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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 10:55 PM
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New GTA door panels!! 8D

After 6 Weeks of wating for my GTA door panels to come in I finally got them I did some upholstry work to change the inside black cloth to white leather and holy crap it looks so much better I still need to do the drivers side but Im glad I got one done so I can do some day dreaming tomorrow lol
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 11:00 PM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

Another pick 8D
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

Nice. I went a more subtle route. The perforated leather in the top is a little darker than it came out in the pic. I painted the metal divider in the middle of the door a charcoal color. Really makes the doors look a lot better.
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 10:00 PM
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Wow those are good looking too bad mine doesn't have the matal trim or I would have done something a little different lol
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Old Jan 11, 2014 | 04:28 PM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

That looks amazing, love the look. Well done!
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Old Jan 11, 2014 | 05:31 PM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

Those are some tricky door panels, I did a set myself last year https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...-interior.html

The later style door panels are a little easier to restore, https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...68-post13.html
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 08:36 PM
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Finally installed!!! The firebird logo on the door handle trim will be replaced with a chevy logo or something, but for the most part they are completed!!!! 8D
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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Last pick.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 08:54 PM
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Also while i was in there I got everything well oiled up so that my locks actually work, and I replaced the outside door handles Because the rattled like mad even when I was driving lol.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 10:59 PM
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Those look very nice installed. Good job and good luck on finding a bowtie logo for the door handle trim.
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 07:52 AM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

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Those look very nice installed. Good job and good luck on finding a bowtie logo for the door handle trim.
Thanks 8) I was going to make a jig for the firebird logo to mill the facing off so I can place an aluminum piece in there with the Chevy logo milled into that.
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 07:59 PM
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I think I've seen some that were just flat without a logo that you could have milled. If not, maybe just put some filler in the logo and then have that milled out. Just spitballing some ideas for you.
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

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I think I've seen some that were just flat without a logo that you could have milled. If not, maybe just put some filler in the logo and then have that milled out. Just spitballing some ideas for you.
That's a good idea 8) I'll just need to be carful about getting airbubbles in there lol.
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

Easiest would be fill the logo, paint grey, decal or paint logo on top.
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 07:51 AM
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Easiest would be fill the logo, paint grey, decal or paint logo on top.
Yeah, I'll probably end up doing something like that. I just don't want the logo to be raised up from the rest of the panel.
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 09:42 AM
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Re: New GTA door panels!! 8D

Looks great!
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...ry-emblem.html

So I ordered some new RS emblems for the door panals. I'm thinking on putting them on the upper corner of the white. It will be just the RS and not the 25th anniversary part of it. What do you guys think??
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Old Jan 14, 2014 | 07:20 PM
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New rs emblems are on
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