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custom door panels


puty72

puty72

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City
Cressona, Pa
Vehicle Year
1989
Transmission
Automatic
decided to make up some custom door panels. I got the passenger side one almost finished. Just needs hole cut out for speaker and some speakers covers, also need to pick up a bezel for the handle from the junkyard.

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i used wrinkle finish black abs plastic sheeting and aluminum channel for the arm rest. all cuts made in the plastic with a dremel.
 
You need to round those corners on that channel in case you bonk yer headbone! I would drill holes on the inward facing leg too, make it look cool and shave weight like this OOOOoOOOO except progressivly large to small. Looks good though man.:icon_thumby:
 
i like it! definately round up those corners, look like elbow killers lol. whered you get the plastic sheeting?
 
LIMA BEAN said:
You need to round those corners on that channel in case you bonk yer headbone!
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ya,that was my first thought too.but i like the spartan look,kinda racey.
 
Nice but, round the sharp corners, or get some band-aids!
 
i got the sheeting from http://www.interstateplastics.com/. and yea that sounds like a good idea to round the corners ill have to do that when i make up the drivers side panel. also i was planning on putting and aluminum strip across the bottom of the panel.
 
not too shabby...not my taste tho. what year is the truck? wish mine was that easy to do:

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i did mine is abs plastic too about a year ago. not only do i agree with everyone else about rounding the corners......i suggest pan-head screws too

this pic is from so long ago my truck is still red in the photo
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my truck is an 89 and cammeddrz i got the abs plastic idea off ur picture i just decided to go a different route with the arm rests
 
this is somethin i really am looking into doin, im thinking im gonna use aluminum diamondplate instead of plastic though. my stock (2nd set) door panels are thrashed.

thoughts?
 
puty72 said:
cammeddrz i got the abs plastic idea off ur picture
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cool dude :icon_thumby:


7.5L_STX said:
this is somethin i really am looking into doin, im thinking im gonna use aluminum diamondplate instead of plastic though. my stock (2nd set) door panels are thrashed.

thoughts?
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*in the summer: ooowwww!
*in the winter: bbbbrrrrrrrrr!
 
I have started looking into this as my next project, I do have one question, what thickness did you use?
 
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