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Ron assigned me the door panel rebuild. We purchased new black door panels, and the metal, wood-grain panels from Southwest Classics in Arlington, Texas. I also purchased a set of old door panels from them because the small chrome strip isn't available aftermarket. Before I took them apart, I used my Dremel tool and Mother's Aluminum and Chrome Polish to give the chrome trip pieces a long-overdue cleaning. Then I removed the chrome, touched up a few hard-to-reach places with the polisher, and started re-assembly. The only real detail part was drilling holes in the new panels for the wires on the back of the chrome trim strips. This was easily accomplished by drilling three small holes in each slot and then using the running drill-bit to connect the three holes. Everything went together great! The new panels are a little lighter-weight than the originals, but the quality is still good.