Door panel repairs!!
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Door panel repairs!!
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My 98 door panel covering is ungluing from top to the arm rest. Is there a fix for this. I check the price of new door panels and the are big $$$. Is this a common problem? If so where can I get new/Used ones at a decent price? Thanks. Mike
My 98 door panel covering is ungluing from top to the arm rest. Is there a fix for this. I check the price of new door panels and the are big $$$. Is this a common problem? If so where can I get new/Used ones at a decent price? Thanks. Mike
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From: Joplin Mo
n01g8tor,
I wanted to let you know I had the same problem with my door panels and here is how I fixed them.
I have pewter interior with black door panels. I bought the accented arm rest from Ecklers which are padded in the pewter color. Then I took my car to a recommeded upholstery shop and they cut the material on the door panel arm rest. He then used a upolstery glue and roled the material down the way it was before it came loose. By cutting a slit in the material it took the pressure off and which allowed it to lay flat. He then put on the padded arm rest that I had bought. This actually look really good since it accents the door. I also purchased the matching door pulls as well. It looks better than it did when it was new.
The total cost for the parts and labor was around $200.00 which I am sure is cheaper than new or used door panels. I hope I explained it good enough. Sorry I have no pictures for you to see.
Good Luck
I wanted to let you know I had the same problem with my door panels and here is how I fixed them.
I have pewter interior with black door panels. I bought the accented arm rest from Ecklers which are padded in the pewter color. Then I took my car to a recommeded upholstery shop and they cut the material on the door panel arm rest. He then used a upolstery glue and roled the material down the way it was before it came loose. By cutting a slit in the material it took the pressure off and which allowed it to lay flat. He then put on the padded arm rest that I had bought. This actually look really good since it accents the door. I also purchased the matching door pulls as well. It looks better than it did when it was new.
The total cost for the parts and labor was around $200.00 which I am sure is cheaper than new or used door panels. I hope I explained it good enough. Sorry I have no pictures for you to see.
Good Luck
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If i am to understand this...They cut the material on the arm rest and I assume that they reached inside the slit/hole and smeared the glue on the inside...then pressed the material down...then installed the arm rests. Is this right? Thank you for the info.
If i am to understand this...They cut the material on the arm rest and I assume that they reached inside the slit/hole and smeared the glue on the inside...then pressed the material down...then installed the arm rests. Is this right? Thank you for the info.
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From: Joplin Mo
n01g8tor,
That is exactly what they did. This allowed the material to be glued down smooth and the door accent that I put on covered up the slit. This is the only way I could figure out how to do it without replacing the whole door panel. It actually worked out quite well and looks good.
I hope this solution helps.
kking1997
That is exactly what they did. This allowed the material to be glued down smooth and the door accent that I put on covered up the slit. This is the only way I could figure out how to do it without replacing the whole door panel. It actually worked out quite well and looks good.
I hope this solution helps.
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My 97 was bubbled a little when I purchased it so I bought a couple like new used ones off ebay. Mine are black and are not bubbled too bad. I would sell them cheaply if any of you would be interested. They are black in color. Send me an email if interested. 
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Originally Posted by berryj
You might try Gene's Kar shop, he usually has good deals on this stuff used. His link is on vendor ads here.
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