I am going to re-tackle making my own door panels. My last attempt was met with some success, as I was to take the stock cardboard, rip it off the metal part, use it as a template for a new board, then rivet it onto the metal. Came out perfect. But recovering it with new material didn't go so well.
I used a material that was too thick, and folding it over the bottom corners left a lot of wrinkles, and the foam I used was too thick and of questionable durability.
For those who have successfully made new panels, what kind of material did you use to cover it. I am looking for something that will hold up over time and not fade, which is why I originally went with a vinyl material, yet it needs to be plyable enough to not be difficult to mend around the bottom corners.
I figure I will not worry too much about the top "crease" where the two-tone colors meet on the stock panels. I have no idea how to do that anyway. I am planning on making them solid black, with a solid black insert behind the arm rest, just using a different material like some kind of cloth.
What kind of material do you recommend for this?
I used a material that was too thick, and folding it over the bottom corners left a lot of wrinkles, and the foam I used was too thick and of questionable durability.
For those who have successfully made new panels, what kind of material did you use to cover it. I am looking for something that will hold up over time and not fade, which is why I originally went with a vinyl material, yet it needs to be plyable enough to not be difficult to mend around the bottom corners.
I figure I will not worry too much about the top "crease" where the two-tone colors meet on the stock panels. I have no idea how to do that anyway. I am planning on making them solid black, with a solid black insert behind the arm rest, just using a different material like some kind of cloth.
What kind of material do you recommend for this?