A few 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor questions

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Hey all, been a bit! Still working on the 1940 Ford battery 3D printed case, but life has been quite busy. It's about 65% done at this point. Anyway, a few detail questions beyond Kube's book.

1) When it comes to the driver's door armrest in the Fordor Deluxe, in Kube's book, it's said to be the same material as the upper portion of the door panels. But, I've seen an overwhelming amount of door armrests on deluxe vehicles online covered in the seat upholstery. That said, I also got a NOS door armrest for a deluxe (since mine was missing it) that appears to have original upholstery on it, and it looks like a similar (but not perfect) fabric to the Bedford style seat fabric. Which should it be, so I know which material to use? The rear arm rests on my '40, which are all completely original, including the padding and fabric, and have seat upholstery. So I just wanted to make sure what I should be doing for this single driver's armrest.

2) For that windlace that wraps around the side and bottom edge of the bottom low-pile door carpet, is that the same windlace as around the doors and on the B-Pillar? Or is it different somehow? My door panels (which look original... but perhaps they are not) are trimmed with leather edges on that lower section instead of windlace. So I wanted to be sure exactly what that windlace/welting should look like on the door panel.

3) I've asked Kube about the front kick panels before, and I plan to scribe them with the correct lines. But I'm not sure what material to make them out of. Corrugated Plastic Sheets, Hardwood/Pegboard, Thick cardboard, Gator/Foam Board? And those should be painted a tan color according to the book... like the same color as the rubber floor mat? Or more of a rose-gold tan?

Thanks all!