Making a rear divider or other interior panels

[IdahoCarson]

Most of the interior panels on my car were destroyed by leaking windows and mice. This is how I am making new ones.

I trace out what is left of the old panel, if one side is good I trace half and flip it over to get the other half.

Once I am happy with the outline I cut it out with a jigsaw with a scroll blade.

If the panel needs holes for hanging or speakers I trace them on to the cutout and drill a hole or two to start the jigsaw blade in.

When I am done cutting I test fit the panel, trim if needed then spray paint it to help seal it from moisture.

I have been using 1/8 ECUABOARD from Home Depot.

 

[IdahoCarson]

If the panel is missing completely or too far gone to use as a template I make one out of cardboard. It’s easy to cut, modify and test fit. Once I am happy with the cardboard template I trace it onto the ECUA.

 

[Car Nut]

That’s exactly what I’m gonna do, thanks for sharing.

 

[TrailBeast]

Most of the interior panels on my car were destroyed by leaking windows and mice. This is how I am making new ones.

I trace out what is left of the old panel, if one side is good I trace half and flip it over to get the other half. View attachment 1716295918
View attachment 1716295917Once I am happy with the outline I cut it out with a jigsaw with a scroll blade. View attachment 1716295923View attachment 1716295924If the panel needs holes for hanging or speakers I trace them on to the cutout and drill a hole or two to start the jigsaw blade in.View attachment 1716295928View attachment 1716295929 When I am done cutting I test fit the panel, trim if needed then spray paint it to help seal it from moisture. View attachment 1716295930View attachment 1716295936I have been using 1/8 ECUABOARD from Home Depot.

Good work, and fun huh?
I made my divider just like that and added insulation to it.
That works great for the package tray too.
For covering I glued 1/4 foam to the fit tested board and then covered it with black speaker face material.
The existing 5x9 cutouts are covered by the speaker material, with speakers on the underside of the tray metal.
No indication of speakers can be seen in the back.

 

[IdahoCarson]

Good work, and fun huh?
I made my divider just like that and added insulation to it.
That works great for the package tray too.
For covering I glued 1/4 foam to the fit tested board and then covered it with black speaker face material.
The existing 5x9 cutouts are covered by the speaker material, with speakers on the underside of the tray metal.
No indication of speakers can be seen in the back.

I like the idea of the hidden speakers! I will definitely try that on my valiant.

 

[CFD244]

Hey great work. Thanks for posting.

 

[WymanV]

Did something similar with my Duster except I used veneer door skin ply. I wanted something capable of hanging amplifiers from. The trouble I had was the original cardboard like piece that I used for a template actually shrank over the years. Fortunately there was enough material to make 2 of them. Still have to cut the back seat bolt holes in them:

Looks kinda cool back there with the trunk light on: