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01-07-2018, 08:01 PM | #1 |
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56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
Putting in new carpet and found the kick panels are in pretty bad shape. They are made of 1/8" matting board or something. Does anyone know where I can buy this cardboard stuff in blue? Thank you
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01-07-2018, 08:50 PM | #2 |
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Re: 56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
Try SMS Auto Fabrics on Oregon. They have upholstery, may have the kick panels or know of some one if they do not.
Also try Lebaron-Bonney
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01-08-2018, 04:27 PM | #3 |
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Re: 56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
Concours Parts, Mac's (Ecklers) and probably several other restoration parts suppliers sell the kick panels pre-cut and ready to install and they offer two or three colors. It is just thick cardboard with a simulated crushed leather appearance pressed into the outer layer. If the panels get the least bit wet, they are ruined.
I made my own panels by getting cheap poster-board from the department store, cut out and glued pieces together, then took a sheet of the vinyl material that matches the door upholstery panels and cut it out and glued to the outer face of the home-made kickpanels. So far they seem to be holding up well and look pretty nice. |
01-08-2018, 08:46 PM | #4 | |
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Re: 56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
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This is pretty much what I had in mind to do also. But I checked my Mac's catalog and found the kick panels and color for my car so for the price I just ordered them. |
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01-10-2018, 08:33 AM | #5 |
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Re: 56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
Go to an upholstery shop and buy plastic panel material. Using your old kick panel as a pattern, cut one out and paint the color you want. Many advantages to this: paint any color, won't ever warp, won't swell due to moisture, virtually indestructable. Also, I use these for door trim pads. One side has a finish so it looks really good when painted. If you want it finished in white, just use it without painting.
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01-10-2018, 06:27 PM | #6 |
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01-13-2018, 12:01 PM | #8 |
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Re: 56 Fairlane kick panel replacement
I got my kick panels from Mac's and put them in. Got to say they look pretty good up next to the new carpet. FYI, the new panels are not as thick as the originals and were not bent to form curve of the inside of the car. However, when I got them in place they fit as well as the originals. Thanks for the posts about making my own panels. That was the plan to start with but for what I paid for the ones from Mac's, I probably would have had as much money in the homemade panels.
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