On my 53 F100 I will have to replace parts of the lower door skin. Do the replacement door skins that I see in catalogs have the shape of the door formed in them or are they just flat?
Thanks

 

The ones I see look like they're formed to match the door.

But that's just a pic.

If you're planning on getting a repair panel, I'd call and make sure.

At $45.00, each, I would think that they're formed.

 

the ones sold by the oval chain do fit, in and out r much quicker than trying to make them
cya...gary

 

got mine from mid 50 and yes they are formed... and yes they did fit very well

john

 

Mine also where formed, both inside and outside panels from midfity.
Mike

 

Got mine from Dennis Carpenter and they were formed, fit was fair

 

Midfifty worked fine for me.

 

The door skins I used also were formed and easy to weld in. I had heard pros and cons to using a butt weld vs a lap weld so I did one of each. On one door I cut the old and new parts to align and did a series of tack welds along the butt joint until the skin was completely welded. Then ground the welds flush. The edges need to be folded around the inner panel skin which was at first intimidating. When I finally got started, a hammer and bucking bar made that part the easiest part. I just started folding the lip a little at a time and kept working my way around the door edge. Made serveral passes to get a tight seal.
On the other door I used the lap joint that came with the repair panel and tucked it under the original skin. The welded the joint in a similar manner. So far the I cannot tell which door was done in which manner but if I was doing it again. I think I would stick with the butt joint method.
Hope this helps.

 

I only needed one but I made it from 18 ga flat stock, butt welded and folded with a hammer, took about 2 hrs, worked for me, real happy with it