Door panel insert removal
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Fleet Mechanic
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Door panel insert removal
Just curious if anyone has a good solution for removing the push nut that goes over the little plastic studs on the Lariet door panel inserts without damage to the plastic studs. The drivers door window handle obviously had more use than the passenger side. May not of had the plastic washer under the handle either. Need to get them re-done so they look all Purdy.
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I tried a few different ways to get the push nuts off with no success, the plastic studs are very brittle & all snapped off at the slightest touch. I ended up breaking all the studs off & using double sided tape to hold the panels back on. They've been on for a couple of years & haven't moved at all.
I did have one Lariat panel that had a badly deteriorated plastic back panel. It was cracked in many pieces. I got a sheet of door panel backer board from my local upholstery guy & cut a new panel. I glued the material on with high grade contact cement. It worked out great.
I used a roll of 1/4" wide chrome pinstriping tape to replicate the chrome finish on the lower "grill" area of the door panel.
Your panels already look better than most!
I did have one Lariat panel that had a badly deteriorated plastic back panel. It was cracked in many pieces. I got a sheet of door panel backer board from my local upholstery guy & cut a new panel. I glued the material on with high grade contact cement. It worked out great.
I used a roll of 1/4" wide chrome pinstriping tape to replicate the chrome finish on the lower "grill" area of the door panel.
Your panels already look better than most!
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I tried a few different ways to get the push nuts off with no success, the plastic studs are very brittle & all snapped off at the slightest touch. I ended up breaking all the studs off & using double sided tape to hold the panels back on. They've been on for a couple of years & haven't moved at all.
I did have one Lariat panel that had a badly deteriorated plastic back panel. It was cracked in many pieces. I got a sheet of door panel backer board from my local upholstery guy & cut a new panel. I glued the material on with high grade contact cement. It worked out great.
I used a roll of 1/4" wide chrome pinstriping tape to replicate the chrome finish on the lower "grill" area of the door panel.
Your panels already look better than most!
I did have one Lariat panel that had a badly deteriorated plastic back panel. It was cracked in many pieces. I got a sheet of door panel backer board from my local upholstery guy & cut a new panel. I glued the material on with high grade contact cement. It worked out great.
I used a roll of 1/4" wide chrome pinstriping tape to replicate the chrome finish on the lower "grill" area of the door panel.
Your panels already look better than most!
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After attempting to snip those nuts off with not much luck, I used my die grinder with small cut-off wheel to get them off. Thanks for the tips guys.
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