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#21 ·
Maverick4.7 said:
hay adam what kinda material is that you used? Ive been wonting to so that to mine for awhile now im sure i can do the door panels but the roof and visors im not to sure about. Also if i did it were can i get some paint my overhead console and the brackets for the visors to match i think mine is Agate if thats the darker color or do you guys think it would look good to paint that stuff gloss black to match the paint?
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I used black suede. The fabric for the door panels, center console and, back seats came from a local fabric shop. The headliner fabric came from distinctivefabrics.com (nice place, sends you samples of the material that you want to use)
 
#22 ·
00RedRT said:
In my personal opinion, nothing beats reupolstering the door panel insert completely. This is what I did....

-Removed the door panel
-Used a razor blade to slice off the melted tabs leaving the hollowed posts intact
-Removed the fabric (which is glued and stapled on) and then removed ALL the foam getting the panel back to nothing but a piece of black ABS plastic
-Cut out some vinyl with a leather grain and embroidered my truck's logo on there
-Used spray glue and glued 1/4" foam to the vinyl
-Reupholstered the panels with spray glue and staples on the back
-Reattached the panel with screws and fender washers

If you are uncomfortable with doing this yourself, please contact me via PM or email darren@madrt.com In addition to reupholstering visors, I'm going to start offering door panels reupholstered as well with embroidered logos.

Here's the end results, better than factory! :woot:
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What type of foam did you use Darren? I tried doing the same thing with my door panels ('01+ style) except glued the foam to the panel first but it didnt quite work out. The glue went through the foam and screwed up the fabric :cussing:. So I just glued the fabric directly to the plastic.

BTW, where did you get the foam from?
 
#23 ·
WicKed R/T said:
What type of foam did you use Darren? I tried doing the same thing with my door panels ('01+ style) except glued the foam to the panel first but it didnt quite work out. The glue went through the foam and screwed up the fabric :cussing:. So I just glued the fabric directly to the plastic.

BTW, where did you get the foam from?
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I used 1/4" open cell foam. I get it through my mother's company (Interior Designer Services) so we order it from a local wholesaler.

I would look at a fabric store or upholstery store locally first and if you can't find anything, look at http://www.garysupholstery.com/upholstery-foam.html
 
#27 ·
not that hard to do just gotta carve it out of the foam before you cover the headliner or panel
 
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DEMONiAM said:
Anyone ever try adding designs to the foam before laying on the fabric? some flames or a ram head would be badass!
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I was going to do a "R/T" logo on my door panels with the foam, but the foam I had wasnt dense enough to keep it's shape (squished flat). So I just recovered it with my fabric. I should have put down a layer of foam on the back of the fabric b/c you can kinda see where some of the screws are the hold the panel in place :cussing: Oh well, guess you learn from your mistakes.
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WicKed R/T said:
I was going to do a "R/T" logo on my door panels with the foam, but the foam I had wasnt dense enough to keep it's shape (squished flat).
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Same thing happened to me. The "T" looked fine, but the "R" became one big blob.
 
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02DakRT said:
alright im having some trouble popping the panels (not off the doors, but the panel thats gettin recovered)...any tips?? :huh:
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Even though this is a tutorial for removing the door handle, maybe this will help....

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You have to slice off the 10 plastic melted tabs and then pop off that cloth panel. Looks like two of the tabs are in conjunction with the door handle.
 
#36 ·
02DakRT said:
just using a razor blade to cut away the melted tabs, but my razor is kinda dull.. :rant: think its time for a new one :jester:
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Well, you may need to get a dremel with a cut off wheel because some of those tabs are really melted in the plastic of the door panel. It'll take more than just a razor blade to get them off. AND you may have to get a flat screwdriver to pry it out of the holes but be carefull you dont want to break those posts off the panel.
 
#37 ·
i got 'em cut down so they're basically all smooth, but some of 'em dont really give any when i try to pop it out...should i just quit being a sissy and pop them suckers out or what? i really dont wanna break these things :slap:
 
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