Chris Miles
For Better or Worse I own a DeLorean!
1983 Grey Manual, VIN #16409, Fresno, California
Location: NYS
Posts: 2,511
My VIN: 4519
I hope to finish mine this weekend. My 9 year-old loves the magnets, but was panicky when she couldn't separate them -lol.
I'm really glad for this mod; Chris did it due to his fiber panel ripping out, but the plastic one I have is a worse piece of crap....breaks & cracks with the least of resistance. The fiber panel is much better IMHO. This mod will save my plastic panel from getting destroyed.
Location: Pahrump,NV
Posts: 10
My VIN: SCEDT26T2BD001559
Hey Rich, how did your panels turn out?
Chris Miles
For Better or Worse I own a DeLorean!
1983 Grey Manual, VIN #16409, Fresno, California
Location: NYS
Posts: 2,511
My VIN: 4519
I added foam at the same time as the magnets, and having some fitment issues. the magnets seem to hold fairly well, but I might need a few more.
When I get a chance, I'll take some pics of the fit. In the meantime, here's a before & after of the upper panel restoration/padding mod:
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Location: Florida: Pinellas County
Posts: 2,107
My VIN: 5003 Never placed Concourse
Club(s): (DCF)
Unfortunately I'm at the end with the tree clips. Most of the holes are destroyed and will no longer accept the clips. I will be searching for these magnets on Amazon and gluing them on ASAP. Are you all using 1/2" X 1/8"? Everyone still satisfied with the results?
-----Dan B.
Location: Houston
Posts: 706
My VIN: 16113
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCUK)
Here is the seller I've bought my magnets from:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/321412866330
They are based in Texas so they ship from the US.
Chris Miles
For Better or Worse I own a DeLorean!
1983 Grey Manual, VIN #16409, Fresno, California
Location: Florida: Pinellas County
Posts: 2,107
My VIN: 5003 Never placed Concourse
Club(s): (DCF)
Thank you for that link. I may have to get those instead. I got N52 20x3mm and considering I can barely get them apart off the stack, they may be too much for this application.
-----Dan B.