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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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I couldnt stand how the door panel looked. The used one has a little seperation, we'll see how long it lasts.......

From this....


To this.....
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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That looks 100% better
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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gotta love de lamination. If this one does it and you feel a bit crafty... use a small drill bit (1/16" or smaller) and drill small holes through the back side without going through the vinyl.... just in the blister areas. Use 3M spray adhesive on the back making sure it goes through the holes. Press firmly from the front of the blister.

This will make it better, but not show room.

I sometimes have to do this with prototype parts.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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That looks great! Need to let us know what you did.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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That looks great! Need to let us know what you did.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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how did you fix it?
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I should have been more clear, I swapped the panels out. The one in the second picture is from an '04, bought it used from a CF member, Tom. It was a 15 minute job.
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Great fix!
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Looks GREAT!
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Looks good now.
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Looks good now.
Attention to detail!!
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mine is starting to do that
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