SlickRick2

I installed a backseat in my '09 Panel a couple years ago, but I never got around to adding some kind of door pulls for the backseat passengers. Has anyone done this and what did you use? Pictures would be great.


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American & Proud

I did it like this.



Have since added Black Leather seats front and rear in my Panel, Black Suede Headliner, older pic from when I got 2 sets of rear door panels, Panel, and Windowed and cut the tops off the spare set on Panel rear door pieces. I kept my original intact in case I ever want to go back to OEM.

Admits the seam has been photoshopped in this pic.

I added a narrow band of carbon fiber trim I found to conceal it but havent taken pics of it.
Now anyone in back can open and close the rear doors themselves, and have an armrest and a door pocket like the fronts.

9" headrest monitors gives them something to watch/do. They have 20-30 games included or I pop a Movie in for them.

Matching 7" headrest monitor are in the backs of the rear seats, only people driving behind can watch those. More for Show than anything. But headrest monitors in the front seats for the rear passengers is a Must have I think. Since they can't blankly stare out the rear door windows.





A few other Panel owners have come up with there own versions for the rear door with a added rear seat, i'm sure they will post pics soon.

SS fan

Thats one bad ass panel, loving it

That looks like SS trim on the door panel, and quit rubbing in that black headliner

American & Proud

Thanks.

Nothing "SS" on or in my 2LT Panel. NOT an SS so there Won't ever be any.

You mean This Headliner?















3 Yards of material, some glue, a cheap spray gun, and a couple cans in interior color spray paint and you too can have one. It's really pretty Easy to do, Go for it!

My ZZPerformance Downpipe arrived today. Getting closer to Head Swap and Supercharger install.

swerv0428

Little off topic but how does the headliner come off.

American & Proud

Gotta remove all the interior trim that covers the edges.

I had my whole interior gutted out when I did mine. I was doing a complete "dynamat" install on my Panel at the time, so while I had the headliner out I had to go Black. Hated having the light gray with a Black Panel and Black interior.

















My doors are done on the Inside door skin and on the inside of the doors behind the interior door panels with Filler pieces to Seal it almost like a speaker box.







I did a install thread here when I did it all. Lots more pics there.

Adding another matching Pioneer mono amp and another 12" Subwoofer. Thats one of this Winters Projects.

I am gonna do them like this HHR's install was done.



This way I get dual 12" subs and get my Floor back! The other HHR owner who did this had a Custom shop make his and he used 10" subs.

Then I can do up a Fancy Show Amp Rack.

SS fan

See I told you that is one bad HHR. But I have 2 to do

Must sound like your riding in a caddy, nice work, come on over for a weekend.

American & Proud

Thanks.

Plenty of nice HHR's around here, my little Panel is just done up My way is all.

It is alot quiter inside, when the audio system is off, but that is very Rare for me not to have some Tunes crankin.

Doors are rock solid sounding and feeling when opening and closing them, so is the body of the car. Sounds like the metal is like the 50's cars, 3X's thicker metal used.

It was well worth the investment and time to do it.

With all the extra weight, I HAVE to Supercharge! Gonna have to drive with the windows down to even hear the "whine".

The local sewing places with lots of material, have the Normal headliner material in Black, Gray, Tan.

Costs less than what I used and it has alot of Stretch to it. Get some and do em up, Both.

Mine was a PITA to do because the suede has Zero stretch to it, But I liked it alot so I went for it.

I could do Both of yours in a weekend with the normal stuff, you can too.

It really is Easy with the foam backed stretchy stuff. Hardest part is getting the headliner out.

But it can be done with the headliner in place, but removal makes it easier for your first time doing one.

SlickRick2

Wow, that IS nice! I'm thinking something a bit simpler; I don't think I have that much energy.

American & Proud

Thanks.

I have always been the type that believes, if your gonna do it, do it right. Do it well.