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Started by _My74LH_ , Jan 22 2012 07:52 AM

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#1 _My74LH_

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 07:52 AM

So thanks to Steve @ Cools Trim i have a full interior . My question is im thinking of not fitting the trims to the top of the door leaving the paint exposed , whats the consensus on this topic ?

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#2 hanra

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:03 AM

My personal opinion is, I'd fit them. I think it finishes the door off nicely.

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#3 S pack

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:05 AM

^^^ +1. Very very nice Brad.

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#4 _My74LH_

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:23 AM

It dose look good .

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#5 kingsly

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:37 AM

Did all models have door toppers? or only some.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 09:27 AM

Both my 6 & 8 slr dont have them & i have a brand new factory trim for the v8 from memory i think it was a option when i ordred the trim kit but i like the clean painted look.... your car your choice

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#7 _My74LH_

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:31 AM

Both my 6 & 8 slr dont have them & i have a brand new factory trim for the v8 from memory i think it was a option when i ordred the trim kit but i like the clean painted look.... your car your choice

Im with you BIG , I think it looks cleen , I particularly dont like the way it finishes in the door .

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#8 _SS Hatchback_

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 01:51 PM

I put them on my hatch but sometimes i wish i hadnt of, seen many without and it does look like mentioned previously very clean, suppose it comes down to what you prefer

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 03:18 PM

I didn't have the extra end bit stiched onto mine, looks better just with the hem down that back edge and not going around the corner of the door.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 03:22 PM

The vynal does't hold the heat for as long as the painted look..... so you can assume the patiented Holden 'gutter grip' much sooner!

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#11 kingsly

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 06:25 PM

yeh agreed, my lx im respraying will be body color on the door tops

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#12 _Big T_

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:09 AM

What about rust issues? I have seen a lot of Toranas with the vinyl door tops that have nice crusty bubbles of brilliance evident underneath. I assume that if water gets under the vinyl from leaking door seals, open windows and a shower of rain etc if would be hard to dry off the moisture?

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#13 _L32M20_

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:05 PM

no tony,the rust cometh from underneath.condensation rises up and sits under there .rusts in and outside the door.just somthing i noticed.

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#14 _LH8VD69_

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 04:19 AM

My 74 I have the same trim as you. I like both the painted or vynal look but I have to say I'm wrapped with the look of my vynal tops. Check my build pics to see...

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#15 _Big T_

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 08:19 AM

no tony,the rust cometh from underneath.condensation rises up and sits under there .rusts in and outside the door.just somthing i noticed.

Ahhh, that makes sense Nev. Vinyl or no vinyl, just gotta make sure the drain holes are clear :spoton:

Oh, and to answer the original question I reckon the vinyl suits SL but not the racing or base models.

Edited by Big T, 24 January 2012 - 08:21 AM.

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#16 _L32M20_

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 01:52 PM

gotta have vinyl ,or door looks unfinished. on some models anyway.

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#17 _AD_75_

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 03:13 PM

Did all models have door toppers? or only some.

No not all, all SL/R/SS came with the vinyl door tops though. If you're going to spend the money to do a replica SL/R/SS interior then imo you need the vinyl tops or it just doesnt look right.

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#18 _L32M20_

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 09:12 PM

best tectyl up in there and make sure you wash your car before you take it out for a cruise.not afterward, then stick in the shed to rust away. put it away dirty and dry.

Edited by L32M20, 24 January 2012 - 09:12 PM.

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 11:50 AM

Im with you BIG , I think it looks cleen , I particularly dont like the way it finishes in the door .

Hey My74LH have you build thread on your car somewhere? It all sounds very impressive what you doing and I would love to see it!
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#20 _My74LH_

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 03:26 PM

Hey My74LH have you build thread on your car somewhere? It all sounds very impressive what you doing and I would love to see it!
Phillip

NO ,I dont have one ,havent thought about it .I do have stacks of pics though .

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#21 hanra

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 03:34 PM

Pics or ban!

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#22 _My74LH_

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 03:38 PM

Pics or ban!

I have been chucking up some pics in every topic I have been working on ,just fitted somer Hoppers http://www.gmh-toran...443-new-brakes/

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Posted 27 January 2012 - 10:09 AM

Put the vinyl on, less burns when you hang the elbow out the window during summer.

On the asthetic side I dont mind the paint but no other part of the interior has the exterior paint colour to compliment
it other than the doors window.

I would say any Torrie that had the black painted window frames should have the vinyl top doors.

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#24 StephenSLR

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 12:45 PM

The vinyl does't hold the heat for as long as the painted look

Mine has original vinyl that's stacked up very well over the years, I've seen others hit it with vinyl paint and it looks as good as new.

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.... so you can assume the patented Holden 'gutter grip' much sooner!

Haven't seen that one, how's it go?

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#25 _torbirdie_

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 10:11 PM

Personal opinion, but the paint exposed door tops has the smell of poverty pack all over it, especially in the later models where the S model had the exposed sills and the SL didnt. As one wrote above, its can avoid getting burnt elbows on a hot day!.

Obviously how good the vinyl tops will look will depend on the skill of the trimmer, especially how well the window rubbers etc are refitted later and whether the glue used doesnt suffer in the heat..