InteriorDiscussion about interior modifications like dashboard swaps, seat replacements, or general interior repair.
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I have the same problem on one of mine. Since the deluxe door panels have the vinyl part heat welded to the fabric, their isnt any real way to repair them factory style aside from pulling the fabric back up and glueing it together with your gingers crossed and one hand on the Bible. Even then it probably isnt gonna hold up once it sets out in the heat for a few days.
The plan I have to fix mine is by using a sheet of plastic cut to the shape of the fabric portion, then wrapped in fabric and attached over the top of the old fabric with push clips and some press nuts on the back side. Kinda hard to explain, but when mine gets done, I will have pics up showing it. It should turn out pretty good, but it wont have that little welded lip around the edge of the vinyl showing anymore, the new fabric cover will butt up against the vinyl edges. All in all it will look the same to the untrained eye.
I am working on them at the moment, but I keep getting sidetracked so hopefully I will have one of them ready before long and you can see what it looks like. Only real problem with this repair method is that it requires drilling some holes, so once you fix it this way, you can never remove the new fabric part or you will have holes in the original panel.
Not sure if anything sold in stores would really keep it sealed. Id look around online for some medical-grade glue. Adhesive Systems makes some good stuff
Unfortunately there is no fix!
I do Uphostery for a living and
I repaired mine by making an insert panel over the whole cloth area.
I also added a Pontiac Name in the middle of the insert.
Gluing may leave a stained and hardened area, but it should keep it from spreading!
Thank you nemoose5 and gotabekidding. Gotabekidding, do you have any pix of the door panel after the fix? Did you cut out the the cloth and glue in the insert?
Thats looks really good. It appears you did pretty much the same thing Im working on doing for mine, but I keep getting sidelined by other stuff. Did you use push clips to hold yours on or just glue it down over the old fabric ?
assemble the door panel with the insert panel before you cover it.
Had to trim it twice to get it to fit just right.
I used 1/4" foam behind the vynil
Thats a very good idea, I was gonna use push clips, but a spike strip would be much better. We have some at the shop for furniture repairs, Ill see if they are flexible enough to go around the curves of the panel.
I made my backing boards out of an extra plastic lazboy display sign we had lying around. Its less than two millimeters thick, but is very sturdy and has flex to it so it wont crack. I am planning on using a large sheet of heavy duty felt as the padding under the fabric since foam tend to break down over time, but I will use foam if the felt doesnt do good.
Gotabekidding; Thank you so much, that looks AWESOME!! I know you are technology challenged, but if you could post a few more pix it would really help me understand what you did. I am uphostery challenged!
Did you take the door panel off the door? Did you cut out the carpet area? Did you make a template of the carpet area? What materials did you use?
Thanks again, I love it and want to do the same thing.......
Thats a very good idea, I was gonna use push clips, but a spike strip would be much better. We have some at the shop for furniture repairs, Ill see if they are flexible enough to go around the curves of the panel.
I made my backing boards out of an extra plastic lazboy display sign we had lying around. Its less than two millimeters thick, but is very sturdy and has flex to it so it wont crack. I am planning on using a large sheet of heavy duty felt as the padding under the fabric since foam tend to break down over time, but I will use foam if the felt doesnt do good.
You may have to cut out the cloth insert or you may wind up with a dimpled look. I cut the spike strip down into sections, so it could fit where I wanted it. I bent the tabs over on the backside. The logo in the middle is also tightened down with some inverted panel nuts, gave it a nice "tuft" look. I will be posting pics on how I do that shortly, within a week or so. Do Not make your backer board go behind the armrest, it will not reassemble.
