Retrim R33 Door Inserts

[mr_crust]

Hey guys,

as im going with a purple theme in my car, the dash seats etc. i now want to do the door inserts as well.

Ive read a guide on removing the door trim, but how hard is it to remove the inserts, can they be unplugged/unscrew or is it a sealed peice ?

also if anyone has done it can they post a pic..

thanks DAZ

[mr_crust]

well i have opened up the door trims and they are a one piece so i cannot do the door inserts...any ideas how i can do it ??

[teamplasma]

mate, i'm in the same situation, well i stripped the car for painting so the trims are off but i wanna do something to them, just not sure what, mines a r33 4 door, i want to build doors pods for speakers and stuff just not sure how to tackle it, pics would be great people

[MANWHORE]

i'm pretty sure that the inserts are not clipped/bolted on from back.

I think it's just held on by double sided tape. I'm not 100% sure though, so maybe just try and pull it gently and feel for movement.

[mr_crust]

i pulle of the door trim and its one piece so the inserts cant be unclipped...does anyone know if the inserts maybe double sided taped on, coz i dont wanna rip tehm off and find i cant get them back on and damage the door trim

[predator]

no.. use glue.. double sided tape will make them fall off and probably look terrible.

[mr_crust]

well since the initial first post i brought both the driver and passenger door trims. Now teh inserts are moulded part of the door, os you cannot unclipi them like most cars, so ive got a few ideas on how to do it ..so once i work it out ill post up a DIY

[Konrad]

i had this problem with my last car. Thought for ages about the best way to do it and came up with the idea of

thin mdf sheet (<5mm) cut to the shape of the door trim insert but maybe 3mm or so bigger all round. Put some bolts in so they fit pretty much flush with the mdf (and use glue/bog or something to hold them in place)

To this add a thin foam underlay, then stretch and staple/contact glue vinyl around it.

Then drill a few holes in the existing door trim, for the threads of the bolts to go thru, and screw the nuts on from behind the trim.

Would have looked ok if i'd spent more time on it, ended up just using a sheet of vinyl to cover the whole door trim cos that way the standard trim was totally intact underneath and i could go back at any stage if it looked ghey..

heres a pic:

[Rocky88]

I know the topic is old, but I'm trying to change door trim inserts in R32. Same as in R33 door trim inserts cant be removed from trim as they are just part of it. So I peeled of the old ones, got some vinyl and spray adhesive from spotlight and cut out the new ones. But sticking them onto the door trim is a real bitch. It doesnt perfectly allign around edges and it started peeling of withing days. After spray adhesive I tried sticking them with uhu all-purpose glue, same shit. For some reason not even super-glue wont hold it on the edges.

Its really crap that door trims inserts cant just be removed like in any other car... there must be another way because I think myself and several other people have proven that sticking a piece of fabric over the door trim doesnt work. There is no way.

I'm thinking about taking a small electric saw and cutting out the door trim insert and then get it retrimmed properly. But i dont think that would be such a good idea...

Anyone managed to get door trims right here and would like to share it with us?

[JET-25L]

Ha i peeled my factory ones off then thought gosh darn how am i going to get this back on properly. Went to spotlight... bought some velvet looking material... traced it out exactly the same as the old one... used some "Septone Spray Adhesive" from supercheap and masked up all the edges... sprayed the trim and the material i was going to place on there... left it for 5 mins as the directions on the can say... then placed it on and used a bread and butter knife to carefully push it down the edges and then left it to dry.

It has a LOT to do with what material you are using. I tried it with vinyl. Terrible... I didn't even bother letting it dry as i knew it was going to look like sh!t. Best to use something thin like a felt/velvet material that has some slight stretch in it... vinyl or thicker materials are always going to want to flatten out.

I considered cutting the trim out and glueing the new piece around it and then somehow attaching it back to the trim... fibreglassing perhaps... but more trouble than it's worth and the more cutting you do the more chance of *ucking it up you have.

Cheers.

[shanusr33]

g'day only just found this post but thought i'd share some pics (i hate topics with no pics ).

I was like all of you and tried different ways but then decided to get it done professionally when i had my seats done at the same time. Also 'teamplasma' wanted to build door pods, well i guess you've done so by now but here's my fibreglass ones anyways.

It came back a treat and looks fantastic! Andrew from Striaght Line Motor Trimming will help you out: 3/6 Holloway Drive, Bayswater 9762 3773 www.straightline.com.au