replacement door panels - comments

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kenmataya
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replacement door panels - comments

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I think i'm about done trying to get my kick panels to stay on my original warped door panels - can anybody share their experience with aftermarket panels - Vick, IAP, etc. Since they run close to $500, Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Ken
72 124 spider 1608
75 124 coupe 1756 (RIP)
72 124 coupe 1608 (RIP)
grittracing

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Post by grittracing »

are you talking about these chrome kick panels ? I just used sylicone. they have been in some pretty hot days with top up and down and they havent moved. even kicked them getting out of the car.

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Where can I get chrome kick panels?
kenmataya
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yea, those! i ended up using double stick foam tape. i had epoxied studs to the back where the plastic posts had broken off, but they just wouldn't hold up.
Ken
72 124 spider 1608
75 124 coupe 1756 (RIP)
72 124 coupe 1608 (RIP)
grittracing

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Post by grittracing »

well i have never seen new one for sale by themself. I have seen new door panels with them on them and very few used one good or bad shape.
kenmataya
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has anybody bought the replacement panels?
Ken
72 124 spider 1608
75 124 coupe 1756 (RIP)
72 124 coupe 1608 (RIP)
grittracing

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I have not
mik
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Post by mik »

I think Bruces has the chrome kick plates for $50 dollars each side. I will be ordering these if I know I can get them in short order.
kenmataya
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forgot all about bruce's......
Ken
72 124 spider 1608
75 124 coupe 1756 (RIP)
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mik
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If you decide to order these would you let me know how you liked them, thanks.
WYSpider

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Didn't find anything available at Bruces....
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If the problem is a warped door panel, you can remove the upholstery from the fiberboard panel, cut new panels and staple the upholstery and cording onto the new panel. The panels in this picture were warped horribly because they came off of a parts car that had been sitting in the rain for about two years. I removed the vinyl carefully (as not to crack the edges that were turned under and stapled down), and remounted them to new panels that I cut out. Total cost was about $12 and they're flat as a pancake. Your kick panel should stay adhered with silicone glue. It takes a while to dry, but holds exceptionally well.

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Page 61 of the Bruces catalog has the full panel at $200 each and the chrome kick plate at $50 each. For cars up to '78.
WYSpider

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Thanks.
Exit98

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Post by Exit98 »

Spidernut,

Beautiful interior. Wow.
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