Replacement Door Panels
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Replacement Door Panels
Looking for replacement door panels for a 1985 Ford F250. Anyone recomend some good sites for GOOD replacements. And how about the other plastic panels like behind the seat and below the dash right and left of the floor board. Dont know what these panels are called but I need replacements as they are chalky and scrape off with fingernail.
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Looking for replacement door panels for a 1985 Ford F250. Anyone recomend some good sites for GOOD replacements.
Do NOT go with LMC or JC Whitney/Coverlay door panels if you're looking for factory accuracy. I find that the NPD door panels are closest to original. Or, you could try Dennis Carpenter. Expect higher prices with them.
And how about the other plastic panels like behind the seat and below the dash right and left of the floor board. Dont know what these panels are called but I need replacements as they are chalky and scrape off with fingernail.
Those panels are not reproduced, so you'll have to find some from a parts truck with better panels. If you can find some good panels that are the wrong color, you can always repaint them to match. SEM makes some great paint for interiors, but the key to a good paint job is adequate preparation.
Do NOT go with LMC or JC Whitney/Coverlay door panels if you're looking for factory accuracy. I find that the NPD door panels are closest to original. Or, you could try Dennis Carpenter. Expect higher prices with them.
And how about the other plastic panels like behind the seat and below the dash right and left of the floor board. Dont know what these panels are called but I need replacements as they are chalky and scrape off with fingernail.
Those panels are not reproduced, so you'll have to find some from a parts truck with better panels. If you can find some good panels that are the wrong color, you can always repaint them to match. SEM makes some great paint for interiors, but the key to a good paint job is adequate preparation.
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The door panels on my 86 were chalky and had the same problem. I pulled them off, disassembled them, sanded them down and re-painted them. They look great now. As long as yours arent cracked ar busted, you could do the same and save yourself the hassle of looking for a good replacement. Especially for the panels they no longer reproduce.
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My door panels are pretty thin(prob half as thin as should be) at the top by the window. I figured it would be better to replace them. So much scrapes off when you scratch them with fingernail.
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The difference is in the speaker holes and the recess where the chrome trim ring goes on the higher trim levels. The cheaper panels just have a grid of holes drilled into them. The ones NPD show in their catalog have a speaker grille close to the factory one. I just looked in my JBG catalog, and it shows two of the door panels being like NPD panels, but the base door panel had the grid of holes.
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