Door panel tear

[rapidredroush]

Help!! So upset with myself right now!! I was getting out of the Roush today and the clip on my pocket knife grabbed the door panel and created a small tear. Is this something that can be fixed easily and will look perfect or am i going to need to replace the whole door panel? Car only has 3k on the clock and does not get driven that often so not looking to do something that wont look perfect when done. Thanks for any help you can give.

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[Tacswa]

Curious if the fix would involve heat of some sort.

 

[Soulja4187]

Unless done correctly it won’t look right. Just buy a new door panel. I found one on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15-20-MUST...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[rapidredroush]

Unless done correctly it won’t look right. Just buy a new door panel. I found one on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15-20-MUST...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Yeah honestly that is my worry, damn man I am so mad at myself.

 

[Soulja4187]

Yeah honestly that is my worry, damn man I am so mad at myself.

but at least is not that expensive. What you would pay for the repairs and not be 100% happy just buy a new panel

 

[Cobra Jet]

Getting the panels off eBay is the easiest thing to do really. When you remove the old panel, just take all of the other pieces off of it and save them as extras. The actual panel itself isn’t worth saving w/ the damages.

 

[2morrow]

I would massage it with a blow dryer and hand pressure first. You'd be surprised.

 

[Bikeman315]

I would massage it with a blow dryer and hand pressure first. You'd be surprised.

Agree with Todd. You have nothing to lose. It doesn’t look like it’s actually torn.

 

[rhexis]

before replacing the panel i would give this a try its only 12 bucks

Amazon.com: J-B Weld 2130 Vinyl and Leather Repair Kit : Automotive

 

[rapidredroush]

I would massage it with a blow dryer and hand pressure first. You'd be surprised.

Thanks I will try that and see what happens.

 

[WD Pro]

Yeah another vote for trying heat.

I would warm it up and use a smooth, blunt ended thing to massage the area and apply pressure to the high spot

WD

 

[Jason304]

Be aware of the seat bolster as well. I had my knife clip snag on the seam of the seat bolster when getting out. Didn’t do any damage, it pulled the knife out of my pocket. It was an oh shit moment. I now put my knife in my right pocket when driving the Mustang.

 

[rapidredroush]

Be aware of the seat bolster as well. I had my knife clip snag on the seam of the seat bolster when getting out. Didn’t do any damage, it pulled the knife out of my pocket. It was an oh shit moment. I now put my knife in my right pocket when driving the Mustang.

Thanks for the advice, my knife was actually in my right pocket but my garage space is tight and getting out of car to keep from hitting the wife's Benz I have to some what squeeze out of car. Probably just going to forgo the knife carrying when I drive it going forward. Just take the instead.

 

[rapidredroush]

Yeah another vote for trying heat.

I would warm it up and use a smooth, blunt ended thing to massage the area and apply pressure to the high spot

WD

Going to work on it tomorrow. We will see how it goes.

 

[Tacswa]

Thanks for the advice, my knife was actually in my right pocket but my garage space is tight and getting out of car to keep from hitting the wife's Benz I have to some what squeeze out of car. Probably just going to forgo the knife carrying when I drive it going forward. Just take the instead.

Depending on the holster, the rear sights can catch stuff, especially the steering wheel if you're right handed.

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