71 Chal door panels...any advise?
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06/23/12 12:40 PM
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I have the 71 challenger door panels from Year1/PALCO..that I bought 4 years ago. I know they have a bad reputation.
I tried to install them yesterday and it was just as promised. Did fit, holes don't line up etc.
Can anyone give any practical help to make them work. I am thinking about taking them to a professional upholstery guy in town.
Thanks!
Mark
68 Charger, 383 HP console auto, spring green, stock restoration
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Re: 71 Chal door panels...any advise?
[Re: 1970A66]
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06/23/12 04:37 PM
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I saw Troy spend four hours EACH panel fitting Palco, Legendary, etc panels in his Challenger T/A to get as good as possible fit. Some of the metal structure hidden under the panel needed to be cut back. In the end that car was very rattle free. Because the O.P. has stock rear panels I believe, the fitting fronts only should be a little easier. The quality in fitment is going to be a result of the labor you put into them.
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Re: 71 Chal door panels...any advise?
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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06/26/12 12:21 AM
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I've got the original black ones from the car should I just dye them?
68 Charger, 383 HP console auto, spring green, stock restoration
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Re: 71 Chal door panels...any advise?
[Re: triple_green]
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06/26/12 10:26 AM
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Quote:
I've got the original black ones from the car should I just dye them?
Yes, just like Burdar did.
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