Custom aluminum door trims

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Hey guys, so I'm redoing my interior over the winter, and ran into a dilemma with the rectangular door trims. I couldn't find replacement without straps, and was never a fan of the pattern they had in them from factory so I made some out of aluminum. Heres some pics.

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The pieces were cut from 1/4 aluminum plate on cnc water jet then I had to do a little trimming and filing to get the fit just perfect. Then I just carefully drilled and tapped the backs, installed set screws, hand brushed them and two coats of clearcoat. Hope you like.
 

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Very nice, great job!
 

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Are you going to sell them? or are you just being a aluminum tease? They look real nice, I want a set.
 

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Are you going to sell them? or are you just being a aluminum tease? They look real nice, I want a set.


Me too!


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Are you going to sell them? or are you just being a aluminum tease? They look real nice, I want a set.

I knew this question was inevitable haha. At the moment I'm super busy getting my new garage finished along with working on the truck whenever I can, once life is a little more calm I would like to probably do a run of five sets to sell depending on demand. I'm sure they would sell no problem but it's a fair bit of work to make a perfect finished product.
 

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Very cleanly done! Makes for a classy, factory style door panel.
 

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Sharp. Maybe someday when you get more time, and get the perfect fit and program the CNC, you can run off a few sets pretty quick. I have a feeling, priced right, you could sell a few. In the meantime, get your post count up and participate, so you can use the Classifieds section.
 

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Very nice work! They look really good!

I know the feeling of being busy. I was going to (and still want to) try and come up with a program to machine some cab emblems, but I just have not found time to do it. I also have a grille emblem programmed for my truck, but have not had time to sneak it on my machines at the shop.

Anyone have a bowtie cab emblem laying around they can send me so I can take measurements?
 

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Yeah I would be interested in a set for my 86 K5.....
 

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That is sooo sweet... now for a matching dash insert..

Im just south east of Edmonton by South Cooking Lake..
 

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That is sooo sweet... now for a matching dash insert..

Im just south east of Edmonton by South Cooking Lake..

Hoping to have the dash insert done next week!
 

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Holy crap that's cool! I can't wait to see what the dash insert looks like.
 

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