DIY Fabric Change on Doors

[crazyjetsfan22]

looks good nice write up.

[denniel]

is the sedan one the same as the coupe?

[RedFrost]

Originally Posted by denniel

is the sedan one the same as the coupe?

No, the sedan one is horrible to do.

There is only 3 screws per door with the sedan, so you have to drill a lot more and glue a lot more back together. Where as the coupe there is enough screws that you do not really need to worry about glueing it.

[maiku]

As soon as I find a suitable fabric I'm all over this like white on rice.

[ReD4DrSiPiNoY]

doing this tomorrow on my FA5...quick question anyone know the steps of taking the door panel off for a sedan? is it the same as the coupe besides the hand rail?

[RedFrost]

Originally Posted by ReD4DrSiPiNoY

doing this tomorrow on my FA5...quick question anyone know the steps of taking the door panel off for a sedan? is it the same as the coupe besides the hand rail?

Pretty Much, Just take the Hand rail off first, and unscrew it all and just work outwards.

[scooter]

Originally Posted by RedFrost

No, the sedan one is horrible to do.

There is only 3 screws per door with the sedan, so you have to drill a lot more and glue a lot more back together. Where as the coupe there is enough screws that you do not really need to worry about glueing it.

You don't have to glue if you don't want to. You can put screws back in. If you dremel out the top of the melted plastic rivetts you can pull it apart and keep the body intact. Then use wide body and bit headed screws to go back in. It holds pretty well. If you want to get real crazy you can fill the holes with sylicone and then put the screws in and when you need to take them out again, you can cause the threads will move around the sylicone.

I'm doing this when I get some stuff sold for my ex.

[Nahwhen_Andrew]

they should make a clear diy for this for the 4 doors ;[

[scooter]

Well I'll tell you what. I'm waiting for some money to come through on a transaction. Once that happens I'll be doing my interior. I have an 06 EX Sedan, and I'll post that up on my build site. I don't want to do it here, that way I don't take away from the OP's thread. But if he doesn't mind I'll post up a link to my build thread when I get the interior done.

[trurice]

has anybody bought from here?

Recaro Door Insert 06 07 08 09 CIVIC SI EX JDM FG COUPE : eBay Motors (item 200446207597 end time Mar-10-10 20:46:15 PST)

I actually won this auction but now that I think about it, when I go to put this on here, it will show black through the holes.....I dont think thats a good thing.... Its a jersey material. Just like the stock black on the si, but i ordered the red.

[Master_J]

Ya I was looking at that fabric as well... anyone buy the pre cut material? are the same steps needed to install the pre cut material? Because I would think it would be easier to install the pre cut some how.

[scooter]

I've never bought it, well even seen it for that matter, but it seems like installation wouldn't be much different. Still have to take the door panels apart and put them on. Why not just cut material and put it on? Just thought.

[Crystalis]

Alright, so I just started this project on my FA5 and I'm already stuck. How do you unclip the 5 clips that hold the door handles on. I'm starting on my rear driver side door.

[USMC0317]

Originally Posted by trurice

has anybody bought from here?

Recaro Door Insert 06 07 08 09 CIVIC SI EX JDM FG COUPE : eBay Motors (item 200446207597 end time Mar-10-10 20:46:15 PST)

I actually won this auction but now that I think about it, when I go to put this on here, it will show black through the holes.....I dont think thats a good thing.... Its a jersey material. Just like the stock black on the si, but i ordered the red.

Originally Posted by Master_J

Ya I was looking at that fabric as well... anyone buy the pre cut material? are the same steps needed to install the pre cut material? Because I would think it would be easier to install the pre cut some how.

Guys, just go to Jo-Ann's Fabric store, or whatever store your mom goes to on a weekly trip, and go to the back of the store, look for a color you like, ask for 2 yards of it, and your done, not even $10. Thats what I did, also don't forget to look for a coupon in the newspaper. To go online a buy it, and wait for shipping is to long and expensive. For the $10 bucks you pay you will have enough left over to change out your shifter boot too. Thats what I did.

And a precut one is just as easy to install and what I am talking about. Seriously, go do it this way. Plus if your mom is crafty, the left over pieces can be used for little things around your car.

[USMC0317]

Originally Posted by Crystalis

Alright, so I just started this project on my FA5 and I'm already stuck. How do you unclip the 5 clips that hold the door handles on. I'm starting on my rear driver side door.

Depends on which ones your are talking about, I also have a FG2 so take my words with a grain of salt. But there are some clips that will just come off with either a screw driver, or pulling on them. BUT there are a few that you will need to drill out, AND BE CAREFUL. If you go to far, you will drill into your car, and that will not make you happy. And also remember to get the epoxy glue, you will need that when you are done, and trying to redo what you drilled out.

[Evillager]

subd for future diy

[Crystalis]

Originally Posted by USMC0317

Depends on which ones your are talking about, I also have a FG2 so take my words with a grain of salt. But there are some clips that will just come off with either a screw driver, or pulling on them. BUT there are a few that you will need to drill out, AND BE CAREFUL. If you go to far, you will drill into your car, and that will not make you happy. And also remember to get the epoxy glue, you will need that when you are done, and trying to redo what you drilled out.

Thanks, man... I just got all the panels off. I took the panels off before taking out the handles and came from behind and pressed down on the tabs and popped them out, then fed the handles back in to hang off the door. I've got epoxy ready for when I have to put everything back together.

Since there's no pics of of the FA5 or regular sedan panels, I'll take pics as I go along.

[trurice]

anybody in the tampa area want to help me do a coupe? Im SCARED. I hate rattles and dont want to make any more than i have already

[Crystalis]

Originally Posted by trurice

anybody in the tampa area want to help me do a coupe? Im SCARED. I hate rattles and dont want to make any more than i have already

I can help you out when I get a relatively free weekend. I just finished doin this to my sedan tonight and it came out great. If I do it, I require payment in the form of

[Crystalis]

Alright, so I finished doin my doors tonight.

The 2 pictures below shows the screws and tabs that you need to remove. The first is the driver side front door and the second is one of the rear doors.





As previously mentioned by the OP, the easiest way to remove the tabs is to drill them. Don't go too far or else you'll go through your door. I personally found the front doors to be a lot easier than the rear ones, especially when it came to pulling the inserts out. Skipping ahead, here's what the 4 pieces look like with the red fabric adhered.



When it came time to put the door inserts back, instead of using just epoxy for all the drill holes I made, I used #8 3/4" screws in many of the holes. If, for whatever reason, I need to take apart my doors again I only need to drill 4 or 5 epoxy spots per door. I only used the screws in parts of the door where the plastic screw holes were taller, and used epoxy for the shorter holes. If you decide to do this route, I'd recommend using 1/2" screws to be safe. Here's an example below.



And here's the finished product. I'll post pics tomorrow of them on my car since it's dark outside.



Hope this helps my sedan buddies!