In order to review the Mustang Market (I'll call them MM from now on) I had to compare them to my factory original 67 and 70 Deluxe door panels. I think the std. panels on my 65 are replacements. Since I'm converting to Pony I had nothing with which to compare. In the details below note that I'm usually comparing these to my 67 panels.
I'll begin with an overall assessment. These appear to be very well made. The 'masonite' panel is the correct thickness, the clip holes are well made -- more on that later -- and the cups are held in place with large head metal 'rivets.' It's left to you to open up holes for the door and window pivots, which is a plus on a modified car. The door pull openings are also left to you to cut (see pic).
But the most important part, to me, is that the panel has a soft, supple feel. If you push in on the outer covering it actually gives a bit. Very much like original 67 Dlx panels. The texture in the vinyl looks very much like my 67 Dlx panel. If I compare the suppleness to my NPD sourced Dashes Direct (DD) 67 Dlx panels, there is actually no comparison. The DD panels feel like hard plastic, not vinyl, when pushed in. I can't imagine the DD panels with feel nice on my elbow. See pic below to compare
One of the things that led me here was a review by a fellow enthusiast and restorer that ordered a set for his 70 deluxe. I'll be visiting him tomorrow and will review that in another post on this thread.
Here is the front showing the uncut holes for the window and door mechs.
The door pull pocket area.
The rear of the door pocket area showing rivets. I've never done a Pony interior so the cut-outs are unknown to me. What are they?
Other rivets to the rear of the door pull.
Here I'm applying the same pressure to both the 67 DD and the MM panels. The MM is very close to my original 67 Dlx in the suppleness area.
Here is the grain pattern on the 65/6 MM panel. I'm using an LED light off to the side to show the pattern. The same light is used in the pics that follow.
An original 67 Dlx panel using the same lighting.
67 DD Dlx panel grain
A somewhat dirty original 70 panel by the remote mirror adjuster.
The DD panel has the black around the clip holes.
The MM panel is underneath.
You can spend a bunch of time with a 90 degree angle pic trying to get all this excess out. The MM does not have this excess goop.
I am going to to order the 67 MM panel and sell the DD panel. Offers?