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Offline ghjedi

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Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« on: July 29, 2010 - 02:51:29 PM »
Hello,

My '72 Challenger door panels are badly cracked an in need of replacement.  Does anyone have good experience with any aftermarket suppliers?  Who would you recommend I look at?
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Offline ted

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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010 - 02:59:15 PM »
current repros are junk
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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2010 - 03:28:40 PM »
Metro Parts just started making the cuda door panels, which are suppose to be pretty awesome. Supposedly they will have complete interiors available for cudas and challengers by the end of the year but time will tell.

See this thread
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=63340.0
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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2010 - 06:04:46 PM »
That's a big time bummer that there aren't good reproductions out there.

Does anyone have good (or bad) experience with this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120592154557&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2010 - 06:48:56 PM »
I bought a set of Palco's years back. I threw them in the trash after a year. Bad grain. Felt like hard plastic.  The fit $ucked...I had to booger them in there.

I got a set of nice originals on E-Bay. Yeah, we don't have many options, do we?   :pullinghair:

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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2010 - 07:03:15 PM »
what color are you looking for. I have a local guy to me that has a few challenger door panels.
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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2010 - 12:37:06 PM »
I'm sure glad I asked you guys first about repros before trying them!

My interior is all black.

I think I can salvage my driver side door panel-- the paint is bubbling and chipping, but the passenger side looks a bit more daunting to repair.  It has a gash near the door handle that is starting to expand on me.

It sounds like a good used one is the way to go.

Thanks
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Re: Recommendations for Challenger Door Panels?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2010 - 03:16:57 PM »
If you did want to get a set of aftermarket ones, pm me. We are a legendary interior dealer so I can get you a good price on them. I'll have to look for pictures of the ones we put in our 71 Challenger RT but they were not too bad. Once I find the pics I'll post them up and you can decide for yourself what you think of them.
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