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  • July 21, 2016 at 6:59 pm #298121
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Need to install the door panel upholstery. I don’t think any manual actually calls for installing 3/16″ cardboard underneath the upholstery but I’m thinking of adding it. has anyone used something as a backer for the door upholstery? If so, what did you use.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    July 21, 2016 at 9:45 pm #298174
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    I used the hardboard type stuff they make pegboard out of. No holes, solid, about an eighth inch or maybe 3/16 thick. I could not make my own door cards because the pockets required a pro.

    July 22, 2016 at 7:11 am #298437
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    Same here. Masonite with a thin foam pad added.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    July 22, 2016 at 8:11 am #298465
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Bill, Ed. Did either of you cut the hardboard where the door pocket is? Thanks for your replies.

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by newkitman.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    July 22, 2016 at 1:52 pm #298506
    secretagentcat
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    @secretagentcat

    I have some thin cracked material behind my panels. I was thinking of using door skin form Home Depot to support the material.

    July 22, 2016 at 8:52 pm #298575
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Yes, the boards are cut for the pockets. The exact construction is a mystery to me, since i paid a pro to do it. The vinyl is marine grade. I copied the Moss replacements for the original vehicles.

    July 22, 2016 at 11:08 pm #298576
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Thanks for all the replies. I’ll cut the boards for the pockets.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    July 24, 2016 at 8:43 am #299702
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    My boards are not cut.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

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