66 convertible top switch cover made!
What's your background? ABS and HIP plastic are way over my head ... Lol
Nah! nothing special as a background. I'm just to darn poor to pay anyone to do it and I LIKE working on my cars. I worked at a Automotive ( we made mopar windshield,sidelight and back glass) glass plant for 30 some years as a "heat treat" controller who ran the furnaces that bent the glass to shape and as a computer laptop/server repair specialist for 15 of those years as a side job,another 7 years as a Hughes Satellite repairman/installer. so nothing real special, just a grunt.
oops sorry I forget sometimes and use abreviations when I shouldn't sorry about that
ABS (
Acrylonitrile -
Butadiene -
Styrene)is usually that black plastic that you see some aftermarket kickpanels and other custom stuff made out of. it's sturdy bendable and doesn't get stressed as bad as HIP.
HIP plastic does (
High
Impact
Polystyrene) but hips has it's own place in the car parts trim world. those side panels for the rear of the convertibles are going to be HIP plastic a little thicker than the originals and left a little long on the back side to account for different manufacturers of the part they are made to cover. aslo
I'm redoing the top sortof L shaped piece that covers the top of the panel in black plastic or cast resin, depending on which looks better as a finished product.
View attachment !!!!!top piece for convertible panel.jpg
then I have to figure out who makes good armrest pads.