Check out my door trims (pics inside) - Page 2

**mx_masta** · 6-4-07, 18:47

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ive been thinking of doing something like this, just moved over more to the left

Those would have been heaps easier but I didn't want to cut up anything I couldn't replace. Just get a factory trim insert and swap em out.

**TR-mx6** · 6-4-07, 21:00

Nice set up, nice work.

**fred_lite** · 2-17-08, 10:57

that's a nice job.thanks for the pics.

fred

**SABBAi** · 2-17-08, 18:01

Another nice install mate

**ManduMX** · 6-14-08, 1:07

Good job! Looks great.

**compnut21** · 6-14-08, 1:21

where did you buy those speakers?

**mx_masta** · 6-14-08, 1:27

Geez guys thanks for the bump!

I got them at Strathfield in Cannington. (Same as Brisbane Car Stereo's)
I believe they are now discontinued because I haven't seen them at any VDO Dayton dealers lately.

They were only about $130 and they are made in Denmark, birthplace of VIFA and DYNOAUDIO.

**mx_masta** · 2-3-09, 6:17

Well if all the ad's have finished loading I've got a quick update.

Consisting of a change in colour from medium grey / steel blue to the much nicer black.

Drivers side, yes some people in the world do drive on the correct side of the road!

Passengers side, and yes replacing that handle is on my list of things to do.

And one of the sail panels.

The trim panels were stripped of their old vinyl which had pulled up in some of the corners and was a bish to keep clean.
Stripped of any old glue back to the bare metal and recovered starting from the corner of the armrest area so that there was no stretching in that area.

The sail panels were remade altogether, previously they were just wooden pieces in place of the original plastic ones.
The passenger side one was always falling down and dangling from the tweeter wire.
Nothing I did would keep it there, double sided poster tape and hook and loop just didn't work.
So I screwed the wood piece onto the original plastic pieces, filled the gaps with body filler and spent a lot of time smooting they out, filling pinholes, smoothing, etc, etc.
They were then painted with VHT wrinkle black to give a look close to OEM plastics.

Thanks for looking.

**thefirstlastday** · 2-3-09, 8:47

looking very nice!

i think you should spray the handles inside the trims (the ones with the switchs on them) with some satin black paint. Would look sleeker

**mx_masta** · 2-3-09, 8:50

Good idea I'll keep that in mind.

Though I don't generally like painting plastic interior pieces and even worse is that those are rubberised.

**thefirstlastday** · 2-3-09, 9:56

true and it is touched everytime you get in and out of the car. Triming it would be a massive bitch/near impossible too. is there anyway of possibly dying it?
just a idea, looks good as it is though

**Radinov** · 2-3-09, 12:29

Mine are also painted, and after 1,5 years not even a chip... I used special vinyl spraypaint that is flexible

anyway doorcards look sweet

SixSick6 · 2-3-09, 15:38

Questions- where did you START on those panels to get the contours so smooth? What did you use to keep the vinyl down- spray glue? I've done a few of those and never got it as good looking as you did.

**mx_masta** · 2-3-09, 16:22

I started at the horizontal internal corner of the armrest I did that whole line in one hit first.
I left them in the sun while waiting for the glue to part dry, temps have been in the mid 30's to low 40's (deg c) here.
That was the first place to pull up with the grey material which I started on the main flat area.

And no spray glue will never no how no way work with vinyl on these trims.
I used contact glue, brush or spreader applied to both surfaces, allow to dry to tack free them bring surfaces together very damn carefully.
Because once they touch pulling them apart will pull the glue off causing lumps and bubbles.
And god damn I HATE CONTACT GLUE! But it's the only thing that will work in this case.

Thats for the compliment, perfectionism sucks.
I had been without trims for weeks while I stripped, filled, sanded, filed, sanded, filled, sanded, glued, stripped, glue again, etc

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But now I'm pretty happy with 'em but there still not perfect

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**mx_masta** · 2-3-09, 16:45

Also there is a slit in the vinyl under the door pull going from the bottom screw hole to the switch aperature.
The vinyl starts to get very streched at that point since you have to try a get as much material into the internal corners so that they won't pull up.

The slit really helps to get the vinyl down on the door pull area and gives a good shot at getting the speaker build-out area looking good.