CHEVROLET SUBURBAN / TRUCK DOOR PANEL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1981 - 1991 Suburban Door & Cargo Panels
Instruction Sheet
Tools required:  Flat Tip Screwdriver, Phillips Head Screwdriver, Contact Adhesive (spray or brush on type)
Driver Front Door Upper Insert Driver & Pass. Front Door Upper Inserts
Driver Front Door Lower Panel Driver & Pass. Front Door Lower Panel
1 Front Door Upper Panel - Remove door handle bracket and door pull strap.  Remove door
panel insert that is covered by fabric.  Carefully separate (pull apart) cardboard covered
with fabric from the hard plastic panel.  Take new cardboard covered panel (if necessary
enlarge openings) and using contact adhesive, glue the new panel to the plastic insert
panel .  Please allow adhesive to dry and install panel.
2 Front Door Lower Panel - Unscrew carpet lower panel.  Turn panel face down on a flat
surface.  Remove chrome strip by carefully lifting attachment prongs to a vertical
position.  (This part will be re-used and attached to new panel).  Unfasten plastic door
vent from old panel.  (This part will also be re-used and attached to new panel).  New
panel will have adhesive back velcro in place to secure the plastic door vent on to the
new panel.  Attach plastic vent and chrome strip.  Install panel on door.
 Driver Rear Door Upper Insert Driver & Pass. Rear Door Upper Inserts
Driver Rear Door Lower Panel Driver & Pass. Rear Door Lower Panel
3 Rear Door Upper Panel - Remove door handle bracket and electric window bracket if
present.  Now, follow #1 above.
4 Rear Door Lower Panel - Please follow #2 above.
           Driver Rear Cargo Door Panel          Pass. Rear Cargo Door Panel
5 Rear Cargo Door Panels - Barn Door Style - Unscrew and remove security straps.
Unscrew and remove door panels.  Install new door panels.  Attach security straps.
Rear Cargo Door Panel - Tailgate - Remove old carpet panel that is fastened
with adhesive and/or screws.  Use contact adhesive to attach new carpet panel.
         Driver & Pass Cargo Door Panels           Rear Tailgate Carpet Panel
                Driver Inner Cargo Panel              Driver Inner Cargo Panel
                Pass. Inner Cargo Panel            Pass. Inner Cargo Panel
6 Rear Cargo Area Inner Panel - Driver Side - Remove spare tire.  Old panel is attached
by screws in spare tire area and sewn to actual fabric covered panel.  Remove all
plastic parts such as speaker covers, etc.  Remove entire panel and carefully remove
stitches holding spare tire plastic shield to fabric panel.  The plastic spare tire panel
will be re-attached to new panel using pre-attached velcro already in position.  Attach
new fabric covered panel.  Now re-attach spare tire plastic panel taking note to remove
protective tape exposing the sticky side of the velcro that should already be attached
to the fabric panel.  Screw plastic spare tire panel back into place and push against
velcro to secure.  Re-install plastic speaker covers, etc.
7 Rear Cargo Area Inner Panel - Pass. Side - This panel arrives folded in half for UPS
shipping purposes.  Unfold panel to full length.  Existing panel is attached with screws.
Remove plastic speaker covers and any other plastic parts.  Remove panel.  Re-install
new panel and plastic speaker covers, etc.