When I purchased my 2000 XC from Florida 2 years ago, the interior was in excellent condition. Within a year of it being in Maine's colder climate, the vinyl on the interior door armrests started to pull away from the door panel. I'm thinking about making upholstered inserts that fit the vertical face above the armrest area, gently heating the material on the door panel armrest area, then installing the upholstered insert panels to hold the stretched vinyl in place. I'll make the insert out of a rigid material with threaded attachments on the backside that I'll screw onto the full door panel, thereby holding it securely.
I'm curious if others have tried to rectify this problem and if so, how have you done it? Does the above solution sound like it might work?
Tony
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