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Hey guys, Im just wondering if anyone has ever tried to save their original door cards from a 510? If so how, and is 15+ years of rainy weather saveable? My door cards are bent, wrinkled, crusty, and ripped in corners from rats, and the plugs have been ripped off as well.. And how much would you pay for a good pair of brown 2 door cards?

 

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You can get 4x6' boards masonite from the hardware store for pretty cheap. It's about 3/16" thick. Shower board is probably a better alternative; it's non-porous on one side, much like a school whiteboard. It'll keep moisture from inside the door from permeating the board and ruining it. It's a little thinner too and easier to work with. Use a new utility knife to cut it out, or power tools if you have them.

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Between the door inner skin and the card should be a plastic vapor barrier that would prevent this. There's a bead of sticky shit around the outer edge to hold it in place but just inside the card and out of sight. They get torn or removed to work on the window cranks and tear or are damaged. Poor window seals don't help keep the water out also.

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There was a guy making close to OEM reproductions of these door panels.. I've searched and searched.. can't find it now. They looked pretty damn good...  Might have been 2dr only..?  

 

 

If anyone finds it.. POST IT!!

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You can make your own.  I did.  Like you, I had the originals as a template.  

 

I ordered door panel material from an upholstery supply house.  Then I went to Harbor Freight and got a set of "hole punches" (I don't know their real name) which are like sharpened pipes in about 5 sizes which come in a plastic pouch. They cost about $6 then.  Two of them are perfect for most of the required holes.  I used a drill with a small hole saw for the door and window handles.

 

I carefully removed the original upholstery from my panels, you will see why later on.   Then I took the old panels, laid it on top of the new boards, marked it out including the hole locations, and then cut the new panel to size, punched and cut out the holes.  I used a table saw, another tool I have that cuts curves pretty easily in thin material, and a pair of tin snips.  You could also use a sabre saw.

 

Now, I'm lucky enough to have a auto trim specialist who rents space from me in one of my commercial buildings.   So, I took the original upholstery I had removed over to him and he replicated the 6 pieces (2 door) for me by sewing in the same pattern that was originally heat bonded backed by 1/4 inch foam.   Then I upholstered the panels myself.

 

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It took be about 4 hours total time.  I bought enough board to do about 4 cars and I've never broken down the cost to determine just how much this one cost.  And, the sewing job and material was cheap since I had the contact.  I'm guessing it was about $100 total.

 

Jump on it!  You can do it.

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chiming in a bit late but I'd advise having a competent auto upholstery shop fix them

most shops told me no way, but one said yea way, and they actually fixed them by splicing in new backing board

amazing work, and i think they charged me $200, not cheap, but I was happy to pay

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chiming in a bit late but I'd advise having a competent auto upholstery shop fix them

most shops told me no way, but one said yea way, and they actually fixed them by splicing in new backing board

amazing work, and i think they charged me $200, not cheap, but I was happy to pay

I dont have that kinda money. Broke 17 year old lifestyle  :rofl:

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There was a guy making close to OEM reproductions of these door panels.. I've searched and searched.. can't find it now. They looked pretty damn good...  Might have been 2dr only..?  

 

 

If anyone finds it.. POST IT!!

 

Jason Waalks.

 

He had them at Canby 2 years ago.

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