Plastic Piece That Holds Door Panels On

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enduring11

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What are they called and where can I get some? Since I'm going to be replacing the factory speakers I kinda figure that I might break one or two of theses lil pieces. Also, I'm going to Dynamat the trunk, floor, and doors. Does anyone have any experience with the stuff and can throw a few pointers my way? How much to use, best temp application, or tricks to remove the seats and carpeting.
 
BUMP....Unfortunately I do not have answers for you, but I am interested to see some answers to this as I will be doing something similar in the future. I've already replaced the door speakers but want to dynamat the doors and the trunk. If I remember correctly, I don't think any of the plastic clips that held my door panels on broke - I think they are fairly strong.

I'm looking at this for the doors:
Amazon.com: Dynamat 10435 Xtreme Door Kit 4 Sheets: Automotive

And buying bulk sheets for the trunk.
 
If you're talking about the white pins that hold the panel on, those are very difficult to actually break.
 
I broke a few of mine when taking mine apart, fairly easy to break I thought lol. I found some at the local advance auto parts store
 
Yea thats what i was talking about. Ive had some break on previous cars (camry/blazer/VW) so i thought i could save some time and order a dozen or so just in case. I guess Lincoln makes them a little bit more durable.
 
Perhaps they were revised for Gen 2. But I have yanked my panels off many times and never had one break.
 
With the way the plastic parts on this car are... I'm surprised they don't explode.
 
I've had mine off a couple times already and haven't broke one. Sounds like I'm breaking them pulling the panel off but they're all good 'n solid to me.

As for Dynamat, there is equivalent or better stuff out there for equivalent or lesser price. I can't offer suggestions since I haven't used the other stuff but I've read on here and else where that they're other options.
 
enduring11 said:
Yea thats what i was talking about. Ive had some break on previous cars (camry/blazer/VW) so i thought i could save some time and order a dozen or so just in case. I guess Lincoln makes them a little bit more durable.
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Well this was a 40K luxury car.

Especially the seats are amazing quality leather compared to other leather seats. But the plastic is horrid quality.
 
Yes...buying one tomorrow to put back my clips from the led install.
 
harbor freight actually sells a lot of nice panel pullers...and the're super cheap. Ive used fat mat for my trunk lid and trunk and it was a night and day difference. You always need more than you think your going to use to. A roller is also handy to have around

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Thirdworlddoug said:
harbor freight actually sells a lot of nice panel pullers...and the're super cheap. Ive used fat mat for my trunk lid and trunk and it was a night and day difference. You always need more than you think your going to use to. A roller is also handy to have around

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Where did you get your "fat mat"..........................Never mind. I was doing a search for "fat man" results were not good lol.
 
I ordered 2 sets of the 9 piece, 2 sets of the 4 door kit, and the roller. I'm going to do the inside and outside of the doors to make it extra solid for better sound quality. I'm also going to strip the inside and hit the floors, rear deck, and maybe if there's some left over I'll do the roof. If I'm going to have a top of the line system I'm going to want to listen to it at its best. You wouldn't build a sub box out of plywood.
I never had a vehicle that I wanted to take care of so much. Seeing all the nice LS' out there makes me want to get nothing but the best. I guess when you own a Lincoln you change a little inside.
 
Inside and outside of doors? Seems excessive. The LS already has decent deadening properties. The door panel itself has about 2 inches of insulation on the back side.
 
Andrizzle said:
Inside and outside of doors? Seems excessive. The LS already has decent deadening properties. The door panel itself has about 2 inches of insulation on the back side.
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I know the doors have that "padding" between the panels and the door itself i just cant remember how thick and firm it is. I had to replace the window motor but for the life of me i cant remember if the deading is on the inside as well (outside of the glass when rolled down). If the adhesive re-attachs itself to the door just as well as before then ill probably just leave it and stick the extra to the roof. Since were on the subject of doors does anyone have a driver-side inside door handle?
 
Too much deadening can be a bad thing.

Im sure it makes the car heaver and hotter on the inside. Like Andrizzle said the cars cabin is already very quiet moreso than many other passenger sedans.
 
Those of you who did dynamat the doors, did you remove the stock insulation on the doors or leave it on?
 
Removing it would seem dumb to me, If you just have to deaden the doors, put it on the sheet metal part of the door. (this will still require you to remove the rubber padding that is adhered to said metal). make sure not to cover up any of the plastic tab holes.
 
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