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Dave 08-28-2021 04:45 PM

Premium GT / IUP interior package door panels
 
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In late 2019 my drivers side interior door panel insert started to unglue itself from the underlying foam padding. Or, the foam began to disintegrate. This is a common problem for aging S197 Ford Mustangs.

I prefer an OEM / stock look, so I kicked around my various options over the past year and a half.

With research, a company was located that had made a "reproduction" material that closely matched the vinyl and embossed pattern Ford used for these inserts. This material was released a few years ago in colors: Red, Charcoal, Sand and Grey.

As of winter 2021 only the Charcoal color is stocked. With the knowledge of other colors going obsolete I ordered a small roll of the charcoal (enough for 2-3 cars) and tucked this away for future use.


When I was seeking possible fixes for these panels. I noticed a few internet forum threads with people discussing how they added color accents to their 2005-09 door panels by installing vinyl welting / piping to the door panels.

This interested me since this was a non-permanent modification, no glue or adhesive was necessary. The welting is a "friction fit" between the uncovered plastic door panel and the OEM vinyl insert.

I am delaying the possibly of tearing my door panels apart to fix the failing inserts (my passenger side door panel is still a-ok and not sagging) and this idea of welting seemed like it was worth the try. A stop-gap solution.

Here's the results with the welting installed. The driver's side material has a kink near the window switches since the material has stretched over the past year or so.

mpbsrSaleen 08-28-2021 05:27 PM

This actually looks good and could be a valid option.

While my doors are still good, I would be interested in a link to the piping for future reference.

Thanks

Dave 08-28-2021 06:43 PM

I ordered the 15 feet for $19.00 USD shipped option. I cut the 15ft of welting in half. Each door had maybe 1 foot of scrap material.

http://www.mrmikes.com/trimbright.htm

mpbsrSaleen 08-28-2021 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave (Post 151980)
I ordered the 15 feet for $19.00 USD shipped option. I cut the 15ft of welting in half. Each door had maybe 1 foot of scrap material.

http://www.mrmikes.com/trimbright.htm

Worth saving this thread.

Thanks


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