2006 Mustang Door Panel Redo & Radio Upgrade
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2006 Mustang Door Panel Redo & Radio Upgrade
Apparently the vinyl door panels on these years were quite the turds.... I had to redo my parents 2006 a few months ago before I bought mine.
When I got mine, they had been attempted to be "fixed" a couple times... rather poorly. I found the Dashkin panels online. It took me over an hour on each door after I peeled the vinyl off to get the extra glue, silicone and other various adhesives the previous owner tried. Once they were decent enough, I applied the Dashkinns.
Once they were done, I started on the radio. I needed something with USB and Bluetooth. I've been using Kenwoods since 1995 so they were the Go-To. Pulling off the center console to get the dash taken apart, i found a mouse condo.... no wires chewed on, but lots of chewed paper and carpet fluff. After clearing that out, everything went easily..
When I got mine, they had been attempted to be "fixed" a couple times... rather poorly. I found the Dashkin panels online. It took me over an hour on each door after I peeled the vinyl off to get the extra glue, silicone and other various adhesives the previous owner tried. Once they were decent enough, I applied the Dashkinns.
Once they were done, I started on the radio. I needed something with USB and Bluetooth. I've been using Kenwoods since 1995 so they were the Go-To. Pulling off the center console to get the dash taken apart, i found a mouse condo.... no wires chewed on, but lots of chewed paper and carpet fluff. After clearing that out, everything went easily..
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Looks good what did you put those poles and stuff up against? --edit -- n/m I see them up against the other door
are those plastic panels? been wondering about those myself. How do they look in person?
I'm amazed where mice can get in on these cars. On an old Focus I used to have, I swear they were getting in through vents near the wheel wells.
What'd you have before the Kenwood?
are those plastic panels? been wondering about those myself. How do they look in person?
I'm amazed where mice can get in on these cars. On an old Focus I used to have, I swear they were getting in through vents near the wheel wells.
What'd you have before the Kenwood?
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The poles were adjustable shower rods left from when we sold our house. The previous owner tried multiple types of adhesive so it took me a while to get all of that off. I believe these were designed to replace the original vinyl without all the extra glue or anything else that would be in there from somebody's screwed up repair. So when I would try to put these and they had a few areas that they didn't snap in perfectly. I put extra silicone on the panels and used the shower rods to ensure they would stay right there for 24 hours before I moved them.
Before the kenwood I had the stock Shaker500 system. It worked fine, but didn't have any AUX or Bluetooth. I don't like listening to the radio. Too much yapping.
Before the kenwood I had the stock Shaker500 system. It worked fine, but didn't have any AUX or Bluetooth. I don't like listening to the radio. Too much yapping.
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Looks good what did you put those poles and stuff up against? --edit -- n/m I see them up against the other door
are those plastic panels? been wondering about those myself. How do they look in person?
I'm amazed where mice can get in on these cars. On an old Focus I used to have, I swear they were getting in through vents near the wheel wells.
What'd you have before the Kenwood?
are those plastic panels? been wondering about those myself. How do they look in person?
I'm amazed where mice can get in on these cars. On an old Focus I used to have, I swear they were getting in through vents near the wheel wells.
What'd you have before the Kenwood?
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Apparently the vinyl door panels on these years were quite the turds.... I had to redo my parents 2006 a few months ago before I bought mine.
When I got mine, they had been attempted to be "fixed" a couple times... rather poorly. I found the Dashkin panels online. It took me over an hour on each door after I peeled the vinyl off to get the extra glue, silicone and other various adhesives the previous owner tried. Once they were decent enough, I applied the Dashkinns.
Once they were done, I started on the radio. I needed something with USB and Bluetooth. I've been using Kenwoods since 1995 so they were the Go-To. Pulling off the center console to get the dash taken apart, i found a mouse condo.... no wires chewed on, but lots of chewed paper and carpet fluff. After clearing that out, everything went easily..
When I got mine, they had been attempted to be "fixed" a couple times... rather poorly. I found the Dashkin panels online. It took me over an hour on each door after I peeled the vinyl off to get the extra glue, silicone and other various adhesives the previous owner tried. Once they were decent enough, I applied the Dashkinns.
Once they were done, I started on the radio. I needed something with USB and Bluetooth. I've been using Kenwoods since 1995 so they were the Go-To. Pulling off the center console to get the dash taken apart, i found a mouse condo.... no wires chewed on, but lots of chewed paper and carpet fluff. After clearing that out, everything went easily..
Did you experience any fitment issues with some of the corners not staying in place? I saw several YouTube videos where a couple of corner sections would keep popping off... He experienced those fitment issues with the Coverlay inserts, so I'm not sure if the Coverlay and Dashkin inserts are designed in the same way or if there's a difference between them...
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@Rokkaholik I've attached 2 images below of my door panels which still have the felt backing material directly attached to the door panels... Therefore, did you remove/peel off the felt backing material prior to installing the Dashkins or did you glue the Dashkins with the felt backing material still in place?
Felt backing material - Driver's side door panel
Felt backing material - Passenger side door panel
Felt backing material - Driver's side door panel
Felt backing material - Passenger side door panel
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@Rokkaholik I've attached 2 images below of my door panels which still have the felt backing material directly attached to the door panels... Therefore, did you remove/peel off the felt backing material prior to installing the Dashkins or did you glue the Dashkins with the felt backing material still in place?
Felt backing material - Driver's side door panel
Felt backing material - Passenger side door panel
Felt backing material - Driver's side door panel
Felt backing material - Passenger side door panel
i believe i left it... i peeled off what looked like a tacky net repair job. Think extra sticky thick super double sided duct tape? I couldnt tell what was left on each door after that battle. I even had a couple door panels marked on ebay just in case. Mine were terrible
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@Rokkaholik Unless you were able to peel everything off until nothing was left but the plastic door panel itself, then it would appear that you left the felt backing material on the door panels and then glued the Dashkins over the felt backing material...
Would you by any chance happen to have any pics of what the door panels looked like just before you glued on the Dashkins... If you get a free moment, @Mustang_Ed recently replaced his vinyl insert panels with the Dashkins as well, but he went one step further and also removed the felt backing material prior to installing his Dashkins... Meanwhile, I went ahead and attached a thread link below which includes his post write-up, if your interested in checking it out...
https://themustangsource.com/forums/...hreads-550903/
Would you by any chance happen to have any pics of what the door panels looked like just before you glued on the Dashkins... If you get a free moment, @Mustang_Ed recently replaced his vinyl insert panels with the Dashkins as well, but he went one step further and also removed the felt backing material prior to installing his Dashkins... Meanwhile, I went ahead and attached a thread link below which includes his post write-up, if your interested in checking it out...
https://themustangsource.com/forums/...hreads-550903/
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