How To Build Custom Door Panels

Learn how to make custom door panels for your car or truck.

How to build custom door panels. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Do it yourselfers can build their own panels with a few power tools and glue. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Door panels can be a real pain to build when you consider the types of materials available in sheet form. Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are warped beyond. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors.

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. I started with the rolls pleated material. Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Again having the originals as a guide was nice. First apply a little resin where the. When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.

Very important that this line is accurate on all 4 pieces. My door panels use a piece of stainless trim that i wanted to use to separate the smooth vinyl from the rolls pleats. Car door panels can be expensive depending on the vehicle make and model. I marked the line where it needed to be on the panel itself.