Door panel repair

[freshtiva]

Ive got two doors panels on Redford with this problem. Not as bad as the ones pictured ( those came out of the parts car ) and Ive seen a lot of festivas with the same problem. I got an idea to cover the splits with an escutcheon. First cut some backing material possibly out of the backing material from an old door panel. Then cut out some good vinyl material from an old panel, somewhere so that the patterns line up. Then glue the vinyl to the backing and install the escutcheon over the old split panel like a trim piece. It might look better than the splits. Tomorrows project.

[elcamino1]

Sounds like a good idea fresh.

[freshtiva]

A little improvement maybe. Stupid cheapo splitting vinyl anyway. :x

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[packrat427]

Pretty cool quick fix ,

Redford should be feeling pretty proud right now .

Someday I want to try to make some custom panels .

Marcus , with your expertise , you should make a custom door panel .

Remember the long shag interior that was in the black primered Festiva in Ohio.

[25Horseplay]

Remember the long shag interior that was in the black primered Festiva in Ohio.

That was Seth's car.

[freshtiva]

Marcus , with your expertise , you should make a custom door panel .

I have no expertise with upholstery ! I could probably make some out of wood though :idea: :lol:

Redford is feeling pretty sporty, he got some new mudflaps this week too.

[Festiva_tunner]

does that get in the way when you use the winder crank?

[freshtiva]

Nope plenty of room .