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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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Reupholstering my doors

So I cant figure any way to get the extremely thick staples off the upper cloth part that is stapled to the window rubber thing.. I went to a hobby shop and got some black micro fiber cloth to go over the stock cloth on the top part and I'm getting some red 50/50 loop carpet for the bottom of the door. So i went to rip out these staples and sheesh... i'm afraid i'm going to send a screwdriver through the plastic! I cannot get these to budge.

When and if I get past the staples, how can I remove/reattach the melted plastic parts or whatever that are holding the entire thing together right now? If anyone has any pictures or anyhting that would be greatly appreciated.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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i tried doing this and it didnt work out. i say do like i did and convert it over to the fire bird/ ta panels. go to a u pull it junk yard and u can get the panels for like 20 bucks total. the conversion took like 15 min per door
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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I just really dont like the firebird/ta style. I think the door handles look like crap.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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people have reapolstered them but its hard to get them bacl together
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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I just hate the crap cloth it came with.. its so ugly compared to the microfiber. same with the cut-pile ugly grey carpet. I was even going to go as far as getting Z28 embroidered on the microfiber in red. I think it would be a kick a$$ looking combo. ?
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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if you want new carpet go to stockinterriors.com there prices are great and there carpet is topnotch thats what iput back in my 94
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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well I dont want to replace the carpet on the floor, just the door pannel-the part where the window crank is (if equiped)
Old Aug 22, 2006 | 12:33 AM
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ask a interrior shop maby they know a better way to do it
Old Aug 22, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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Re: Reupholstering my doors

I'm in process of doing this right now. As for getting the staples out, you need a puller like they use in a DRs office to remove sergical staple; I found one at a estate sale, so I'm not exactly sure where to find one. Basically they have 3 teeth, 2 on one side, and one in the center, and basically bend the middle of the staple down while pulling up on the prongs.

As for the plastic tabs that have been melted.... I'm still trying to think of something to put it back together; I'm thinking of using a plastic welder and welding on some 1/2" long straight pieces and just re-melt those like factory.
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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a epoxy would work to put them cack together
Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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i was thinking of a crazy good epoxy too..
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