Good quality door panels
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Mountain Pass
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Good quality door panels
I need door panels for my 1978 f 100
Im thinking of getting them thru jeffs bronco graveyard nit wanted to check if theres somewhere else i should be looking? Maybe Lmc truck?? Wondering if they're about same quality
Im thinking of getting them thru jeffs bronco graveyard nit wanted to check if theres somewhere else i should be looking? Maybe Lmc truck?? Wondering if they're about same quality
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X2 on Dennis Carpenter having original Ford tooling and a great reputation on reproduced parts.
https://www.dennis-carpenter.com/pro...&q=door+panels
https://www.dennis-carpenter.com/pro...&q=door+panels
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If you plan on painting them then I'd recommend getting the factory seconds from dennis carpenter, they're cheaper. I bought a pair a while back and plan on painting them to match the interior of my Bronco whenever I get around to redoing it.
Honestly, if they both came like the marbled orange one I got I would probably leave them that way and repaint my Bronco orange. I think it looks cool and it's a lot more orange than the picture would have you believe. Looks pretty reddish in the pic.
Honestly, if they both came like the marbled orange one I got I would probably leave them that way and repaint my Bronco orange. I think it looks cool and it's a lot more orange than the picture would have you believe. Looks pretty reddish in the pic.
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I purchased the dennis carpenter door panels through bronco graveyard and I am very happy with the quality. My truck had some other aftermarket door panels put on in the 90's, I think from JC Whitney but not sure. The DC ones are far better.
Mountain Pass
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mine has the ss chrome trim in them - do they make them with the holes drilled or do they have to be redrilled ?
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You'll need to drill the holes for the tabs. I second or third or whatever that DC is your best option. Very happy with mine.
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Got mine from LMC Truck, quality wasn't great. They are thin and feel brittle. The tabs that go under metal cups on the arm rests came off of the door panels when I tried to install the panels. They were glued on not part of the panel. Pockets for the panel retainer clips were also glued onto the panels, not a molded in part like the stock panels.
Jess
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Mountain Pass
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Got mine from LMC Truck, quality wasn't great. They are thin and feel brittle. The tabs that go under metal cups on the arm rests came off of the door panels when I tried to install the panels. They were glued on not part of the panel. Pockets for the panel retainer clips were also glued onto the panels, not a molded in part like the stock panels.
Jess
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Radiator shop might be able to repair ,if replacing some go to aluminum which I guess is ok , but for original style you will pay these days , mine came from radiator.com and I really like it but there not cheap
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Mountain Pass
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went with aluminum my mechanic has gone with ebay and never had a problem... Should receive this week... Will let u guys know how it works out thanks for all the info