Interior door panels

[knightlogger]

Has anyone made custom inner door panels for like driver side or passenger side doors ? I'm looking for some ideas. My new 4runner is missing some door panels

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[T4R2014]

Lmao just buy them or it's gonna look like crap.

 

[Dropzone]

Hit the bone yard.

I had diamond plate in my 81 Trekker, but it wasn't a DD

 

[GeoRoss]

I'm in the process of building new door panels. My DLX came with the 3/4 door panels and I wanted full ones.

I went to a junkyard and found some beat door panels from an 88. Completely different. These are a two piece construction, the top is metal, the bottom normal fiber board.

I took it all apart and was able to use the fiberboard from the 88 as a template. I made a paper template and used this to cut a new panel from fiber board. I did a little hammer-dolly work on the dented metal top shell, sanded off the rust and painted it.

Now for the PITA part that I'm in the middle of. I went with marine grade vinyl. I've been testing a couple of glues and techniques to create a 3-D texture to the panel. Most of the DIY door panels I've seen are just a simple flat panel. I want to create some of the creases and designs that are in my OEM panels. This has taken a few weekends to work out and I'm finally at a stage to actually start putting them together, hopefully this weekend.

I used a couple of youtube channels for tips.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_8PUaXqvjSq3p1lYouXzQ

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLuckyNeedle

 

[OzSurf]

I'm in the process of building new door panels. My DLX came with the 3/4 door panels and I wanted full ones.

I went to a junkyard and found some beat door panels from an 88. Completely different. These are a two piece construction, the top is metal, the bottom normal fiber board.

I took it all apart and was able to use the fiberboard from the 88 as a template. I made a paper template and used this to cut a new panel from fiber board. I did a little hammer-dolly work on the dented metal top shell, sanded off the rust and painted it.

Now for the PITA part that I'm in the middle of. I went with marine grade vinyl. I've been testing a couple of glues and techniques to create a 3-D texture to the panel. Most of the DIY door panels I've seen are just a simple flat panel. I want to create some of the creases and designs that are in my OEM panels. This has taken a few weekends to work out and I'm finally at a stage to actually start putting them together, hopefully this weekend.

I used a couple of youtube channels for tips.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_8PUaXqvjSq3p1lYouXzQ

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLuckyNeedle

This sounds cool, do you have a thread somewhere on the process?

 

[GeoRoss]

This sounds cool, do you have a thread somewhere on the process?

I haven't started a thread yet. It is a slow process and I'm waiting until I complete them so I can post the process up all at once.

 

[maco33]

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116/repair-upgrade-door-panels-256546/

 

[fendall]

Does anyone have any hints for modding the door panels to reattach easier? I took mine off to insulate them and having a hell of a time trying to put them back on

 

[GeoRoss]

Here is my completed door panel. I used a donor from a 1988 SR5 has a template to replace my DLX 3/4 panels.

I posted details here

1986 4Runner Refresh"]1986 4Runner Refresh[/URL]

 

[palmetto zuk]

Here is my completed door panel. I used a donor from a 1988 SR5 has a template to replace my DLX 3/4 panels.

I posted details 1986 4Runner Refresh"]here[/URL]

Link does not work unfortunately

 

[GeoRoss]

Link does not work unfortunately

Fixed the link.

 

[palmetto zuk]

Fixed the link.

 

[OzSurf]

Fixed the link.

Wow they came up great. I like the idea of using the dowel for the reliefs. Great job!

 

[GeoRoss]

Wow they came up great. I like the idea of using the dowel for the reliefs. Great job!

Thanks, it ended up being easy enough that I’m not too concerned about longevity. Making the template and cutting the fiberboard was the most tedious part and not really that big of deal.