Door Panel Coming Apart-Help!
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Door Panel Coming Apart-Help!
Just bought a 97 coupe. 30k even. The door panel covering's glue has weakened and the covering is separating from the door panel. Mainly happening at the armrest bends and the center of the panel. I do not know what to do: try and buy new panels or fix it. If I fix it, anyone know how?
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I am starting to have the same problem. I'm just going to replace mine. At least I know it's done right and new. Plus it's a vette why not have the best parts.
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Not sure you can fix the separation problem other than buying a new panel. If it were me, I would go the new route.
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At the arm rest mine is doing the same.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
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Gene at Karshop gets some nice clean ones from time to time. Might try him or else check on e-bay. Seems like I saw some on there the other day. HTH
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Originally Posted by Kenny94945
At the arm rest mine is doing the same.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
Keep us posted. This is starting to come up quite a bit lately and you might be onto something we could all utilize when it happens to us. There might be others here that could come up with a good glue that would do the trick.
Good luck!! And let us know how it goes. Where there's a will there's a way.
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i had thought about the injecting glue fix myself, but have been to skeered to try. i have thought about the armrests though. that would fix that spot but i now have a spot on my passengers side door up where the curve in the panel goes towards the dash that is seperating as well. 
oh well. guess ill have to save up and gets a couple new panels haha
oh well. guess ill have to save up and gets a couple new panels haha
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Originally Posted by Kenny94945
At the arm rest mine is doing the same.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
It is not covered by GMPP extended warranty.
Why I was responding was with an idea I am scared to try. The door panel is styrofoam backed.
Could one inject glue through the styro to the door panel for a perfect repair?
Else one could purchase arm rest pads.
The styrofoam is only held on by spot glue. Don't be afraid to yank it out of there. And if it breaks, so what? Glue it back in... Anyway, you'll find the plastic backing behind the armrest area has holes in it, so if you had a syringe with glue you could do a little experimentation here. Are there any woodworking shops in your area? Many shops that do veneers have a vacuum process for gluing the veneer to the base wood, and I bet they would be glad to help with the odd shape of the door panel. It's like a vacuum food sealer, only on a grand scale. The whole panel can fit inside the vacuum bag after gluing, then the cover could be sucked right into place in the deep bends.
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Originally Posted by BSiegPaint
The styrofoam is only held on by spot glue.
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Have you actually done this? Sounds too good to be true! Got pics? 
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Originally Posted by bobsY2Kvette
#100 Hypodermic needle Filled with gorilla snot. AShoot it in the seperated area and weigh down with beanbags full of bb's when it dries remove the excess and you wont even see the holes from the needle.
