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Thread: Cracked Door Panels
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01-10-2006, 12:18 PM #1
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Blue- 1999 Trans Am WS6
Cracked Door Panels
I have a '99 T/A with only 30K miles on it and my door panels are already splitting at the top near the window. This started to happen last year and I have nearly identical cracks on both doors.
This weekend I went to start my car (I'm storing it) and noticed that my driver side door is completely split at the top (from the rubber stripping to the leather part of the door panel)
Has anyone else had this problem before?
Is there anything I can do about it or do I have to get two new door panels?
Thanks
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01-10-2006, 12:37 PM #299PontTAGuest
yep they all crack...mine cracked after about 20k....don't bother worrying about it...GM will replace them free...you know they will....wanna buy a bridge?
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01-10-2006, 03:14 PM #3
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pewter- 99 Trans Am
Mines did it at 19,000 and thank god I only drive it every now and than or they would be worse than they are.They all do it.
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01-11-2006, 05:48 AM #4
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Blue- 1999 Trans Am WS6
So I take it that GM won't do anything about this problem?
Do you know what years will fit, I was wondering if any LT1 door panels might work as well? It wouldn't be too difficult to find them in a junk yard.
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01-11-2006, 12:41 PM #599PontTAGuestOriginally Posted by ima
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02-08-2006, 09:03 PM #6
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http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=440767
mine is at only 12k miles
its not too bad, i plan to at least fill it with something to hold it together.
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02-09-2006, 08:22 PM #7
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Red- 2000 SS
Thanks for posting the pic. There has to be a way to add support to keep it from doing that.
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02-09-2006, 11:53 PM #8
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yeah i hope so, i need to take them out, and take a good look.
i figured its something easy and mine should be able to fix so u cant see it. black is always easy to hide things
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03-03-2006, 08:08 PM #9
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black- 1999 Pontiac Trans Am
Both of my wifes panels cracked all the way when she left the car outside on a cold night this past winter.
The cracks had started small but cracked all the way on that cold night.
Sucks huh...
The car usually is in a basement garage and never gets too cold.
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03-31-2006, 12:48 PM #10
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My life is a- Ben Stiller movie.
so cold is the culprate? that sucks...fuck, i just noticed my passenger side cracked. Epoxy and paint? lol.
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03-31-2006, 03:26 PM #11
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Taupe/Red- 2001 Trans Am Conv
[QUOTE=MdFormula350]http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=440767
mine is at only 12k miles
Thank you for that previous thread.
For those out there with NO cracked panels, what are you doing right? Garage kept? Warm weather climate? Not putting the windows down all the way?
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03-31-2006, 09:43 PM #12
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Bought my '02 with 27K on the clock and both panels cracked. Dealer replaced them and covered in under warranty. New panels haven't cracked yet but I'm expecting it any day now. I'll have to live with it or pick up the tab this time.
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04-01-2006, 05:53 AM #13
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Navy Blue- ls1 trans am
Dealer said its due to closing the door by the window.... Actually I noticed that the crack expands in the winter and closes when its hot... So if you live in someplace cold it will prolly crack... When I lived in Houston I never had that problem but now that I live in tulsa the problem started
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04-01-2006, 01:21 PM #14
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NBM- 2001 Trans Am WS6
Mines also cracked just the drivers side though. Dealership told me $540 bucks for a new door panel so i said screw that. Im just keeping my eye out for one on ebay, the tan ones are harder to find on there it seems. But from what it sounds like it is a common thing which sucks.
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04-01-2006, 05:11 PM #15
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black- 1999 Pontiac Trans Am
Originally Posted by JehalinTA
GM should just admit that they have a bad design here. I dont expect them to replace anything, just admit it.
As I stated earlier, my car has been in a basement garage, and never gets too hot or cold. The temps where I live are as moderate and average as anywhere.
They have a bad design, plain and simple.
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