Interior rehab questions

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Hello all want to get some opinions I am looking for seat upholstery and carpet aftermarket options. Also I know door cards are not in reproduction but how hard are they to remove so I can try to refurbish?? Thanks all 1975 royal monaco BTW
 
If you consider that a door trim panel starts as a plain piece of backing board, to which the upper fiberglass "curve" is stapled to, then the trim items are added to, it is all "built". ONLY issue is that the vinyl trim usually is heat-pressed to shape and contours, not sewn. THAT is the main issue, to me. Bad thing is that, even with expertly-done things, it can easily look "cheaply-done" if it is not done as the originals are done. If there is an accent trim section that can be done separately from the main covering, as some were known to do back then, then re-doing just that one piece might be doable, IF done as closely as possible to the OEM item.

In cases where larger plastic pieces have started to craze and disintegrate, sometimes they can be sanded smooth and recovered with a stretchable vinyl fabric with approx the same grain pattern. Or some properly-serged edge automotive carpet applied to them.

Of course, what is done to one panel needs to also be done to the rest of them and the B- and C-pillar plastic items, too.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
 
Hello all want to get some opinions I am looking for seat upholstery and carpet aftermarket options. Also I know door cards are not in reproduction but how hard are they to remove so I can try to refurbish?? Thanks all 1975 royal monaco BTW
The only company making molded OE type carpet is Auto Custom Carpets (ACC). They don't sell direct and you'll have to find a vendor. My vendor of choice is Auto Carpet for Car, Truck, Van - Stock Interiors They seem to have good prices and good service.

Your door cards should come off by removing all the bolt-on bits and then it's just held on with clips. To get them off easily, some use a putty knife or better yet, a plastic pry tool to get in behind the panel and gently pry off at the clips. This are cheap and very handy to have. https://www.harborfreight.com/nylon-pry-bar-installer-kit-4-piece-63594.html

I have redone door panels/cards myself. Both my '65 and my '70 are covered in this thread. Door Panel repair I've never done a '75 so I can't say anything about the nuances of working with the curved sections, but the thread should give you some idea about what you need to do. It does take some patience and time to do them right.
 
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