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Stephen Risi
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Location: Scotland UK
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 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:44 pm Post subject: Door body panels '62 type 1 |
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| Is there such a thing as a lower section replacement panel, I do not need to replace the whole skin, just the lower section? Any advice you'll be appreciated? |
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Mellow Yellow 74
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:04 am Post subject: Re: Door body panels '62 type 1 |
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| Stephen Risi wrote: |
| Is there such a thing as a lower section replacement panel, I do not need to replace the whole skin, just the lower section? Any advice you'll be appreciated? |
I bought a door repair section for my 62 from Wagner Blechteile in Germany http://www.wagner-blechteile.de/produkte.html# He doesn't speak English so I sent him emails in mangled German using Google translate but it ended up working ok.
The profile of the corners is a little different to the original so it will need some rework. You are probably better off making up a template and finding an old school panel beater locally to make one up.
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kiwighia68
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Door body panels '62 type 1 |
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| Stephen Risi wrote: |
| Is there such a thing as a lower section replacement panel, I do not need to replace the whole skin, just the lower section? Any advice you'll be appreciated? |
I bought a door repair section for my 62 from Wagner Blechteile in Germany http://www.wagner-blechteile.de/produkte.html# He doesn't speak English so I sent him emails in mangled German using Google translate but it ended up working ok.
The profile of the corners is a little different to the original so it will need some rework. You are probably better off making up a template and finding an old school panel beater locally to make one up. |
I agree with Mellow Yellow. I watched as a panelbeater made a lower section for the rear decklid of my car. It was better than the replacement section I had bought. A panelbeater with an English wheel can make the lower door panels to custom fit your car in a morning.
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Stephen Risi
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Door body panels '62 type 1 |
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| Thank you, will contact tomorrow |
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