custom door cards

[bravekozak]

D & R emailed me today. The black vinyl cards are ready for pickup. Exactly two weeks as promised. I will pick them up later next week. They should make my Festiva look like a Lexus inside.

[SWRT]

Excellent I cant wait to see the results.

Also I'm a bit sad that you destroyed a good door card haha

[bravekozak]

I destroyed the good door cards the minute I punched the third screw hole in both sides for the long Pride armrests.

[Louieisawsome]

Hey I live near buffalo let me know how they do!

[SWRT]

I destroyed the good door cards the minute I punched the third screw hole in both sides for the long Pride armrests.

Gotcha, gotcha. That makes me feel less sad

I found a Festiva in the junk yard yesterday with one good door card *sigh*
It's weird, someone took very random parts from that car.

[bravekozak]

I picked up the door cards today. I will install them on the weekend.
Here is a closeup. Here is another closeup. He used the same stuff that he normally uses to pad a vinyl roof. Nothing happens if it gets wet.

[bravekozak]

I only copied the original Tiburon door panels that match my Tiburon leather seats. I had to cover the window crank hole since I have power windows. I have black plastic cups with chrome metal finger pulls. With the seats offset toward the doors, I have no use for gray map pockets.
Thank goodness I have a large tank of R-12 for all the black carpeting and black floor mats. I have also decided to re-install my black leather RX-7 shift knob. I could kick myself for not buying a new red stitch black leather steering wheel on eBay when I had the chance.

[SWRT]

Man, that's gonna look excellent! Are you planning to paint your dash and
plastics black as well?

I just picked up a carpet out of junk car today that I'm going to attempt
to dye a darker gray and shampoo to see if it'll bring some life back into
the matted piling.

[bravekozak]

I tried power washing the dirt out of another gray Festiva carpet from Arizona on my driveway.
It was thin to begin with, so I accidentaly blasted a couple of holes in it. The matting problem was not alleviated. I strongly recommend buying a new carpet. Kia carpets are very poor quality.

No, I don't paint or dye plastic. I originally wanted these door panels but couldn't find them. I will duplicate this picture on the weekend.

[drddan]

Dan ... How about one of these?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-5-6-Bolt-...640b49&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320MM-RACING...647e31&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NRG-Steering...c5ed47&vxp=mtr

Hmmm ... a Gold center?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NRG-Deep-Dis...6c6fa0&vxp=mtr

[bravekozak]

I found it again. Now I remember the price!

[SWRT]

I tried power washing the dirt out of another gray Festiva carpet from Arizona on my driveway.
It was thin to begin with, so I accidentaly blasted a couple of holes in it. The matting problem was not alleviated. I strongly recommend buying a new carpet. Kia carpets are very poor quality.

No, I don't paint or dye plastic. I originally wanted these door panels but couldn't find them. I will duplicate this picture on the weekend.

Yeah, I found that out the hard way with my carpet when I ripped a hole
in it pulling on a strand of piling that was sticking up. I cant really shell out
the money for a new carpet. The junkyard carpet was $10 so I'll give it a shot.

Yeah, dang. Those look nice too.

[SWRT]

Dan ... How about one of these?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-5-6-Bolt-...640b49&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320MM-RACING...647e31&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NRG-Steering...c5ed47&vxp=mtr

Hmmm ... a Gold center?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NRG-Deep-Dis...6c6fa0&vxp=mtr

Those all look pretty thin :/ Momo's good, but expensive.
I loved the one from my WRX. I'd definitely go with brand
name on one. I could imagine those ebay ones not holding
up too well in an accident.

[Flw Sock]

How much did they charge you? Definitely looking to get some myself because those are sexy as hell.

[bravekozak]

Too much! That is why I am going to source the materials for everyone to do it themselves. I am posting pictures to show everyone how he did it. If I had known what I do now, I would have done it myself. I will find out where to buy the materials, thread and glue.

The hatch card is only glued, while the door cards are stapled.

There are a lot of staples around the two lower corners.

I will poke my own holes for the door handle screws and slit an X for my power window control harness.