Door guts covering

[Nasty Dream]

I've been looking for something to cover the interior doors with for about 10 years. I need help finding it.

Everything is/will be removed from the doors. Even the window and door lock switches will be re-routed to the center console.

I need something extremely light but looks OK to cover the interior doors. Maybe something dark grey or flat black. I don't want any shine on it (like my black leather chair has, for example), and I don't want it to look conspicuous or out of place.

I found some thin outdoor carpet that had kind of an auto-like texture. After about 7 years of consideration, I gave up finding something better and decided to go with it... but they had stopped making it!

I need something, this is like a never ending quest!

In case you don't know what I'm saying, I want something less like this:

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...and more like this:

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(this is not actually a door cover, )

In my search, I've actually seen interior door covers on a drag car Eclipse. That was about 5 years ago and I never got any info.

The point of this is just so I don't have the guts of the door frame exposed.

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I don't want it to look like I have carpeted doors.

The lighter the better. Anyone have any ideas of material?

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

I think what you want is sheet metal. Its light, cheap, can be painted any color, and is often used on drag cars.

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[Nasty Dream]

Hmm... you know, I always avoided metals because I want to keep it light, but you know, I have some sheet metal flashing here and it's extremely light since it's so thin. So that's actually probably my best bet.

I wonder what they did for the edges. I don't know if I can do a good job rolling the edges. Something to look into though. I haven't got any better ideas.

I wonder if I could manage to completely modify the door release and door lock so that it's right on the edge, near the actual latch. Use some kind of custom latch. Maybe a handle from a different car at the junkyard. I think it might be cool just because it's different. This is the kind of thing that makes me get up and do it.

I might actually try dark grey or black vinyl if I can find some that is completely gloss free. Preferably texture free as well.

 

[camsmurdered2g]

I would say either sheet metal or possibly a good fiberglass job, with fleece NOT chopmat. Just throwing it out there. GL

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

I don't know much about it, but would a sheet of CF work?

 

[Nasty Dream]

I don't know much about it, but would a sheet of CF work?

Thanks. Yeah, it would be great - best solution out there. Problem is, I want it to be as inexpensive as possible. Like maybe $15-25 for both doors.

 

[2GbTalonGuy]

CF definitely wouldn't be the cheapest option. but would be light and look the best. Fiberglass would probably be the cheapest.

 

[Gamble97]

If you want the best of both worlds use a piece of sheet metal and buy some carbon fiber vinyl off ebay and put it on.
Also you will want to rivet the sheet metal to the doors.