Suburban down.

[Knuckle Dragger]

Looks like you lost a truck and he found a clubhouse.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

I remember when my brother was that age. They do tend to get into everything! Truck is pretty clean so he'll be okay in there!

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Looks like you lost a truck and he found a clubhouse.

Yeah for now, lol . He likes messing with the remote for the radio. But I'm glad he stays entertained. I've been messing with the power source under the dash. Ordered a new cigarette socket and gonna add a light to the ashtray. I dont smoke but want it to function right

 

[SUBURBAN5]

I remember when my brother was that age. They do tend to get into everything! Truck is pretty clean so he'll be okay in there!

Yeah right now suburban cleaner then the house so best germ free area for him to play lol. I get to sit and lay back on the 3rd row , with the ac on keeping the truck circulating oil. While he plays for a few minutes. It's so nice to sit in a real full size suv. Highlander good but the 3rd row a joke and we dont use it. But gives pretty good cargo room when folded

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Well got a new cig lighter socket. OEM from rockauto. Made sure the element worked lol. Got her together and she good as new. Funny never smoked but my wife and I were watching a movie. Think it was rat race where the cig light shoots out and burns the guy lol. Anyways she made a comment how cars dont have that anymore and how they were cool. Didnt believe me the suburban came with it. So got it working to prove it does.
The ashtray came with a light but it did not light up to see anything. So now I use the ashtray for change and gonna add a better light so I can see my change lol... will post that when done ..

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[SUBURBAN5]

@sewlow .
I was hoping to get some tips on redoing my door panels. The black is what I'm going for. But I'm not sure how to remove the stock trim. Also what adhesive do I use. I rigged the rear doors but I want to start over and attempt to do it right.

Thanks in advance for your time and tips.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Heres the panels

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[sewlow]

The fabric insert was attached to the door panels in a couple of different ways.
Either way, they're a pain to remove.
Some are just glued on.
Others have plastic pins that push though the door panel & are then melted over on the backside. Usually with some glue in there too.
Those tabs will need to have the melted over part either broken off or dremel'd off.
The glue can be separated with a putty knife.
If the insert's panel gets messed up during the removal, they are easy enough to recreate. Use the original as a pattern. The panel can be made out of 1/8" mahogany door skin or a fairly stiff plastic. 1/4" poly foam is what was used for the padding. Headliner material is perfect for that. Fabric side glued to the panel, foam side facing out.
Use 3M 'Spray 76' or 'Spray 90' to glue that on.
Don't trim the foam off square to the panel. Leave it about 1/4" bigger all around. This is will give a nice finished edge as it will wrap around when the material is wrapped onto the panel.
You can use those same 3M glues that the foam was applied with to attach the fabric.
The newly wrapped insert panel can be attached to the door panel with a good construction glue. I've used both LePage PL Premium Adhesive & Titebond Fast Set Construction Adhesive. Both come in a tube & require a caulking gun.
Don't apply it too close to the edges of the panel insert. Don't want it to seep out when pushing the 2 parts together.
Make sure that you get the panel in the right spot & aligned properly before the glue kicks. Either of those glues are going to be a permanent bond.

The carpet is a major PitA to remove. The glue GM used was meant to be forever.
Start at a corner & start soaking in something like a reducer or thinner at one of the corners. Something to soften up that factory glue. Lighter fluid (Naptha) works too, but it evaporates really fast so you can only work small areas at a time with that.
Whatever chemical you use, test it on the D/P's back side first. Some things, like gun wash, will actually melt the plastic.
Once the chemical starts to soften the glue, get in there with the putty knife. A 2" wide one works best.
Once the carpet is off, there will be bits & pieces of the that left behind on the panel. I like to go over the door panel's carpet area with a mini-angle grinder & a scotchbrite disc to clean all that up.
You can do the same on that upper area where the insert goes.
Even still, have patience removing the carpet. It's going to take a bit. GM was serious about it not coming off.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Awesome thanks for the tips.. this is the fabric I was gonna use. It was originally for headliner.
Once I get the trim off by the door handle I can use the original fabric as a tinsel to cut the new fabric to size?

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[Erik the Awful]

I have an '89, so the the carpet may have been glued on differently, but I used Goo-Gone and a paint scraper. It made it pretty easy. Afterwards I just sanded it and shot it black.
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