I've removed the 6" speakers from my doors and now obviously have a hole to deal with. Any great ideas?
Are replacement door panels available anywhere? I haven't found any.
My best idea so far is to make a plastic plate and wrap it in matching vinyl.
Any other ideas?
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Leave the grill in place. Looks natural.
Other than infill and reupholster I think leaving the grille in place is the best option. Door panels are available from vendors, but usually require upholstering anyway.
SMS Fabrics in Oregon makes copies of the original door panel cover with the correct stamping. I just got a pair but it took about 22 months because of covid
Ron, I found SMS website in Oregon. Doing a search for Pantera, Mangusta, DeTomaso and Tomaso yield no results. Can you please provide more information on your purchase??
Larry
I just submitted a question to the contact info on the website about ordering the Pantera door panel covers and they got back to me in a day. I tried to download that but it won't come out clear sorry Ron
I have also just blanked my speaker holes with black felt coated plywood and then put the speaker grills back on top, but I would much prefer a new correct door panel, so any experience on where to buy the right ones is much appreciated.
One talented owner fabricated a big triangular panel that covered the whole lower front portion of the door panel, upholstered in the same leatherette as original. Coves the hole, nice style and if you still wanted speakers in there, tiny punch holes in a subtle pattern could be added to let sound from the speakers pass thru. Being 6'2" w/long legs, I always kicked off that speaker grille when entering/exiting our car until I flush mounted the grilles.
Good stuff guys. Thanks. 
@RonC posted:SMS Fabrics in Oregon makes copies of the original door panel cover with the correct stamping. I just got a pair but it took about 22 months because of covid
Hi again, how perfectly do you think they have been able to replicate the factory originals. Would you be able to post a couple of good pictures, including a couple of close ups of details? I contacted them on their homepage enquiry form and the responded within a day - $629 for a pair. Cheers, Tim.
I will take a picture when I get home, That's what I paid for them also
I only needed the drivers side so here is passenger side how they come and a close up of the stamping. The last is the drivers installed back in the car. Pretty good quality 
compared to a lot of things I have gotten before. On the closeup the original is on the right side and sorry the top picture is upside down
Many thanks. It looks like an excellent reproduction of the stamping and pattern. And from the look on your photo, it is just the actual vinyl, not the hard backing, so that reduces the size for shipping a lot - nice for us folks in Europe.
Cheers, Tim.
