[78w72]

looks clean without them but also look ok with them if they can mount right. might be able to puch that wallowed hole in so it grabs the screw better or weld it & re drill.

have you used the PUI door panels before? i have a set on my 72 & they look ok but dont install very good, many of the holes for the push pins along the sides are in the wrong place or dont line up with the holes in the door... & my biggest complaint is how the top rail is, it doesnt secure down to the door like the factory panels do, ive seen this on bother the PUI early uppers & later year full 1 piece panels, they just kinda flap around & sit loosely on the top of the door. any tricks or suggestions for getting them to mount like factory panels?

[PDC]

Originally Posted by 78w72

looks clean without them but also look ok with them if they can mount right. might be able to puch that wallowed hole in so it grabs the screw better or weld it & re drill.

have you used the PUI door panels before? i have a set on my 72 & they look ok but dont install very good, many of the holes for the push pins along the sides are in the wrong place or dont line up with the holes in the door... & my biggest complaint is how the top rail is, it doesnt secure down to the door like the factory panels do, ive seen this on bother the PUI early uppers & later year full 1 piece panels, they just kinda flap around & sit loosely on the top of the door. any tricks or suggestions for getting them to mount like factory panels?

I installed 2 sets of these - one set on each of the 73 cars I used to own. I did have that issue with the top rail seeming 'loose' on the first panel I installed. The second one was nice and tight. So I went back to the first one and I would attribute my fitment issue to user error.

I found that as you rotate rotate the orientation of the metal clips in the holes, it makes a big difference in how they do - or do not - line up against the door. Maybe each individual clip doesn't seem to make that big a difference, but if you were to rotate all of them down at the 6:00 position for example, the top rail would ride higher than if all the clips were rotated fully 'up' at the high noon position. Same deal orienting the clips either at the 9:00 or 3:00 position in the holes will place the door panel further forward or back on the door.

So now I have a set of loosely bent 'test clips' that I leave loose in the holes of the panel to see where each one wants to settle in when the panel is positioned correctly against the door. Then I replace the loose fitting clips with fresh, tight grabbing clips in the same orientation.