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Re: After market door panels experience
Bear:
I have done both. Both of my doors needed new bottoms. I think the aftermarket bottoms work okay. I spliced mine on the bottom. The panel actually has about 6" of metal running up the inside of the door. I thought that would be an unusual place to put the splice. On the skin, I fixed one and reskinned the other. Choice to reskin was due to my original having a bit of dents/bondo. Same issue on the splice. The skin is set up to splice half way between the mirror and the window. Seems awkward to try to splice there. I chose a spot two inches below the top body line. I did an overlap, used a piece of angle across the face while welding to prevent warpage, then bondo'ed the two inches up to the body line to make the seam disappear. It was nice with the reskin to be able to blast and prime the inside to my satisfaction. Repairing the skin doesn't give you as much access to the inner door. Hope this helps. I will attach a couple of pictures that should speak for themselves.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans
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