I cannot guarantee that these steps are the most efficient ways in attacking this situation. I just used what I had in order to get'r'done.

Inspirations came from this guy/thread
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/diy-door-panel-fabric-upholstery-17-pics-graphic-how-11-one-1182294/

I bought my fabric from yourautotrim.com
http://www.yourautotrim.com/prautw.html

I used this spray,

First thing is first.
You must remove the panel. Use a philips screw driver and remove the door latch, handle, speaker, and screws surrounding the speaker.




The best method in removing the window roller is to use a rag. Move it along so it will snag onto the pin and push it away from the handle.

This is how it looks like from the other side.


Gently pry the the perimeter of the panel away from the door.

Then lift off.


Then lay the panel on a carpet or something that will not scratch the panel.
Remove the box that has three philips screw, located bottom right in this picture.

 

I removed the melted plastic by drilling a hole and breaking it in order to squeeze the arm rest panel out.




You should end up with this piece.


Then remove the fabric from the panel.


Lay the panel out flat, sticky side facing up on the fabric you want to use.


Trace a outline of the panel, the rule is - it is rather you have more fabric than less.


Cut it out and it should look like so.


Next circle in a reference point, I used the window roller hole.



Pinch the dot and cut it out to create a circle, smaller the hole the better but big enough to fit the window roller mechanism. Try to get the hole's dimension exactly as the opening for the window roller.


Then spray the loctite headliner substance very generously over the naked panel.


Spray some on the fabric as well.

 

Lay the fabric over the panel, use the reference point and align everything up.


I just an old broken cell phone to rub out the wrinkles, work from the center out, make sure u hit the edges hard. You can use anything that is strong and has a rounded edge to smooth out the wrinkles.


Hitting the edges.



Then you want stab the hole from the fabric side and pull it all the way through to create a hole.
The bigger the better.



After a few minutes, let it dry and then test fit it onto the door panel.


From here you can see if there are any gaps.



If there are gaps, even out the melted rivets that held the arm rest panel by cutting them out.

 

After everything is set, you want to squeeze a generous amount of glue into the holes, allow the glue to make contact with the panel. As you squeeze the glue inside the holes you want to end up with a larger amount on top of the armrest panel to recreate the melted plastic rivets.


I broke the foam piece in half but used the glue to repair it also.


Finished product, you need to grab a sharp knife to create a hole for the door handle.



Went from here

To here.

 

Nice job!

I'd really like to this this and my armrest cover in black.

 

Looks good. How is the hot glue holding up in holding the armrests?

 

Nice job!

 

Hot glue held better than I expected, but the weather here is nothing compare to the South. Not sure it will hold up in hotter climates. But I am sure there are numerous different hot glue/plastic type of products for industrial use. I just apply what I had to make it work.

 

there aren't many tutorials how to do this, so thank you so much!

peace

 

nice write up.