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Old 06-30-2009, 05:32 AM
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Well my door panel has slowly fallen apart on me, it started with the armrest and now most of the points where you screw in have broken and its starting to crack in more places. Im trying to epoxy the **** out of it but Im not sure if this will work. anyone have any ideas on what I can do or where I can find a cheap replacment door panel?
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What colors? I happen to have a set of blue/gray ones that I replaced with different ones.
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I've got the same problem savethebluths. I'm thinking I'm going to go a lil' retro-racer on it though. I'm torn behind building a new door panel, or replacing the skin with some sheet-metal fabrication.

Personally; I'll probably go the latter route. It's been going for years, and I've driven w/o door panels for some amazing amount of time already. Should be fun.
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PC-11 epoxy and some short-hair bondo
You can find the epxoy at Sears.
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I've got the same problem savethebluths. I'm thinking I'm going to go a lil' retro-racer on it though. I'm torn behind building a new door panel, or replacing the skin with some sheet-metal fabrication.

Personally; I'll probably go the latter route. It's been going for years, and I've driven w/o door panels for some amazing amount of time already. Should be fun.
Same here. I busted my rear panels in attempt to upholster them. Now I am driving without middle piece so you can see the speaker and naked FatMat Thinking of fabricating something out of carbon fiber this summer.
If you need a stock ones, search this forum and you will find bugs in parts, with door panels for sale.
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What colors? I happen to have a set of blue/gray ones that I replaced with different ones.
How much would you want for them? I have some good auto paint I wouldn't mind using on them to match my color.


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