Retrimming doorcards

[m0ssy]

I want to cover the fabric part on my door cards in another style to match what I'm doing with the interior, my car is a MK2 PH1 btw.

Just wondered if anyones done this and what the best way to go about it is? Can the fabric part on the original doorcards be removed to make it easier to retrim or do I just have to work around it? How would you go about it if you wanted to do this?

Anyone got any advice or links or anything? Nothing seems to come up after over an hour of searching, I've found a couple of threads that mention it, but no pics or actual solid answers to my questions.

Please someone point me in the right direction.

Cheers

 

[boyze121]

yeh id like to know how to go about doing this i hate the standard door fabric interior looks like an old grannies fabric haha bump.

 

[AlexG]

good idea actually might have to give it a go, i assume you just take off the door card and maybe there is screws on the inside holding it in, or it might just pull off?

 

[Nafoff]

on the rear cards the material section pops out with quite a bit of force and patience... not sure on the fronts

i am looking at doing the same

 

[m0ssy]

Cheers ph-reebone, we just need to find out about the fronts now then I guess

 

[MT AUDIO]

iirc they are plastic welded in

 

[Hazza]

I've got mine done in faux leather

 

[m0ssy]

How were they done Haz, any idea?

 

[Hazza]

Just stuck down and pulled i think.

 

[Hutchie]

how many people gonna pull and feck there doors now


pics of yours haz????

 

[m0ssy]

Just stuck down and pulled i think.

Stuck down and pulled :S don't get ya lol.

 

[Hazza]

 

[m0ssy]

They look awesome, who did them originally? They need to post in this thread!

 

[Hutchie]

They look awesome, who did them originally? They need to post in this thread!

i thought this was a thread :S

 

[Hazza]

Bought them off a member called Katesclio, don't think she goes on this no more...

 

[m0ssy]

They look awesome, who did them originally? They need to post in this thread!

i thought this was a thread :S

Lost me there :S

Cheers Haz, I wana do mine the same but in another colour, just need to know how.

 

[davM]

Is the piece with the fabric attached a seperate bit to the rest of the door card?

 

[Hazza]

Yes its separate.

 

[mx1_champ]

i have stripped the material of my front door cards as i wanted them smooth . It takes hours to do as its some kinds really strong glue but a few hours on eack door card with a stanley knife balde should sort it . other wise mine are for sale already stripped and ready for fabric/paint.

 

[m0ssy]

How much? Got any pics?

 

[mx1_champ]

as for a price just make an offer , i dont no there value .

 

[m0ssy]

Have you got the rears aswell?

 

[AlexG]

might just do mine in black or dark grey cloth material, i think ill experiment getting the back ones off first as they are easy i think

 

[m0ssy]

Yeah the back ones look easy enough, I'm just worried about the fronts.

I read somewhere that the best course of action would be to cut the material pretty much to size, stick it with spray adhesive and then wedge the overlapping bit down with a butter knife, doesn't sound too convincing to me though??

Any other ideas anyone?

 

[mx1_champ]

nah not got backs outta my van easy to get from local scrappy though.

 

[boyze121]

i bought the haynes max power renault clio book off ebay ad ts got some help in there with re trimming and that now i just need to find a place where i can get faux leather with a bit of help from mum/nan and their sewing machine ill be on my way to doing mine

 

[m0ssy]

BUMP for this thread

 

[VibeFliClioGrande]

the butter knife thing works, will post pics soonish

 

[Jat_172cup]

did this in my 206, it was quiet easy but then again im not sure how to remove the doorcards from a clio

 

[agithegreat]

Middle of door card is definatly glued on, but onto legs so to speak, so when you yank, unless you yank square, it will never sit back clean again!