You could put carpet in place of the map pockets like in the 87-89 cars. If you take off the door panel and look on the back of it you'll see some metal clips that you can bend; then the map pocket assembly should come off.
I used left over perforated leather from my seat project.
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The board holding the pocket comes off in about a minute after you pull the door panel. The pocket is stapled to the board the can be easily removed. Then do what you will with the board.
You could put carpet in place of the map pockets like in the 87-89 cars. If you take off the door panel and look on the back of it you'll see some metal clips that you can bend; then the map pocket assembly should come off.