plastic interior 1/4 trim
12-25-2012, 07:22 PM
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plastic interior 1/4 trim
While disassembling my 78 I found my rear interior 1/4 panels are plastic, not the presboard type material. Is this normal for early cars?
12-25-2012, 08:50 PM
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
12-27-2012, 08:09 PM
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Wonder if there is a market for another Jerry product...molded plastic quarter panel shells, maybe reinforced with some webbing to stave off the warp. Seems tidier than trying to accurately wet/fiberglass.
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12-28-2012, 12:20 AM
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Its a pretty big part to thermal form in one piece, it would be way better if it could be done in 3 pieces and rivetted together after shipping. Just sayin...
12-28-2012, 02:09 AM
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My door panels are not plastic,wonder if the dash is,aside from a couple cracks it is quite straight. Any reasoning as to why porsche changed from plastic to the board material?
12-28-2012, 07:21 AM
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I don't know. The VWs of the same years have the same crap try findins a late 70s VW Rabbit with a decent dashboard. Volvo and BMW were using the same stuff too. Could have been cost but i`m more thinking of maybe safety issues as the cardboard would just absorb shock in a crash where the plastic could have sharp edges that would cut and tear.
