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Getting door panels back on?

Old Jan 17, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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should be 6x5 but I have heard that 6x9 will fit. someone with an extended cab will chime in...
btw what speakers did you go with?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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I went with these Rockford Fosgates. Theres a night and day difference between these and my stock speaker (front drivers side was out since I bought it) and they aren't bad for the price.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Laramie1997
should be 6x5 but I have heard that 6x9 will fit. someone with an extended cab will chime in...
btw what speakers did you go with?
5 1/4 is the stock rear speaker size on an extended cab
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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Good thing you didnt break any of the plastic on the panel with it being that cold.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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I didn't think about that. Last night when I was out I had to take off my panel again to fix the speaker and it was only -11.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Whoever painted my truck before i bought it broke a bunch of the plastic off the panel that holds the clips on. Any ideas of good glue to get them to stay on?
 
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by klings designs
Whoever painted my truck before i bought it broke a bunch of the plastic off the panel that holds the clips on. Any ideas of good glue to get them to stay on?
glue won't hold.

go to walmart and look in the craft section for velcro. they have a 3/4 inch wide and a 2 inch wide. i'd get the 3/4 inch, it will fit in more nooks and crannies.

remove your door panel and clean both the door and the back side of the panel with alcohol to remove grease and oil.

identify semi-flat places where you can velcro the panel to the door frame and cut a bunch of pieces to fit. i'd go around the perimeter of the panel. the more the better.

now pay attention. remove the backing from one side and stick it on the panel. remove the backing from the other side and stick the velcro sides together, so your looking at the adhesive side, which is just waiting to stick to something....

hang the panel over the lip, line things up, and press the panel against the door. the adhesive will stick to the door. now you can remove the door panel just by pulling the velcro's apart.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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you dont think a 2 part plastic apoxy will hold?
 
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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i think it'll just pop loose in the hot/cold cycles of the plastic.

i stick all kinds of **** together at work with the walmart velcro. its really impressive.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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i ended up using a soldering iron to melt them back on. I guess i will find out how it holds.
 
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