Interior parts id

[Rich_NYS]

What are the names of the damaged parts shown in these pics?

Thanks.



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[rdarlington]

What are the names of the damaged parts shown in these pics?

Thanks.



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Trim panel.

http://store.delorean.com/p-10071-trim-pnl-armrest-lh-blk.aspx

[NightFlyer]

Officially, these are called the 'trim panel and arm rests.' You may also see them informally referred to as the rear speaker panels and bolsters. In the case of this particular car, they are integrated, whereas on VINs up to 6092 they are 2 separate but conjoined pieces. It would appear that the integrated pieces are no longer available, while only black NOS remain of the 2-piece variants. You or a good upholstery shop should be able to recovery the panels in closely matching vinyl if so desired. Or, if only the edges are bad, which is commonly found on cars where the rear speakers have been replaced by a PO that did a sloppy job, with a little creativity, you could just trim/clean up the edge, re-glue, and/or use new material to make the existing ones visually acceptable/appealing. As for the armrests, because they are a high wear/abuse item, extension protection caps were produced and provided to dealerships as part of a TSB (technical service bulletin) that can be fitted over the ends - they are currently $31/pr, but when ordering be aware that they are available in two sizes - wide and narrow.

http://www.dmcnews.com/bulletins/images/ArmrestExtension.png

[Rich_NYS]

Excellent....thanks!

I'm looking at the Illustrated Buyers Guide booklet and trying to connect the dots with these pics, are either of these also called [A/B] pillars?


In the pics that show the upper part, is the trim just "popped out" from behind the weatherstripping & I'll be able to put it back in place during a replacement of the weatherstripping?

[NightFlyer]

Excellent....thanks!

I'm looking at the Illustrated Buyers Guide booklet and trying to connect the dots with these pics, are either of these also called [A/B] pillars?


In the pics that show the upper part, is the trim just "popped out" from behing the weatherstripping & I'll be able to put it back in place during a replacement of the weatherstripping?

That would be considered the B pillar - A pillars are upfront and frame the sides of the windshield.

To me, it looks like the rear panels were pealed back and/or removed by a previous owner to accommodate rear speaker replacement - which, considering the sub-woofer that was installed within the storage compartment behind the driver's seat, makes perfect sense. Based upon the pic, it appears that they should be able to be re-positioned better than what they are and even re-glued flusher to the fiberglass underbody. And yes, you should be able to tuck the overhanging vinyl behind the weatherstripping where there is still enough overhang. While even then it may not be 100% perfect (depending upon the damage that was done by the PO), there are ways to dress it up without worrying about a complete recovering and/or replacement.

[Rich_NYS]

That would be considered the B pillar - A pillars are upfront and frame the sides of the windshield.

To me, it looks like the rear panels were pealed back and/or removed by a previous owner to accommodate rear speaker replacement - which, considering the sub-woofer that was installed within the storage compartment behind the driver's seat, makes perfect sense. Based upon the pic, it appears that they should be able to be re-positioned better than what they are and even re-glued flusher to the fiberglass underbody. While even then it may not be 100% perfect, there are ways to dress it up without worrying about a complete recovering and/or replacement.

Thanks, good to hear I have options and it will be on the priority list [right after replacing the passenger side toll window] if I get this car.

I'm planning a second look for next weekend if the owner is available.

[Jonathan]

They also refer to "A and B" pillar trim as the ones attached to the door itself, and not the car/door frame.

http://store.delorean.com/c-317-8-7-1-door-trim.aspx

These are shown as numbers 3 and 8 on this parts page, and all are available still to buy.

Those rear interior panels that have your bolster/armrest attached to them get peeling away like that if someone gets in behind there to work on speakers or seatbelts and doesn't know how to properly access things back there. Generally you need to take your time and using a heat gun to relax the adhesive holding that extra inch of vinyl strip that folds over and makes the seal. When a PO is lazy and rushes, they cut it with a knife and now it's much more work to make right again. Like was mentioned, you can get away with adding a strip of something to provide the seal there and hiding some of it under the weather striping. Not perfect of course, but getting the vinyl redone on those panels can be tricky as it has to go over quite a few different contours and can come out wrinkly looking if you're not good at doing that sort of thing.

[Rich_NYS]

Sounds like a heat gun will be a must-have with this car (fascia, side stripe, trim...)

Any recommendations on a gun?



Same car, unrelated question here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?8792-Any-usual-suspect-s-for-this-leak&p=128650#post128650

[Jonathan]

Sounds like a heat gun will be a must-have with this car (fascia, side stripe, trim...)

Any recommendations on a gun?

Not unless you have a Canadian Tire store near you... hehe ;)

(You don't need a special one in any way, just one that makes hot air and points it in a particular place. Pick a forum member if you'd like and give that a go if you can't find a gun!)

EDIT: Well, a low and a high setting on the gun is a nice feature actually.

[DMCMW Dave]

Don't bother with the $9 heat gun from Harbor Frt - I had one that worked about 10 minutes before shooting out a bunch of sparks and setting itself on fire.

[NightFlyer]

Don't bother with the $9 heat gun from Harbor Frt - I had one that worked about 10 minutes before shooting out a bunch of sparks and setting itself on fire.

I thought that the mark of any good power tool was the propensity to set itself on fire :biggrin:

[Rich_NYS]

Don't bother with the $9 heat gun from Harbor Frt - I had one that worked about 10 minutes before shooting out a bunch of sparks and setting itself on fire.

I'm from the 80's and I love sparks & fire.....I might buy one for that reason alone! :rock_on:

[DMC5180]

Sounds like a heat gun will be a must-have with this car (fascia, side stripe, trim...)

Any recommendations on a gun?



Same car, unrelated question here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?8792-Any-usual-suspect-s-for-this-leak&p=128650#post128650


A Hair Drier works just fine for warming the Interior trim panel wrapped edges and side stripe removal or (installation if wrapping the edges). I only used a heat gun for straightening a warped facia.