Early Door Panel Ideas

Classic · 05-22-2009, 04:00 PM

I'm after your thoughts on door panels, my 69's door pockets are long gone, and the arm rests aren't much better. The cost of replacements is prohibitive, to say the least.

I like the idea of a door pocket and the RS America door panel. So i was thinking about a 67 style door panel, with the pocket that runs from front to back with the vertical stitching incorporated into a RS America style door pull.

Has anyone done it? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Hey

I reproduced my door panels in 4mm ABS sheet from Bunnings - use the old one as a template. This makes a completely waterproof panel and you don't have to add a waterproof membrane. Then i upholstered the lower half in perlon carpet to match the floor and matching seat fabric on the upper portion.

As you can see, I added a USA 'passenger' door pull to the driver side to match the Aussie passenger side. I deleted the door pockets all together.

If you don't want to do it all yourself, appbiz seems to have everything you'd need to create what you want.

Cheers

Classic · 05-22-2009, 05:58 PM

That looks great John, i would love some pockets though, and my door handles a puffy, if you know what i mean

Tony

BoxsterGT · 06-05-2009, 09:07 AM

Here's what AppBiz made up for me for my 72 911 Targa.........

Pass side looks great.

Still working on Drivers side, as I want to use the orig arm rest but need a pull handle of some sort..........

Anyone have an idea for the Driver's side pull handle?

Len

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

Hey, John - do you have any pics from another angle, and/or closeups?

That looks really nice!

BoxsterGT · 06-05-2009, 01:58 PM

Follow up w the Driver's side......................

I am happy with it for now.

Cheers,

Len

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Len, right hand drive cars have a door pull on the left (your driver) side. That's what I've done, so I have the same look and usability on both sides.

Randy, the interior has gone through a couple of iterations, but is no roughly where I'm happy.

This was taken just after I'd finished re-upholstering the interior with the wife's sewing machine... my first go. Not perfect, but got me by for a few years.

This is where the car is now (the under dash wiring is now much neater), the seats are Nurburgrings. I was going to re-upholster these seats with the matching interior cloth I chose (basket weave velour), but the corduroy that comes with the seats is so nice I've left it alone.

Cheers

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

Thanks John. It's that neat looking pebbly texture on your door panel that I'm interested in.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

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Originally Posted by RWebb

Thanks John. It's that neat looking pebbly texture on your door panel that I'm interested in.

It's a basket weave velour fabric I found... I can mail you a sample of it if you like?

geshaghi · geshaghi's Garage

Has anyone had any luck adapting door pockets from a later S or SC to an early car? I too would like to keep some pockets, but would prefer not to replace the entire panels and arm rests if i could avoid it.