kind of trash.

Nov 8, 2019 | 06:49 PM

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Go look at a door panel of a 95-98 993. You won’t see this kind of trash.

was the MSRP close for the two

Nov 8, 2019 | 07:00 PM

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was the MSRP close for the two

Oh, so now we have gone from "look at any other manufacturor during that time period" to a priced defined result. GM apologists. Got to love them.

Here you go, here is a 96 Camaro. Door panel doesn't look like crap. Well other than the cloth instead of leather.

Nov 10, 2019 | 12:10 PM

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Quote:

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Go look at a door panel of a 95-98 993. You won’t see this kind of trash.

993s had barely any door panel. And they had dashboards that cracked. My dad had a 96, and you wouldnt believe the cost of the stupid little interior parts he had to replace on his 26k mile car. 50 bucks for the plastic gear for the trip odometer, which would break all the time. He spent thousands on a new piece of dashboard trim because they ALL cracked. It was actually cheaper to glue them together and have them covered in leather than to find an OEM piece.

Sigh... I wish he hadn't sold that car to pay for their current stupid idea, trying to live in an RV on 10 acres of property to retire.

Nov 10, 2019 | 10:19 PM

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Yup!

Nov 11, 2019 | 07:48 PM

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95-96 are all like that and been like that from day one,just your average GM junk quality.

Nov 11, 2019 | 09:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

95-96 are all like that and been like that from day one,just your average GM junk quality.

what about 92 to 94?

Nov 12, 2019 | 03:00 AM

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what about 92 to 94?

The 90-93 panels are of a different design so no but they also have a flaw at the top of the panel. The weatherstrip at the top of the panel is wavy and looks like crap.

Nov 12, 2019 | 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

The 90-93 panels are of a different design so no but they also have a flaw at the top of the panel. The weatherstrip at the top of the panel is wavy and looks like crap.

can these problems be corrected?

Nov 12, 2019 | 08:29 AM

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can these problems be corrected?

I don’t think so,when I first got my car didn’t have it for 5 minutes and I saw the crappy WS. That’s just the way it is.

Nov 12, 2019 | 08:46 AM

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I don’t think so,when I first got my car didn’t have it for 5 minutes and I saw the crappy WS. That’s just the way it is.

do the 94 to 96 have the crappy weatherstrip too? you saw it in 5 minutes but it escaped everyone at gm that the ws looks crappy. makes no sense.

Nov 12, 2019 | 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by garack

do the 94 to 96 have the crappy weatherstrip too? you saw it in 5 minutes but it escaped everyone at gm that the ws looks crappy. makes no sense.

You can’t be serious,do you honestly think GM gives a ratsass if a door panel fits like crap? The door panels in the 95-96 looked like crap right out of the factory. Yes,it makes plenty of sense went you’re talking about GM quality.

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