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Old 06-16-2020, 04:47 PM
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I would have to agree with the last two posts.
I know later door panels didn't originally use trim screws, but my first hand experience is that these do.

Just after I posted I saw that you posted again:

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Originally Posted by dpoltzer View Post
Can someone post a pic of a finished panel installed so that I can see where the screws belong? There are some extra holes in my doors from previous owner and I want to use the correct holes. Many thanks.
It took me a while to find a picture of a car that wasn't restored, but here:


I can share other pictures, but they will be from restored cars... and they all seem to indicate the same approximate locations.
I'd wager an assembly manual shows where the assembly line workers were intended to place the retaining screws.
Also cars with deluxe panels seem to have the screw heads obscured by the carpet.

Here's an example Of a restored car with the screw locations quite visible:
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