Heres all the stuff i used
i love the material i picked out. it is almost a felt-like material and it is easily strechable, which is very important for this diy project.
I bought 1.5 yard of this doubleovered material at walmart for $6 and a can of elmers craft spray glue for $5
Cost: $11
Time: 1 hour, but take your time
materials: fabric of your choice, spray glue
Tools: Screwdriver, razor blade, blowdrier or heat gun, and scissors
If you havent removed the tweed from you door panels yet this is the first thing you should do. here is a link to the write up for that.
http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=175775
Heres all the stuff i used
This is what the door panel looks like with the tweed removed
start by removing the handle trim, holy sh*t handle etc.
next, cut enough material for it to be draping over your door panel. (it will be a lot easier if you do this instead of trying to hold it up while gluing)
start spaying glue in the middle of the door panel and continue to glue arount the holes for the parts you must put back on. smooth out the fabric and make sure there are no creases.
now, using the razor blade, cut a hole for the little handle thing and put the handle thing back on. (this will help keep the fabric in place)
then the holy sh*t handle
and then the handle/lock trim
now you are going to need the blow drier/heat gun to heat up the material to make it more strechy and easier to work with. after heating, glue the area with the large curve making sure there are no creases in the fabric. (this was surprisingly easy with the material i used)
once all the fabric on the panel is glued down for the most part you can trim the fabric smaller so its easier to work with the edges.
the next part can be sort of tricky. do some fine trimming with the razor blade and leave about a centemeter of fabric from the crevas in the panel. you then tuck the fabric into the crevas while using a small amont of srpay glue on the very edge.
continue tucking in the fabric around the entire panel
once you are done with that, the door panel is ready to go!
i love the finished product. this is my favorite diy interior project so far.
using the same material i also recovered my glovebox, padded my armrest, and made shift and e-brake boots. it gives your interior a much classier look and feel. i will post pics of my interior once enverything is complete.
GOOD LUCK 
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Posted by: s13gebala at 8:19 PM 6/24/2008
Beautiful.
Post Title: Re: (bjohnson)
Posted by: diggles240 at 8:30 PM 6/24/2008
kevin
Post Title: Re: (diggles240)
Posted by: StandardProspect at 8:32 PM 6/24/2008
| Quote, originally posted by diggles240 » |
| looks good man. what is the material that you used- weight, etc.? i am considering something like this in lieu of the duplicolor refinish...maybe a vinyl material similar to vroom's cupholder write-up. kevin |
it is a very light wight material, very soft. it feels just like my puppy 
im not sure of the exact name of the material, but walmart has it. it feels like felt and its strechy.
$4.66
per yard
I would like to see it done in vinyl 
good luck
Post Title: Re: (bjohnson)
Posted by: S13xCrazy at 8:37 PM 6/24/2008
Looks good bryan! Let me know how it holds up, I might be switching materials though. I have a feeling this stuff is going to pic up all the lint possible.
But who knows!
P.S.
someone should come and fix my truck...
or give me a hint on what else could be wrong 
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/347267
Post Title: Re: (S13xCrazy)
Posted by: StandardProspect at 8:38 PM 6/24/2008
| Quote, originally posted by S13xCrazy » |
| Just dont buy a yard and a half... 6.66... we found it out the hard way. Looks good bryan! Let me know how it holds up, I might be switching materials though. I have a feeling this stuff is going to pic up all the lint possible. But who knows! |
YES! we shall wait and see
Post Title: Re: (bjohnson)
Posted by: Goldeneagle at 9:03 PM 6/24/2008
| Quote, originally posted by bjohnson » |
| as far as i know i dont think it comes apart. you mean remove the door panel and do it on a flat surface? |
You are correct, the door panel does not come a part. However you can remove the trays at the bottom of the door panel.
Other than that, I believe he was trying to say it may be easier if we take the door panel off of the door frame.
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Posted by: livinglegend2100 at 2:38 AM 6/25/2008
| Quote, originally posted by Soravia » |
| Thanks for the writeup. I have one S13 with ruined interior. This might even work on the cracked HUD Dash! |
It probably would, just make sure you get a flexible enough material. Otherwise you are going to have a hard time getting no wrinkles.
Our goal when looking for the right material was simple...we needed it to stetch.
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Posted by: srpowered240sx at 9:04 AM 6/25/2008
| Quote, originally posted by bjohnson » |
it is a very light wight material, very soft. it feels just like my puppy |
Black felt. Same material I use with excellent results. Years later is still holding great.
Post Title: Re: (amolao)
Posted by: StandardProspect at 9:56 AM 6/25/2008
| Quote, originally posted by FlatBlackIan » |
| Looks great. Ive been meaning to do this to my Integra, the fabric is all torn and bubbling. I would do it on the S14 as well, but its fine as of yet and Ive got too many projects already. |
there is an integra specific write-up floating around here somewhere, i found it searching a while back
good luck
Post Title: Re: (StandardProspect)
Posted by: fallingjetengine at 8:45 PM 8/1/2008
Post Title: Re: S13 Doorpanel write-up (donjuanmon)
Posted by: l2efused at 8:57 AM 8/2/2008
i ended up with some creases
Post Title: Re: S13 Doorpanel write-up (StandardProspect)
Posted by: 2g00d4u at 1:23 AM 11/29/2008
| Quote, originally posted by donjuanmon » |
| Thanks for sharing. It looks great! I'm thinking about doing something like this...well that's once I'm successful at finding a driver-side power window door panel. |
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