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Door cards

by Calibra_Mike » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:31 pm

Is there any way, well easy way to fix door cards or the rear cards when the door card material comes away from the door (the typical problem Calibras suffer from)
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Re: Door cards

by big_gordy » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:32 pm

yes! get new ones lol
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Re: Door cards

by Calibra_Mike » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:34 pm

I meant can they be heated up and restuck down? but yeah new ones is pretty much the best option, apart from the cost...
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Re: Door cards

by big_gordy » Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:40 pm

what colour u got cream or black?

there is a way but it dont work all the time but there are a few on here who have managed to do it! i think robbie may be 1 of tehm iir :think:
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Re: Door cards

by Calibra_Mike » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:06 pm

cream...

The worse one is the passenger rear card...
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Re: Door cards

by lammy » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:08 pm

I wouldn't mess about repairing and go for replacement..cheap and plenty on ebay!..I've known others repair them by gluing down but I bet they don't look as good.
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Re: Door cards

by RobbieV » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:09 pm

I've tried many different ways of fixing those door cards and nothing work. Better off sourcing some better cards.
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Re: Door cards

by MadOnVaux! » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:00 pm

My replacement passenger front card is starting to go, and my drivers side rear went last week :(
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Re: Door cards

by M4 TEJ » Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:48 am

I'll go for new one too.
You can find some on ebay cheap or even here, in sale section.

I had same problem as you, was trying to fix them... but finally I bought new ones from ebay
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Re: Door cards

by MadOnVaux! » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:41 pm

I thought of cutting round the top section with a scalpel and peeling the vinyl back...coating the surface in spray adhesive and rolling the vinyl back on while heating it.....

anyone ever tried that?
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Re: Door cards

by RobbieV » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:39 pm

MadOnVaux! wrote:I thought of cutting round the top section with a scalpel and peeling the vinyl back...coating the surface in spray adhesive and rolling the vinyl back on while heating it.....

anyone ever tried that?


Yep tried that and it didn't work. The biggest problem is that the vinyl is stretched and vacuum sealed to the card, once it lifts you ain't got no hope of keeping it glued together.
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Re: Door cards

by MadOnVaux! » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:41 pm

RobbieV wrote:
MadOnVaux! wrote:I thought of cutting round the top section with a scalpel and peeling the vinyl back...coating the surface in spray adhesive and rolling the vinyl back on while heating it.....

anyone ever tried that?


Yep tried that and it didn't work. The biggest problem is that the vinyl is stretched and vacuum sealed to the card, once it lifts you ain't got no hope of keeping it glued together.


@rse!....re-trimming is the other option then.
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Re: Door cards

by M4 TEJ » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:51 pm

IMO just go and buy some from ebay.
I think its the easiest option. There is lots of good cod. door cards out there
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Re: Door cards

by v6 steve » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:19 pm

i got a price to no make new ones £500 so i went to ebay
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Re: Door cards

by MadOnVaux! » Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:12 pm

v6 steve wrote:i got a price to no make new ones £500


Is that new price from vauxhall?
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