Door panel fix

[Amaster]

I have an issue with my door panels. The leather material that they're made out of is lifting at the grab handles. Any idea how to stop this/ how to fix. P.s tried super gluing it down on the passenger side didn't hold.

 

[91RS]

Only fix is to replace the door panel.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I would suggest trying a glue compatible with leather. Super Glue is intended for hard non-porous surfaces, and won't work with leather.

 

[Geotrash]

I have an issue with my door panels. The leather material that they're made out of is lifting at the grab handles. Any idea how to stop this/ how to fix. P.s tried super gluing it down on the passenger side didn't hold.

I used this on some separating leather trim on our Infiniti and it worked great.

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[Amaster]

So I found out that the plastic the leather is clipped into is broken and falling apart any fix? Or do I really have to replace the door panels.

 

[petethepug]

Replace the door cards while they’re still available. My buddy has the same issues on his 13 3500 HD. There’s no work around until Dorman or some third party makes a replacement.

Somebody had sketched up an aluminum pull handle bolted into the door itself but it protruded into the passenger area too much. The only real long term solution would be to have an upholstery shop install a leather or leather-like door pull to avoid using the factory door handles after you replace your cards.

This refers to the late / 11-14 door cards. 07-10 have fewer issues.

 

[Rocket Man]

So I found out that the plastic the leather is clipped into is broken and falling apart any fix? Or do I really have to replace the door panels.

I think you know the answer to that. You can find used ones. Look on eBay.

 

[Amaster]

Actually believe or not I fixed it. Got some sole repair broke off all the piece of broken plastic and boom. It's held fairly well.

 

[Rocket Man]

Actually believe or not I fixed it. Got some sole repair broke off all the piece of broken plastic and boom. It's held fairly well.

You’re lucky. The NNBS door panels are a poor design. They always break at the pull handles and you can’t buy just the handles.

 

[91RS]

Even if you could buy just the handle part, it wouldn't matter because everything is heat staked together so once you take it apart it won't be going back together.

 

[Rocket Man]

Even if you could buy just the handle part, it wouldn't matter because everything is heat staked together so once you take it apart it won't be going back together.

Heat staked? I have disassembled many of them. The handles are separate but the design sucks because all the plastic screw races break and there’s nothing to hold the handle on. Not sure if that’s what you mean. I converted my Silvy from an LT to LTZ interior and it took me several used panels before I found ones that didn’t fall apart.

 

[91RS]

Then the Escalade Platinum panels must be slightly different because the leather on the pull handle/arm rest part of the driver door panel was scratched to hell on my 2013 and I bought a used panel that had some damage to the leather on the bottom but the pull handle was good and there was no way to take it apart.

 

[gpracer1]

When I bought my 13 about 4 years ago, I had a crunchy passenger handle that was coming apart. Took the panel off, took the chunks out and placed them back in order, then added some metal strips to reinforce and epoxied the whole thing back together internally. Looks OEM. In hindsight I should have documented or take pics.