modifying door panel for roll cage?

[mtlman22]

any one have any ideas or suggestions on modifyng the door panel to fit a 6point or higher roll cage? ive already started doing some modifactions to it but im just interested in other options and thought??

 

[liquid_02]

What's the problem? Armrest? All I did was use a heat gun, heated the armrest up nice and good, and slammed the door and let it sit for a few minutes to cool off and fit like a glove

 

[mtlman22]

yea its the armrest like you said. i used the heat gun originally and there was no way it was going to fit even slamming the door, the door just flexed and flys right back at you

 

[liquid_02]

what about moving the mounting point inward? so the bar moves a little farther away from the panel. As other than that you'll have to remove the armrest, or cut it. On the drivers side of my car I moved the front bar about a 1/2" away from the kickpanel to gain a bit more clearance by the armrest, passenger side just needed the heat-gun treatment.

 

[mtlman22]

the soft foam part you can heat no problem but the rest of the armrest plastic around the lock/window switches dont conform as well. right now its looking like the lower right hand side of the switch panel has to go to even come close

 

[mtlman22]

the movement of the bar was an option but it was to tight to fit in comfort and to fit the seat

 

[liquid_02]

Ahhh, mine has manual windows so I didn't have that hard plastic to worry about, though my bar wouldn't have even come close to touching that part of the armrest even if it did :\ So mine moulded quite easily