suprjohn Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hey All, twenty years of sun, sweat and abuse has left my door panels in pretty rough shape. as we know, no one reproduces these door panels, so i decided to take a run at reupholstering them myself. i ordered some foam backed vinyl and 3m adhesive and after an afternoon of cutting an gluing, i have a mostly acceptable result. not perfect, but fine for a daily driver. heres some pics. next, i think i'll paint the door pockets and mount my new speakers. john 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman2 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Looks pretty good!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nice work! I am excited to see your speaker project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWanderer Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 You and I are definitely going to have to get together on this one I want to do this in my car eventually as well, but vinyl be damned, its automotive grade leather all the way, and none of that stock blue colored crap either Looks good :thumbsup: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Only suggestion I'd make is either shave some of the foam around the rectangular hole, or, make a small block of wood the size of the plastic bezel & compress the vinyl so the bezel fits better. Had a time getting the bezels in place on my 87 GL after the upper panels were redone. Caused the electric door locks to hang up a little too because the bezels were in the way of the rods. Too much foam behind the vinyl. Just a suggestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprjohn Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks guys! czny, I did a test fit on the door handle trim, and you're right it's kind of tight, but I think I can get by with it. If not, I'll do like you say and trim it a little. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdam87 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That looks awesome! What size speakers are you gonna put in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprjohn Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hey Sdam87, 5.25" in the front, 6.5" in the rear. I wanted to mount the fronts in the stock location, but found that the speakers were deep enough that they wouldn't let the window roll down. They will be surface mounted instead. I ran all new wiring instead of trying to hack into the stock speaker wiring. Here is a pic of how the fronts will be mounted. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdam87 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Oh nice, Looks good. Are the 6.5's gonna fit in the rear doors ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprjohn Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think so. I'll MAKE them fit! lol John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdam87 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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