Kick panels and parcel shelf

[zed1]

I am fabricating new kick panels and parcel shelf using the old ones as templates. The prior owner painted the original panels when they "repaired" the floorboards. My question; Does anyone know if the original panels were painted by Nissan the exterior color of the truck (blue in my case) or where they painted black?

Thanks,

Keith

[Brian D]

Parcel shelf should be black and the kick panels will be the interior color, i.e. match the seat

[Wide14u]

i only seen them in black or covered

[dat521gatherer]

I assume you are talking about a 520 by looking at your profile. The package tray on the 520 was metal with a masonite bottom. I'm not sure if they were any color than black. Now that I looked through my 520 pics i notice A lot of them had the 521 all cardboard parcel tray. Anyway I prefer the 320/520 metal style over the 521 style. I cant wait to see what you make.

 

For reference I'm trying to find out if the 320 tray and the 520 tray have the same dimensions to them. I suspect they do but am not sure.

 

A couple pics.

[dat521gatherer]

What I ment was all cardboard trays are black and the 320's were interior matched and the 520's i dont know.

 

kick panels are colored matched.

[zed1]

Here is a photo of the original shelf panel in the 520.

 

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Here is a photo of the shelf panel and kick panels I cut from fibreboard. I have coated it with 2 coats of polyurethane. My next step is to scuff the polyurethane, which will allow the color coat to stick.

 

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Here is one of the fuzzy strips for the doors (there are four in all) that I am restoring. I removed the old fuzzy material and located a similar fuzzy material at a local hardware store. (This material is sold by the foot and used for screen and storm doors.) The material is about ½ the width of the original strip, so I am using two parallel pieces to ensure the glass has plenty of surface area for contact.

 

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Keith

[dat521gatherer]

nice work. those kick panels look great. did you buy the fiberboard at the hardware store? get us a close up pic of those window feelers when your done. :thumbup:

[zed1]

The fibreboard came from Home Depot.

 

I also purchased Kraft Tan Wateproof Panelboard (My link from a local upholstery shop. I was considering using the panelboard for the door panels (since it is already moisture-resistant). However, this material is designed for sewing door panels and therefore is less dense (and lighter). Since I have the fibreboard and am already applying polyurethane to the kick panels, I may not use the panelboard.

 

The window fuzzy strips are on a spool at a local hardware store. They are not planning to purchase additional stock (it has been on their shelves for 5-10 years) since the demand is so low.

[boxboy]

Zed1 I am curious to see how the fuzzies worked out for you and if you have pictures of the process. My fuzzies are in bad shape too. I am a little scared to take out the piece. I don't want to screw up the hardware while I am at it.

[zed1]

I have not installed the fuzzy strips. Several months ago, I had used 3M Super 90 spray adhesive to adhere the two thin strips to the metal backing. I have had the assembled strips sitting on a shelf for 3-4 months and there has been no shinkage of the strips. I do not plan to install the strips until I locate a replacement window channel weatherstip. (The clips that hold the fuzzy strips to the doors are vely fragile, so I do not want to install/remove the strips too many times.)