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gsun:
What do people do with the crappy panels that you get from TMI or CIP1? The panels are made of cheap fibre board and the clips can cause damage to the holes especially if you have to remove a panel for alignment. Even moving the clip around damages the board. Is there a plastic washer that can be glued on? If they won't use hardboard,
how about a grommet???

pittwagen:
You are using the rubber plugs that fit in the door holes that the metal clip fits into right?  I don't know what that backing board is made of.  Have not seen that before.  What type of tool are you using to remove the panel if you have to adjust it?  Something fairly wide I hope.

If they don't fit tell CIP you want your money back.  Then see what Wolfsburg West has or Bus Depot.  As you know the shipping cost from Bus Depot is out of this world.  If you decide on one or the other I would ask what the backing board is made of and could they send you a pic.

pittwagen:
Well here I am responding to my own post.  Looks like WW and Bus Depot have TMI.  Sewfine seems to have the higher quality product. 

Seen this thread?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=748401&highlight=tmi+door+panels

gsun:
I got them from TMi, but they are the same from CIP. They buy from TMI. I will give Sew Fine a call. I paid big time for what I have so not replacing all of it. Going to try and find a thin plastic washer that I can glue on. I am using the rubber plugs and the clips.

gsun:
Called Sew Fine. They use 1/8" masonite for their backing panels. WAY BETTER! Hard as nails. Also, the thinner panel (TMI is more like 3/16") makes the clips fit better. I have a problem with bottoming out the clips so they hold. Unfortunatly, their vinyl is not the same as TMI, so I would have to replace all the panels. Crap.

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