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Old 12-31-2012, 11:20 AM
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Looking for some lite weight door panels for my '99 trans am.
What's everyone using these days.
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I made a set out of sheet metal. Similar to the wolfe ones painted black and about 1/20th of the cost.
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Carbon fiber, not sure who is currently making them but they are sweet.

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Ive been looking to do the same out of aluminum... just a matter of finding the materials i guess. Ive been pretty lazy since winter hit, lol.
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Originally Posted by WhiteLTone
I made a set out of sheet metal. Similar to the wolfe ones painted black and about 1/20th of the cost.
Thinking about making mine.
Any pics.
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Carbon fiber, not sure who is currently making them but they are sweet.

That's the ones I was looking for.
Can't remember who makes them, either.
Wolfe or did someone custom make them.
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What do you guys do with the power window switches when you install panels like that?
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What do you guys do with the power window switches when you install panels like that?
I've got my mounted in the dash. Took out the headlite switch and mounted them there. Don't have headlites anymore just the fog lites.
But anywhere in the dash.
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Originally Posted by joelster
What do you guys do with the power window switches when you install panels like that?
i just cut mine into the panel underneath the steering wheel.
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Wasn't 6LE making those for a while??
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http://www.dmhfabrication.com/Produc...bon_doorpanels

https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-produ...or-panels.html
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6LE was distributing them for another maker.
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the carbon ones are awesome, but didnt wanna spend the 400 for a 1 lb weight difference. heres mine, i spent 45$ on aluminum sheet .032" x 4' x 8' from a metal shop.
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The user ssperformance was selling them at one time two, his were about $250 in carbon fibre I think!
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Originally Posted by WhiteLTone
the carbon ones are awesome, but didnt wanna spend the 400 for a 1 lb weight difference. heres mine, i spent 45$ on aluminum sheet .032" x 4' x 8' from a metal shop.
Looks good, I like.
My brother works in a metal fab shop, I'm sure he can come up with something.
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Originally Posted by RENE'S RAGE
Looks good, I like.
My brother works in a metal fab shop, I'm sure he can come up with something.
If he has a bead roller at his shop have him put a design into the panel or just a line or two. It will take a lot of the noise away that's associated with sheet metal. A lightweight carpet looks good covering the panels plus some classes require door panels and won't count a bare sheet metal panel.
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How much weight are you guys cutting with these?
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The CF ones are about 15-16 lighter then the stock panels (set)
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those CF ones look good...but doing it in aluminum sheet does save a lot of $.

Might have to do this one down the road.
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i got a brand new set of wolf Im not using if someone wants to make an offer they still have the plastic covers over them
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