just installed new a/c kick panels. what a pain in the a?$! now the pass. side binds on the door just a little, but the driver side is a different story. brinds so bad that you have to force the door closed, and it puts a bow in the kick panel. i've loosend the scews to see if it will slip forward a bit. there new panels from RICK'S FIRST GEN. any suggestions. could the duct work in back of the panel be the problem. if i get them hot a couple of time maybe they'll conform a little? thanks tim

doors seem to close alot better this morning. looked at the kick panels i took off and the driverside has the same bow in it, and the duct behind was pushed all the way forward. both have rub marks from the door striking them. tim

Mine are non A/C, but I used a rubber mallet on the edge to make sure they were seated. Removal and installation of the kick panels isn't my favorite task either, especially the drivers side.

what is the perpose of the oval duct, on the driver side? there's no vent there (a/c car). the panel is all the way forward, the oval duct is hitting hard against the metal opening. in just a dozen or so openings of the driver door the black of the panel is showing through. pissed at the fact i've got to take it off again, to trim the duct.

[quote=au73]what is the perpose of the oval duct, on the driver side? there's no vent there (a/c car). quote]
I wondered that myself. I'll bet it's because they used the same mold to make the panel as the w/o AC version and just cut the hole open in them.
I don't see why you couldn't cut the entire duct off the back side of the panel.