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Has any one one here repaired these aluminum panels that fit onto the 1972 door panels ?

The ones I have are pretty bad and before I go looking for better ones to work with ,,I would like to get some pictures or ideas of some that have been refurbashed by means of painting them or re-surfaced with a stick on paper ,,ect ect .. I know I can buy new for $240 or so but if I get some good feed back on how to redo a set of used good ones I would like to try it ..
Or if anyone has a great looking pair for sale give me a hollar.. papa

Heres a picture of mine Attachment 400719. ..papa

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I'm looking for a set of the exact wood grain door panels for my 72. Where in the world can you buy them for $250? I've seen them at LMC but they don't have the correct silver bead on them. Thanks.

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i think they look better with the wood grain off.and just put the metal trim back on your panel.

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Cheyenne Super -Man aka Gary Terry Has them restored w/ original GM Woodgrain, they are pricey but well worth it if you want it to be right.

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I read the LMC catalog as saying that the wood grain inserts are to be used on Original Panels only..and I thought by LMC stating this , that they would fit my door panels,, the cost is 119.95 each ($250 approx.)plus shipping.

I didn't read anything about the bead (chrome ) and just figured that I would have to use the ones I have as they don't sell them .

Does this answer your question ? papa

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Thanks ,,I am knew here and would appreciate more on Super -Mans place of bussiness so he and I can get togeather on this.. I joined to help the venders on this forum and would welcome a better product if he is in fact selling what I need. papa

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I Might be doing that if I can't get some for a lot less than $250 . I have seen you on here quite a lot and if anyone would of seen something done with these panels like a repaint or re-woodgrain ,,you would of seen it . so either I will do like you suggest or buy better ones than I have ,,OR I will have to change panels to get rid of the little slits thats in the panels for the Chrome trim,, thx papa

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Don't know what type of truck you guys are building but I have a set of good used ones that I would probably sell for $50 plus shipping. They are, by no means, perfect but are definitely decent driver quality... No dents or gouges - just some scratches mainly around the handles. Here are some pics.
Attachment 400826

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thx for the offer ,,but if I go with wood grain ,then it would have to be close to show looks.. even as a driver I want it real nice .. whats good about this forum is that I get ideas and offers and it's well appreciated . I will check back once in awhile before making up my mind ,,and see what else others have in mind .. papa

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No problem... Thought I would put it out there. I have had these sitting around for a while and thought someone could put them to good use.

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papa,do you have the chrome trim to put back on your panels?if so just dye them the color you need them put the trim back on ..these panels bring pretty good money for good used ones the( 72 only)that is .good luck just glad to help.

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Maybe you can find some NOS ones, these only cost me $500

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Since gopapa has passed on the door panels, I might be interested in purchasing them C10-Driver...pm sent.

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you want 50for the set?

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Another thing that I noticed with the picture of the wood grain panels that I took and have here on the forum to see,,,is ,,,that even though they look alike in the picture ,,they don't in person !

Either one is had more sun to it to fade it lighter ,,OR.. one is from a different truck ,if in fact panels are different from truck to truck..??? I really don't know ,,but thought I would ask if any that are shown on here are the same shade and evenly matched..

Not saying the ones shown on here are not matched ,, mine are all I have to go one so if anyone has ones that are different ,,I would be interested knowing for learning if nothing else..

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Gary's web site is CS-M in abilene texas. He is a great guy and really knows his trucks. Harold

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Hey truck lovers,
I enjoyed reading all of the comments. I generally don't stay too long and chat and wind up reading the comments a day or two late. Anyway, what wonderful information. I'm taking the advise of 71 Super and calling Cheyenne Super-Man tomorrow and ordering a pair of the door inserts! I too want a quality set (that's my sickness, not a knock on the things offered up for sale. That is truly appreciated).

Now, here's the next question; how does one upload a picture of his truck?

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Here are some pics of Gary's stuff. I bought a set awhile back and resold them when I found the NOS set pictured above.

Note: If your used set is not all beat up or dented, you can send them to him and he can rebuild them and save a core charge.

http://www.cs-m.com/index.htm

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Yes but leddzepp bought them... As GOPAPA said, I can imagine the panels wouldn't look right if one was faded more than the other but mine did come out of a clean truck and, other than a few scratches, look good. I'm going with a leather interior so obviously they didn't fit into my plans.

And, wow, Gary's stuff looks really nice.

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Gary's work is very good ,,glad there is someone to salvage the Original parts to Interiors..
Being new to the forum can you tell me if Gary (CS/M ) is a registered vender on the forum ?
Just curious.. papa

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to my knowledge he is not a member, but he is definately a big hitter in the 67-72 world, as he has done several high,high end trucks, others to look into include jim carter and jerry brown in tenn. all of these have either had a hand in building or have sold the materials to build some of the country's best trucks.

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The $119 price from LMC is a for a set (pair). Link If this price were per side you would have to specify LH or RH. Also, it says (1) is required.

I would not be happy with raised chrome stripe missing as depicted in the photo. I would want NOS.

Anyone know where NOS can be located?

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i wish i had seat belts that looked like that

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Will these wood grain inserts fit in any 72 door panel or are there special design features that allow the wood grain panels to bolt in?

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You must have the chrome trim that goes around them, but you can drill your own holes in the door panels and put the trim back on them. The reproduction 72' panels will not work, plus the quality is crap. Trevor