71 GMC/Chevy interior door panel option? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

TomShilling · 03-24-2005, 08:29 PM

Has anyone tried to "customize" their 1968-72 GMC/Chev interior door panels? Mine are plain-jane metal: rather than re-paint them, I was thinking of covering them with some black vinyl and slipping them back into the top-runner and screwing them down. The clearance is TIGHT at that top runner, but it's a lot cheaper than replacement door panels, and with some spray adhesive, it should come out pretty clean. The vinyl should press right into the factory grooves in the metal, and the screws at the base will allow for a little fabric and still tighten up good. I wish there was a way to get more clearance from that top runner, but I think trying to bend it open to allow for the fabric and the metal would break the clip... Has anyone else tried this? How did it turn out?
Thanks

03-24-2005, 08:29 PM	#1
TomShilling Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 42	71 GMC/Chevy interior door panel option? Has anyone tried to "customize" their 1968-72 GMC/Chev interior door panels? Mine are plain-jane metal: rather than re-paint them, I was thinking of covering them with some black vinyl and slipping them back into the top-runner and screwing them down. The clearance is TIGHT at that top runner, but it's a lot cheaper than replacement door panels, and with some spray adhesive, it should come out pretty clean. The vinyl should press right into the factory grooves in the metal, and the screws at the base will allow for a little fabric and still tighten up good. I wish there was a way to get more clearance from that top runner, but I think trying to bend it open to allow for the fabric and the metal would break the clip... Has anyone else tried this? How did it turn out? Thanks



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