I am considering buying a Mk II vRDS TDI ... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201511238932190?sort=locasc&radius=1500&search-target=usedcars&price-to=4500&model=octavia&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&keywords=vrs&make=skoda&postcode=ts20%201qu&page=3&logcode=p ... however there is a couple of rips to the top of the door card where previous drivers have driven with the elbow ... has anyone had these replaced/repaired ?

 

Just curious as he threw in a reduction to the asking price of £295 ... to cover the door card repair, chips and scratches to the rear bumper 

Hi, I've got the same problem. Just acquired my Octavia and the previous owner admitted that he had made the initial hole on the black vinyl door capping, but that his little boy had picked at the vinyl and basically made a hole, into the foam underlay. Looks awful.

My thoughts were that I would look to getting a door card off ebay, with the same black vinyl top, and carefully swap them over, assuming that removing that vinyl capping section is straightforward.

Alternatively, I might look into the cost of getting a professional vehicle trimmer to lay proper black leather over the door capping area, and eventually do all four door cappings.

I've got the Laurin & Klement trim, which is lovely (in cream) and although it needs a damn good proper clean, it would look good to have proper leather (in black) door cappings.

 

General question: are there any planned social GTG's for Southern England or specifically Hants/Dorest/Wilts?

I've got 4 spare door cards, drivers one has two tiny little indents in them, but not ripped

G

On 09/01/2016 at 13:38, mikeholroyd said:

There is a far, far cheaper option -- the leather insert is held in with heat welded plastic pegs. Get yourself a normal door card with a cloth insert, use a hammer and chisel to knock the leather insert out of the damaged card, so the same removing the cloth trim out of the undamaged card, and replace the leather insert into the new card with a glue gun.

 

Did exactly the same when I replaced the whole interior with leather from salvage, with the drivers card bubbled on the top nearly 2 years ago, 

 

Mike

How long for glue from glue gun to set ?