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jeff1vol · 01-03-2007, 11:20 PM

to come off! I finally had to purchase the pin release tool to get the door handle and window crank off... unscrewed the arm rest bolts, the bottom bolts, but it is still attached at the top and I can't see how!! Please help! There is a chrome strip at the top of the panel and I can't figure out HOW to remove it to see how it is securing the upper part of my panel. I stuck my arm up there and it feels like screws sticking out, but how do I get to them? Can anyone help? Thanks! I appreciate your help.

msgross · 01-03-2007, 11:24 PM

pull down on the door panel now, the chrome stip can't come out until the panel is

jeff1vol · 01-03-2007, 11:51 PM

Thanks Gross! Do I simply pull straight down? It feels like it is attached. Will the chrome strip stay attached to the door after the panel is off?

extd56 · 01-03-2007, 11:56 PM

It is easier if you pull out on the door panel and down. It might be a little snug but will come out.

Fred T · 01-04-2007, 01:43 AM

The bracket across the top is a channel that the panel slides into. The screws that hold the bracket in are behind the panel. So you remove the handles, the armrest, and the 4? screws across the bottom. Then the panel pulls down, as described.

stllookn · 01-04-2007, 02:22 AM

I have never had one come out without having to cut or break at least one screw off. Sounds like you have an easy one if you got both door handle screws and all the panel screws out. Now just pull down...it is probably wedged and rusted into the chrome channel piece.

dingo_dan_22 · 01-04-2007, 03:02 AM

Is this the same way for removing the vinyl covered ones or is this just for all metal panels?

72armyswbtruck · 01-04-2007, 07:40 AM

Just for the metal panel ones, with the vinyl it is ever step except that you dont have to pull out and down.

72armyswbtruck · 01-04-2007, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by extd56

It is easier if you pull out on the door panel and down. It might be a little snug but will come out.

Dude, I love your extended 56 that thing is sweet

dingo_dan_22 · 01-05-2007, 02:39 AM

For painting the vinyl panels should I use the black vinyl spray paint or use something else?

72 CustomCamper · 01-05-2007, 03:03 AM

Hey Jeff, where in Fredericksburg are you? I'm just up from massaponax...

extd56 · 01-05-2007, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72armyswbtruck

Dude, I love your extended 56 that thing is sweet

Thanks, it seems like it stays in the garage most of its life. Too many projects.

krue · 01-05-2007, 03:21 AM

Dingo, welcome to the board from stormy South Mississippi! Try this thread in the FAQ for dying vinyl. (Click the Index link in my sig for more FAQ's)
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=83497

dingo_dan_22 · 01-06-2007, 02:25 AM

thanks

krue · 01-06-2007, 02:34 AM

No problem.

01-03-2007, 11:20 PM	#1
jeff1vol Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 71	HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels to come off! I finally had to purchase the pin release tool to get the door handle and window crank off... unscrewed the arm rest bolts, the bottom bolts, but it is still attached at the top and I can't see how!! Please help! There is a chrome strip at the top of the panel and I can't figure out HOW to remove it to see how it is securing the upper part of my panel. I stuck my arm up there and it feels like screws sticking out, but how do I get to them? Can anyone help? Thanks! I appreciate your help.

01-03-2007, 11:24 PM	#2
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels pull down on the door panel now, the chrome stip can't come out until the panel is

01-03-2007, 11:51 PM	#3
jeff1vol Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 71	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels Thanks Gross! Do I simply pull straight down? It feels like it is attached. Will the chrome strip stay attached to the door after the panel is off?

01-03-2007, 11:56 PM	#4
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels It is easier if you pull out on the door panel and down. It might be a little snug but will come out.

01-04-2007, 01:43 AM	#5
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels The bracket across the top is a channel that the panel slides into. The screws that hold the bracket in are behind the panel. So you remove the handles, the armrest, and the 4? screws across the bottom. Then the panel pulls down, as described. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

01-04-2007, 02:22 AM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels I have never had one come out without having to cut or break at least one screw off. Sounds like you have an easy one if you got both door handle screws and all the panel screws out. Now just pull down...it is probably wedged and rusted into the chrome channel piece. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-04-2007, 03:02 AM	#7
dingo_dan_22 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 119	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels Is this the same way for removing the vinyl covered ones or is this just for all metal panels? __________________ 71' Chevrolet -> 350c.i. w/ 600 Edelbrock Carb, Headers, P/S, 3/5 Drop Last edited by dingo_dan_22; 01-04-2007 at 03:29 AM.

01-04-2007, 07:40 AM	#8
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels Just for the metal panel ones, with the vinyl it is ever step except that you dont have to pull out and down. __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

01-05-2007, 02:39 AM	#10
dingo_dan_22 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 119	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels For painting the vinyl panels should I use the black vinyl spray paint or use something else? __________________ 71' Chevrolet -> 350c.i. w/ 600 Edelbrock Carb, Headers, P/S, 3/5 Drop

01-05-2007, 03:03 AM	#11
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,368	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels Hey Jeff, where in Fredericksburg are you? I'm just up from massaponax... __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

01-05-2007, 03:21 AM	#13
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels Dingo, welcome to the board from stormy South Mississippi! Try this thread in the FAQ for dying vinyl. (Click the Index link in my sig for more FAQ's) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=83497 __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

01-06-2007, 02:25 AM	#14
dingo_dan_22 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 119	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels thanks __________________ 71' Chevrolet -> 350c.i. w/ 600 Edelbrock Carb, Headers, P/S, 3/5 Drop

01-06-2007, 02:34 AM	#15
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: HELP, I'm still trying to get my door panels No problem. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"



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