Has Anyone covered the door plastics with vinyl?
03-22-09, 01:52 PM
#1
93 Touring
Thread Starter
Has Anyone covered the door plastics with vinyl?
Continual problems with interior plastics cracking or squeaking.
Has anyone tried covering the door plastics with a vinyl that is similar to the interior grained vinyl? I know I've seen someon do the map door and it looked good and I've seen the A-pillar guage holder done but not the door plastics.
If anyone has, pix would be appreciated.
thanks
Has anyone tried covering the door plastics with a vinyl that is similar to the interior grained vinyl? I know I've seen someon do the map door and it looked good and I've seen the A-pillar guage holder done but not the door plastics.
If anyone has, pix would be appreciated.
thanks
03-22-09, 02:52 PM
#2
RHD Track Whore
By vinyl covered you mean the thin stretchy kind that are used for automotive decals?
If you sand them down smooth, then that will work, but you mind as well sand/paint them wit krylon fusion or plasti-dip. Both have been shown to work well.
If you sand them down smooth, then that will work, but you mind as well sand/paint them wit krylon fusion or plasti-dip. Both have been shown to work well.
03-22-09, 04:47 PM
#5
Over the years many people have done this, but I note that you didn't say why you were thinking of doing it. The driver's map door is incredibly poorly designed and cheaply built. When you put your elbow on it, it either feels like its going to break or does break. An awful lot of people have cracked this or broken the toy-model-like pins that serve as hinges.
I recommend replacing the pins with small metal dowels heat bonded in and of slightly larger diameter than the stock pins and then drill out the holes to fit them. Also, add something like durobond to the underside of the door and then cover it with the vinyl. It will be stronger and resist cracking and will feel and be more substantial.
Gordon
I recommend replacing the pins with small metal dowels heat bonded in and of slightly larger diameter than the stock pins and then drill out the holes to fit them. Also, add something like durobond to the underside of the door and then cover it with the vinyl. It will be stronger and resist cracking and will feel and be more substantial.
Gordon
03-22-09, 05:38 PM
#7
93 Touring
Thread Starter
Yes, the fabric type.
Not my car (pix from a forum post), this pix is the idea only going farther and covering the rest of the door plastic in the same manner.
Not my car (pix from a forum post), this pix is the idea only going farther and covering the rest of the door plastic in the same manner.
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03-22-09, 06:06 PM
#8
....I recommend replacing the pins with small metal dowels heat bonded in and of slightly larger diameter than the stock pins and then drill out the holes to fit them. Also, add something like durobond to the underside of the door and then cover it with the vinyl. It will be stronger and resist cracking and will feel and be more substantial.
Gordon
Gordon