mbc40 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Is there any where I can get a door panel . Mike just cracked and right below the window switch. PLEASE HELP I got my 1966 Riviera as a my retire present to me from me with love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne R Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 yours looks fairly nice condition. As it is, if you try and repair or change it,—- may end up looking worse than what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Hard plastic? Remove the panel and work a piece of fiberglass cloth onto the crack using two-part epoxy making sure everything lines up. Let it cure. Turn the panel over and sand the surface around the crack. Save the sanding dust and work it into the crack and set it with some Super Glue - minimal. Capillary action will pull the glue into the dust. Sand again until smooth then paint to match. Reinstall and be a happy camper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc40 Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 here is my door panel it just cracked when i tried to move the seat. This car i bought was described as original but was really a quick lipstick on a pig though Gateway classics. the pictures looked great and i did a video walk around and drive. They showed the tail pipes that looked new but were really only spray painted silver. I know it my fault that I didn't fly to Orlando in person to see the car,. I really love the car and it is a real GS and has the buckets seats and console with is hard to fine. So I am just fixing the flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Do you have the missing piece? Assuming that you do, I would use fiberglass cloth and resin to bond the broken piece back where it belongs. Then, do as @RivNut suggested to fill the remaining cracks. Sand the backside of the panel to harvest the dust needed to fill the cracks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne R Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Sorry I did not realise it’s size in first photo. So as EmTee and RivNut say is great . Now if you don’t have original piece you can buy plastic squares from a Home Depot, examples plastic bucket bottoms etc, then cut and pre fit that small area and corner that is missing, then reinforce with fibre glass and cloth ant resin, sand and paint to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Its most often the vinyl portion of panel that does not survive. The hard plastic is often intact though if you can't find same color you can have paint mixed to try and match faded original. So yea, used these shouldn't be hard to find from people parting cars and vendors listed in the Riview. 66/67 Riviera will be same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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