[bowtie_thunder]

I'm going to replace the knee pads in my SS, and I was thinking of replacing both door panels with a couple from a 2SS, seeing as though the plastic pad on the upper portion is plastic-welded on and isn't a simple detachment like the others.

But I was thinking...maybe I can simply get some sort of leather overlay and place it on there with strong adhesive instead. Has anyone ever tried this? Would this even be possible, or sensible?

Also, inb4 anyone says, "you should've just gotten a 2SS." I am very aware of the model I purchased. I just simply want to know if this is actually a thing.

[Bumbleboy92]

Someone did the leather over plastic but on the knee pads. Not sure where but it’s defin on the forums maybe in the DIY section

[17rsvert]

Unless the leather is wrapped underneath the panel, it's probably not going to look very good. I wrapped my door and center console knee pads, and even with them removed it was not easy to stretch them evenly to avoid pulls or creases. The covers for the upper door panels would need to be pre- formed to shape to get the edges to look good, and even then it might be hard to hide the edges of the material.

[Camaro_QC]

Originally Posted by Bumbleboy92

Someone did the leather over plastic but on the knee pads. Not sure where but it’s defin on the forums maybe in the DIY section

I did it.

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=538496

And personally, I would not attempt the upper door panel. The way the transition between the plastic part and the door panel is done, it is unlikely that you will have an invisible seam. Chances are you will have some pull back and the edge of your leather piece will show. Plus, since you can't pull it from behind, the edge will look crap, it won't be straight, it might be very wavy.

Unless you do the plastic weld removal, I would not suggest you to try it.

If you are a professional upholstery guy who has done several years of vinyl or leather wrap, maybe you can give it a try!

[Johnwiz]

There are a bunch of 2SS door cards on Ebay. Of course, you will have memory switches not connected to anything, but you would have the factory upper leather.

[redcoats1976]

CARID offers different accents for camaros.im thinking about doing the instrument panel and a few other areas on my 5th gen. its held on with 3M tape and precut,shown on their website for a bit over $200 for the whole kit.

[Camaro_QC]

Yeah that's the problem... The non working buttons... Just for this I stepped back from getting the 2SS door panels

[bowtie_thunder]

Originally Posted by Camaro_QC

Yeah that's the problem... The non working buttons... Just for this I stepped back from getting the 2SS door panels

Yeah...I figured there was no way of getting them to work, even if I did manage to wire them to the driver's seat. I'm ok with that. Drove a 2SS 1LE for work and never once used them (I'm 5'11", 185 pounds so no real need)

So I guess if I get the door panels, I'll already have the door knee pads. I would just need to get the console pads. I am assuming, though, that the wiring harness won't be plug-and-play?