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1911 hits | 53.58 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Scored the door panels today with a pile of other stuff I needed at a wreckers. They're rough, but ...

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1698 hits | 49.1 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Bend the staples straight and remove the old inner window wipe seal strip. These are the other two ...

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1630 hits | 51.38 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Peel back the insulation away from the glue. Start bending straight all the tabs so you can start r...

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1578 hits | 44.65 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
There's lots of them and three kinds of clips to remove and try to save for re-installation.

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1523 hits | 34.35 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
This little pick tool made life a lot easier. Didn't break one clip.

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1510 hits | 43.85 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
These four screws hold in ....

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1468 hits | 58.96 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
This dog eared arm rest. Rough enough for you ? Luckily mine are better than these because afterma...

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1486 hits | 56.68 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Next off is the velour covered insert, looking pretty dirty too.

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1641 hits | 47.8 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Last is the chrome accent rail, a carryover from the 70s. Time to get the chrome polish out.

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1614 hits | 44.93 KB | Posted: 5/17/04
Oops forgot the door handle hole trim. Now the bare, but filthy door panel is ready for scrubbing i...

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1674 hits | 40.32 KB | Posted: 5/19/04
Scrubbed down with citrus cleaner, alcohol wiped and in obvious need of vinyl paint

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1885 hits | 46.51 KB | Posted: 5/19/04
5 very light coats of custom mixed vinyl paint and it's a dead ringer for the rest of the dash and t...

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1791 hits | 45.15 KB | Posted: 5/19/04
Trial fitting the chrome trim, velour insert and speaker cover, things looked pretty good. Still ha...

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1974 hits | 46.87 KB | Posted: 12/16/04
Still have to get the lower carpetted covers on but this gives you an idea of how much better they l...