Has anyone had luck repairing the door panel arm rests. Mine are not torn but are separating. Any ideas or experience would be appreciated.
I've brought mine to a local upholstery shop and they installed new plastic clips that holds it in the door, and re-stretched the "leather" and re-secured with staple looking doo-dads. Cost $50 for a pair and they look/work great.
I have reglued them on the bottom and just let them dry on a wood vice.
I reglued mine and held them with a vise. After that I used small rivets with washed heads to hold it in place. I put 4-6 in each one.
i used machine screws from ace hardware with little washers on them. predrilled and they went right in. just dont tighen them up to much or the plastic will rip.
I think I'll try contact cement and then pop-rivet them. I've got boxes of rivets left over from my days of dirt tracking. Back then I would hold a whole car together with rivets and tie straps.
Russ, don't forget the 200 mph tape
Yeah, 200mph tape, would give'm that NC redneck effect.
Quote:Originally posted by AerobirdMotorsports:
I've brought mine to a local upholstery shop and they installed new plastic clips that holds it in the door, and re-stretched the "leather" and re-secured with staple looking doo-dads. Cost $50 for a pair and they look/work great.
I agree with Michael. Mine are at the upholstery shop as we speak.....along with the rest of the interior. The old Bird sure looks funny with out an interior. :eek: