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Hi Chaps,

Does anyone have a set of rear trim panels that are surplus ? Condition is not important I just need the panel that sits behind the front seats on the door pillar and the panel below the rear quarter light. I only really need one side and if necessary a borrow would be fine. I just need a pattern to make some aluminum panels.





Here's hoping.......

Thanks DB

I've been looking for door cards for an s3 for a year and havent found anything


Rich

Hi Rich,

I think I have a pair of S3 door cards, they are a bit tatty tho and I can't remember what colour they are either.

Next time I'm at the store, I'll have a look.

DB

Hey man i have some dude! I am going to strip my fb when it comes back from the paint shop, and change the brown interior for black! Where abouts are you? Maybe we could help each other, how hard is it to make ally ones?

I have all of my interior sitting in my garage.
Hit me up on PM if you need anything.

DB RX63 wrote:Hi Rich,

I think I have a pair of S3 door cards, they are a bit tatty tho and I can't remember what colour they are either.

Next time I'm at the store, I'll have a look.

DB

Cheers

Mine are a little tatty at the top and replacement vinyl is all to plush looking to recover it... Ideally looking for a straight swap on otherwise I'll figure out how to cover the top up .



Rich

You can definitely tell when a series 3 door card has been re-upholstered at the top - the grain of the vinyl never looks right.

If the vinyl is cracked, it is actually possible to get the cracks "glued" back together . I don't know about your neck of the woods, but I've found restoration specialists in Australia who can do this, eg: https://newliferepairs.com.au/products/vinyl/ They'll even re-dye the vinyl colour matched back to original if it has faded.

The other problem with the 1st gen door cards is that the top vinyl is stretched over a metal support then glued onto the back. Over time, the adhesive fails and the vinyl shrinks causing it to bunch up. A good upholsteror should be able to stretch the vinyl back over using heat then glue it back using a modern adhesive.

I hope this helps.

Don't throw these door cards out - they can be saved!

I did these myself,
http://www.rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=4& ... s&start=10
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Dibs

I have both sides of the rear panels if you still need them?