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making your own door panels
Has anyone made their own door panels? I am thinking it would be fairly easy. I have seen some people lay 2D type stuff into speaker boxes by usinfg foam and then gluing the overlay over the object. turns out well.
What has everyone done? did you start with a 1/4" of mdf or something similar? pics please |
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Re: making your own door panels
I really liked the way this guy did his i got them from some ones build thread he really showed how he made them on his build thread I DONT REMEMBER WHOS IT WAS BUT ITS A YELLOW AND WHITE SUBURBAN
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Re: making your own door panels
If your limited to what you can get from a hardware store, get a sheet of luon(sp?) cut out and make fit. It's 1/4" thick Then cover it with what ever you desire. I've done/do custom upholstery on many of vehicles. If you have a upholstery shop near by go get some door panel board, the actually name escapes me this morning. Basically it's really thick poster board, about 1/8" - 3/16". Better for the doors on are trucks. PM me if you have any other questions.
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Re: making your own door panels
instead of the luan board, or tempered hardboard/upholstery board, you might want to look into PVC/ABS sheet. We use it in the upholstery shop all the time. it's 1/8" thick, so a covered panel will slide in under the top retainer without any modifications.
Also the plastic board won't rot, and can be formed with heat, very cool stuff. Sometimes customers won't want to spend the few extra dollars, but I think it's well worth it, especially on a door panel that might be more subject to moisture than other interior panels. We always tell the customers that custom panels on organic materials will in time, fall apart or rot etc. with the plastic it's not an issue... we pay about $80 a 4'x8' sheet, most upholstery shops have a source for it, even if they don't use it. chances are their supplier stocks it. if you want I'm sure I can grab a pic of some of the sheet. we get black almost all the time, but they usually have a few colors available.
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