The Alchemist

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My passenger side has a crack about an inch long, but luckily it isn't cracked all the way through yet. I'll fix it in the next few days. Great writeup.

therealthatguy

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nice! this is a definite project once i get my car back! thanks!

YURVIEW

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Did my driver panel today. Robbie, I'm gonna Kiss you if I ever meet you! That worked GREAT!!! and didnt take 30 mins. Oh and the paper clips were perfect! Will do my pass side hopefully fri (ran out of day light). If I'm this excited over One being done, I may want to do more than Kiss you after doin the pass side!!!!! LOL

94 Camaro Z28

Sorry if i sound dumb, but is this only an issue with Pontiac f-bodies? I have Camaros, a '94 (which sadly has probably never seen a garage in its day) and a '00 and neither of them have this problem.

Charlie Hustle

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Thanks for the info. Ive gotten the staples out and zip tied the crack. Heres where Im stuck. Im having trouble securing the felt back to the door panel with the large paper clips. Is there another method for putting the top piece back together?

Redbirds

I believe it is only late 4th gen Firebird door panels (maybe only Trans Ams, at that). My dad swapped a door from an early 4th into his T/Am, and he told me it wouldn't crack.

mac62989

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Never noticed this older thread. Another project to add to the list..

PontiacFan

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Yes, ..., Read this thread thoroughly.
I used small bolts with nylock nuts on a pair that I did.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...uote-pics.html

Read the Hi-Performance Pontiac info online also.
http://www.highperformancepontiac.co..._crack_repair/

HotWhipT/A

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Supposedly it couldn't be done with completely cracked door panels, yet I was able to do it on a buddies car.





Reinforced with wire mesh


Painted


BAM!

Charlie Hustle

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Has anyone else ran into the issue of the felt not resting all the way down like it did before you removed the staples? I ended up using small zip ties to re attach the felt to the panel, but it sits up higher than it did before...

jbridwelltransam

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I did the same thing however, instead of the zip tie to pull it back, i just let it pull back naturally once the staples were out. Then I backed it with two part plastic epoxy. Now even when I try to see it, I can't anymore lol.

Charlie Hustle

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How did you re attatch the felt to the door panel?

DeLaRosa25

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I too was going to suggest the plastic epoxy..used it for the first time about 2 weeks ago my on sons power wheels camaro..damn that stuff stinks!

jbridwelltransam

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I got a small drill bit and widened the holes from the old staples, then had some spare electric fence wire around I bent to hold it tight. Make sure whatever you use that it has a bit of room to move or it will just pull the crack apart again.

btwilson123

Thanks for the really good info! Ijust bought my first ws6 01,it has a deep crack on the driver side ebony.Doyou know where I can get a good replacement.thanks Brian

mac62989

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Hot whip, this method worked with the completely cracked panel just with some wire mesh? I have the epoxy already.

VIP1

Why did you delete this informative thread? I undeleted it.

MasterTomos

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Also, just an observation, but this isn't a common problem with LT1 cars. I've seen some TRASHED lt1 interiors that didn't have this problem, in fact, I've never seen an LT1 car with this problem to my recollection. Its been speculated on here before that sometime in 1998 GM switched plastic providers and the result is the junk plastic that cracks easy (same for ash trays, center console pieces, dashs, ect on ls1 cars).

Perhaps if you've got trashed interior pieces, you could find a matching interior from an LT1 car in a junkyard and take pieces you need.

Just a thought.

VIP1

The interior color of the LT1 years and LS1 years are different.

MasterTomos

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They switched to ebony in 2000 or 2001 I think (from graphite), but the tan was the same from 93-02 iirc.