Thanks, Both Vids answered a lot of questions for me: I'll add the URLs because the Q&As answer some good questions. I suppose I'm guilty of asking the OP a question out of context with his subject post. Repairing the EOS door card vinyl has raised several past questions and AFAIK nobody has attempted a DIY repair and posted about it? Unless you have any objections, I'll ask Silvershadow to move posts 3-5 to a new topic: Repairing EOS door Card Vinyl and will add more detail if it works for me. [Done]
The OE vinyl is heat shrunk fitted by machine, I saw no DIY way of folding vinyl cloth over the end profile as V.W had done, unless a separate panel was made and seam stitched.
I didn't know how the thickness of the sewn seam could be reduced - he shaved the leather. He used what appeared to be a quality leather, not the type of cheap vinyl samples I've had from Ebay sellers (Q&A gives more detail). Unlike vinyl, leather can be stretched a little with steam and forms better around curves and corners.
He used plastic sheet to make a pattern for the cut out and stitching, then thinning the leather ends before sewing he got a really neat sewn seam on the end panel.
Fixing the cards back together: I wondered about short button head self tapping screws, but didn't know what depth I would have to work with before puncturing vinyl on the other side? Q&A says what screws were used.
I shall have my cards off when the weather picks up. I also want to fit mid range speakers in the empty slots. I've got a couple of passive Xovers to play with.
