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Posted by: corsepervita May 30 2010, 11:09 AM

The top portion of my interior has the foam going out - jim had advised me that i would need to replace the foam there. is this something i can do myself or should i leave it to the hands of a professional at an interior shop?

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You can see that the top part is sagging slightly from the foam being worn out. If this is a DIY item i'm happy to take it on!

Posted by: vsg914 May 30 2010, 11:21 AM

That is not an original. Its been redone already and didn't hold up. The whole panel lookls kinda "saggy". You could probably find an original tan. I've got a few sets so I know they are out there.

Should you do it yourself? That depends on if your skills are better than the person who did it last time.

Posted by: johannes May 31 2010, 01:28 AM

Bad redone ! ... Check my door restoration topic... http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=54608

Posted by: Krieger914 May 31 2010, 10:19 AM

Get a can of that expanding foam from Home Depot. NOT!

Posted by: Tom_T May 31 2010, 03:19 PM

If you've done some leatherwork or upholstery - or think you can - then you could do it yourself, but as the others have said - you'll need to refit, restretch & reattach the entire panel, not just the top bolster that's come undone.

If you're new to it, then get some glovers & upholstery needles, upholstery thread/cord & some scrap vinyl of similar weight & practice to see if you can do it yourself. Otherwise take it to a good upholstery shop locally & give them pix &/or a solid sample 914 door panel to compare to so they do it right.

Word of caution - from your sideview mirror & aluminum threshold - I'm guessing that yours is a 70-71 MY, & the leatherette fabric varies from some MYs - so as long as you're going to do them, you may want to see that they're both done in the proper smooth, perforated &/or basketweave vinyl leatherette for your MY. See this for samples of most of them: http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/PaintFabrics.htm

PS - Great How to post Johannes - that will help both corsepervita & I!!!!