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Mar 16, 2002 | 12:26 PM

bcastill

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Door panels falling off !!

Mar 29, 2002 | 08:48 PM

dewey_gubbels

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Door panels falling off !!

I have a 1988 F250 and they inside door panels are coming off. The little stud/rivet things just dont hold them in place. They rattle and drive me crazy!!!! Anyone else who has had this problem? If so, how did you fix it?

Mar 29, 2002 | 09:59 PM

MustangGT221

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Door panels falling off !!

The little plastic push pins you are talking about? I think you can replace them with new ones.

Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)

Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
92' Thunderbird 3.8L V-6 FOR SALE!
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter baby.

The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L

Mar 29, 2002 | 10:41 PM

Mikes89f150

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Door panels falling off !!

I dunno, mine dont hold on quite as well after i took 'em off to install aftermarket speakers, i was thinkin about sinking some plain 'ol screws in 'em, rather than the plastic clips again....but im in the hills alot, so the truck gets beat on, and i think that would hold it together better.

Mike C.
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Mar 29, 2002 | 11:31 PM

trueblue_79

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Door panels falling off !!

yeah, screws work perfectly fine, unless you are trying to keep everything real nice looking ya know. i just stuck some metal screws in the door panels in my 79 for the same reason, plastic bushings werent holding and were getting on my nerves..havent heard a peep out of them since. also, try putting a little duct tape on the outer edge of the door panel, where it touces the metyal of your door....that helped alot.
Mike S.
1979 F-100 302
1995 F-150 4.9L

Mar 29, 2002 | 11:55 PM

MustangGT221

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Door panels falling off !!

Well, the plastic push pins are designed to only be used once, once you pull them out they lose their strength and should be replaced, thats probably why you are having such a problem with them.

Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)

Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
92' Thunderbird 3.8L V-6 FOR SALE!
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter baby.

The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L

Mar 30, 2002 | 09:33 AM

dewey_gubbels

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Door panels falling off !!

Thanks guys. So did you drill pilot holes for the screw? And you screwed right into the metal behind the panel? Where are the screws located on the panel? how many screws did you use?