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I know i come and go from this forum. LOL
Anybody replace their deluxe door panels with Al Knock re-pops? They look great and are backed up on plastic, which to me is a good thing as apposed to cardboard. But they are about 1/8" thicker around the door emblem area where the birds mount. How did you get around the studs not coming all the way through the panel? The foam is much stiffer than stock so its almost impossible to compress.
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I used Al's panels on three cars now. They fit and looked good. I punched door birds through panels and glued in place. Still look good three to four years later.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold  1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
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That was my thoughts , what did you used for adhesive ?
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I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
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I used the emblem barrel nuts to hold them. The same as the glove box. Drilled holes in the panel, insert barrel nut and pushed in the emblem.
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i would love to use the nuts , but the studs fail to protrude through the thicker panel. The Al Knock panels are much thicker than the originals. Mine is a Deluxe interior , not the standard flat panels. It came that way from the factory and i would like to keep the custom look. I was thinking about just gluing them on. I want to see if anybody solved it another way.
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Same here. I have deluxe with al knoch The studs go in the barrels and get locked in. They don't have to pretrude. You can get them from Napa. They look like this http://m.ebay.com/itm/Barrel-clip-assort...s-/321481350065
Last edited by HaroldB; 08/23/15 05:03 PM.
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Thanks ! i will go grab a set of those. I was thinking about something of this type , but couldn't think of what they are called. Must be old age!
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