did the kick panels and pillar panels and one door panel today in black suede. The lighting was horrible for pictures. so ill be sure to get some finished ones tomorrow when the suns out. enjoy Before door panel: (you can kind of see the door panel un this pic) Then: then the work on the pillar panels the kick panels Thanks for lookin
Thanks man! its comin along. Ive never done anything with interior before so im pretty happy with my work. It sure looks a hell of a lot better in person though haha.
Oh and those door panels are not the stock ones. i made those about 4 years ago when i was like 15 or somethin. made them out if 1/8 inch backing board. and i made the grooves for the plastic clips and everything, but the panel was a little too stiff and it kept popping off. hence the screws haha
I used spray adhesive that you can get anywhere, like autozone etc. It worked surprisingly well, and thanks jaybee!
Right when I saw those pictures I started getting ideas on what I want to do. So thanks for in inspiration.
dont be afraid to tackle it, ive never done interior stuff, and like i said, it looks better in person. haha. It really isnt hard at all though. and for fabric and materials i would say go to joannes or hobby lobby, and wait till they have their sales. gotmy material 40% off
did you use just normal fabric or a more industrial/ thicker harder material? I was just worried if i use normal fabric it might tear or rip easly
No i just used regular suede from joannes. i dont think anything will really tear, the thicker the material, the harder it will be to manipulate, i guess you could say. like the vinyl i had on my panels before didnt really cooporate that well
ok thats good to know. I planned on taking your idea and adding a little style to the door panel as well. I planned on taking some 1/4 or 1/2 plywood and mounting it to the original before i wrap the fabric. that way it will give it kinda a 3D look to it almost. I will be starting on it next week so Ill post pictures as I go.
Looks good. And for future reference, you can order great inter material , & lots of other stuff from on line , Your Auto Trim Store I bought all my interior stuff from them ,just call your order in
You might want to consider how well your window crank handle and inner door release will fit if you add that much thickness to the panel. Not sure what year your ride is or if electric windows, but on my 1978 that setup wouldn’t work. Hate to see you make all that effort only to find out you can’t use it.