How To Build Custom Door Panels

I marked the line where it needed to be on the panel itself.

How to build custom door panels.

Most factory cardboard panels have long since rotted away or are warped beyond. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Door panels can be a real pain to build when you consider the types of materials available in sheet form. Learn how to make custom door panels for your car or truck.

When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors. Do it yourselfers can build their own panels with a few power tools and glue.

Our how to offers step by step instructions on how to build your very own fiberglass door panels. Again having the originals as a guide was nice. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. To custom make door panels that are strong enough for everyday use and or abuse use fiberglass mat to reinforce the high stress areas like the door pull or armrest for instance cut the fiberglass mat into several small pieces and overlap them when applying to the door panel surface for added strength.

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials. You can use these basic instructions on any fiberglass panel that you want for your custom car.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. My door panels use a piece of stainless trim that i wanted to use to separate the smooth vinyl from the rolls pleats. Car door panels can be expensive depending on the vehicle make and model. I started with the rolls pleated material.