Hey guys, my truck door panels have been rattling a lot lately and I decided to take them off and see if there was anything I could do to make my truck quieter. Anyway I replaced all the plastic tabs and tightened down all the screws, but on the passenger side I noticed that the clear plastic sheet that covers the door is torn. What is the best way to fix this? What kind of plastic should I get to cover it and what kind of glue?

Thanks

Here is a pic:

 

personally i would just duct tape it, maybe buy some HD plastic sheeting and patch the holes. but its hidden so it wont be an eye sore
you know the saying "if you can't Duck it, F### it"

 

I'm interested in what you find as my 89's are gone all together.

One thing I did see in the pic is the Ford part #. You could take that number to your local Ford dealer and see if they can still get new ones. Just a thought.

As for the glue, I haven't a clue.

 

Yeah, I've thought about duct tape. But I like this truck a lot and don't mind doing some work. Duct tape is my last resort. I just want it to hold and not fall off or anything.

 

i know what you mean, i think as buck said to contact your local ford dealer.

i believe the part name is the door water shield. im gonna poke around some if i turn up anything i will post

 

I ripped all that plastic off my doors. I've gone through enough speakers and window motors to not care about repairing or replacing the plastic anymore.

 

3 mil plastic and double sided tape or silicon

id personally go with the silicon over the double sided tape... its a lot cheaper

cut u a square about the size u need then silicon on the door place ur plastic on then trim it to where it wont be visible

 

Man on my 69 I removed the plastic and bought a roll of roofing insutaltion, the stuff thats foil covered bubblewrap, like this ReflecTech - Astro-Foil

It keeps some heat out and will quiet up the door panels.

 

Good idea, I will have to use that one.

 

Rip off the plastic and do the doors with sound deadner.

 

The sheet of plastic is the door watershield. When it rains, some water makes it past the belt line molding (that's the weatherstrip on the outside, at the base of the window). Water that makes it past the beltline molding should be directed down in the door, to run out of the door's drain holes.

For small tears, or small areas missing, decent quality duct tape is fine, it will last forever. If the plastic sheet is really destroyed, then heavy plastic sheeting is the repair. If the glue on the door isn't tacky anymore, usually caused by dust if the plastic got pulled away, you can use rubber cement.

It's important to glue where the factory did, and not where they didn't. And if there are tabs on the sheet, or the bottom of the sheet, that tucks into a slot on the door, do the same with it, to divert any stray water back into the door's structure.

I've taken apart many many doors, and have often found that some jack*ss had been in there before me, like to replace a window motor, and just ripped off and thrown away the plastic. Some people have no brain. Don't know what they were thinking... an auto mfgr. puts a die-cut plastic sheet in door, and carefully glues in certain places, and often WITH A PART NUMBER on it, for no reason at all??? Duh!

 

If the belt line molding is bad the water is just going to run right down the door. What is that plastic going to do for that? I pulled mine off a long time ago and ive never had water in my truck. I just don't see how the plastic sheet would keep water out of the truck?

Id rather just get new window weatherstripping and make sure no water in getting into the door in the first place. Why would you want water in the door? I have crossovers and nice speakers in mine.


I would just get some clear heavy duty outdoor garbage bags and cut them up and stick them onto the door.