Erin, Yes, it's possible. They hot-glue the covering to the fiberboard. But the glue used on the aftermarket doors is usually not too durable, so a sharp putty knife can lift off the covering. But It is an awful lot of trouble (I've done it -- replacing a door of a '72 Super Beetle using 1/8" tempered hardboard (Masonite, etc.). But it's also half again as heavy -- the tempered board is higher density and much heavier in weight.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of No Quarter Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Repairing broken door panel holes Bert - is there any way a person can remove the covering from that fiberboard and then using the old as a template, make some out of PVC or tempered hardboard? NQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> Volks, I have TMI aftermarket door panels on my '70. They're made of a weaker fiberboard material than OEM panels. Despite my most cautious efforts, I've broken out the clip holes in a few places as I carefully pried out a panel to remove it. (Okay, not carefully enough.) They pretty much crumbled away. I'm trying to think through the best repair. I could drill and glue in a larger segment of brand new fiberboard. I could fabricate a "Plastic Wood sandwich" at the location of the break. I could glue in pieces of popsicle sticks along the outer margins to give each clip something to "bite" on. The panels are otherwise in like-new condition. I don't want to use new black trim screws (as I often see) since they're ugly and non-original-looking. So what has worked best for you? Bert -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en.
