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The door panels in Stoppie Montoya are in possible need of replacement. While I like the Ghia layout, I want to change it. Does anyone know the exact differences between the 80 and 81 door panels? are the mounting holes and bolt locations the same? Mine is a manual window crank, and no central locking, so I am not worried about electrics.

If anyone can point me to a thread that talks in detail about the doors and their panels I would really appreciate it
 

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Where is the interior door latch handle in 81? If it is not by your ankle, that could be an issue. I’m not sure when they made the switch to up top.
 
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7991LXnSHO said:
Where is the interior door latch handle in 81? If it is not by your ankle, that could be an issue. I’m not sure when they made the switch
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The door latch is up top on my car,


 

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The door latch is up top on my car,
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That’s going to be a problem. Vinyl paint and a new carpet insert should be easier than changing where the latch handle is.
 
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7991LXnSHO said:
That’s going to be a problem. Vinyl paint and a new carpet insert should be easier than changing where the latch handle is.
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Thanks, so basically I can swap my current door panel with an 81 door panel?
 

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Thanks, so basically I can swap my current door panel with an 81 door panel?
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Maybe even to 86 if it has manual crank windows. But 81-81 will be the safest.
 
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Thank you, much appreciated
 
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