custom door panels

[puty72]

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.

i used wrinkle finish black abs plastic sheeting and aluminum channel for the arm rest. all cuts made in the plastic with a dremel.

 

[garyl]

Looks good.

 

[LIMA BEAN]

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.

 

[7.5L_STX]

i like it! definately round up those corners, look like elbow killers lol. whered you get the plastic sheeting?

 

[gwaii]

You need to round those corners on that channel in case you bonk yer headbone!

ya,that was my first thought too.but i like the spartan look,kinda racey.

 

[Il Brutto]

Nice but, round the sharp corners, or get some band-aids!

 

[puty72]

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.

 

[tylork92]

not too shabby...not my taste tho. what year is the truck? wish mine was that easy to do:

 

[cammeddrz]

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

 

[puty72]

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

 

[7.5L_STX]

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?

 

[cammeddrz]

cammeddrz i got the abs plastic idea off ur picture

cool dude

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?

*in the summer: ooowwww!
*in the winter: bbbbrrrrrrrrr!

 

[7.5L_STX]

*in the summer: ooowwww!
*in the winter: bbbbrrrrrrrrr!

hmm, good call

 

[garyl]

I have started looking into this as my next project, I do have one question, what thickness did you use?

 

[puty72]

0.125 ( 1/8) is the thickness of the sheeting i used.