Lightweight interior door panels

Vanne · 01-13-2019, 07:19 AM

Awesome.. I just made some wood (2mm MDF and balsa/light pine/hardwood) panels (well so far only the pax side LOl), the saving on the bear oem door skin is from 3.2kgs down to 0.9 kgs.. (with alcantara still to be added), I hope these come out much lighter/easier. Not looking to compete with your skins as these are freakingly hard to make with wood, considering the layup for the door window rubber doesn't run in a straight line.

Looking forwards to how yours turn out.

I also had considered doing them in sheet alu, but the windows arm rest is impossible to do in Alu unless you are a magician and have some serious skills.

I think as your guy said, plastic would be a great medium to do this in.

Michael9218 · 01-13-2019, 09:16 AM

Instead of wood, you could shape your pieces out of open cell foam and cover them with wet layup carbon fiber.

Vanne · 02-01-2019, 09:08 PM

M-cast, how are we going with this mate? any progress?

AriuSen · 02-14-2019, 03:51 AM

Whs

M-Cast · 02-17-2019, 04:23 PM

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My carbon guy takes forever, I am looking at another guy who had some suggestions

Semp · 02-19-2019, 01:45 PM

I am also in for this !

tominizer · 03-13-2019, 02:06 PM

Interested

01-13-2019, 07:19 AM	#23
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Awesome.. I just made some wood (2mm MDF and balsa/light pine/hardwood) panels (well so far only the pax side LOl), the saving on the bear oem door skin is from 3.2kgs down to 0.9 kgs.. (with alcantara still to be added), I hope these come out much lighter/easier. Not looking to compete with your skins as these are freakingly hard to make with wood, considering the layup for the door window rubber doesn't run in a straight line. Looking forwards to how yours turn out. I also had considered doing them in sheet alu, but the windows arm rest is impossible to do in Alu unless you are a magician and have some serious skills. I think as your guy said, plastic would be a great medium to do this in. __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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Michael9218 Lieutenant 595 Rep 484 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Woodstock, GA iTrader: (0)	Instead of wood, you could shape your pieces out of open cell foam and cover them with wet layup carbon fiber.
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Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	M-cast, how are we going with this mate? any progress? __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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