[blake_mcguire]

Hey guys, I've got a couple cracks in my driver side door.

One around the handle...

and another below the latch...

Question is, do I fix or replace? These are on a T-top car, so they're hard to find.

If it's worth fixing, then how do I go about that? I also want to Dynamat the inside of the door to cut down on road noise (I have the panels out).

 

[TurboPacifica]

I have a spare set of 1988 t-top doors.
the drivers door is dented but the passenger side is mint.
Any chance you want to come to NJ to pick them up.
You can have them.

 

[blake_mcguire]

I would but I'm in British Columbia with no current passport!

 

[ImperialCrown]

Have a good welder/metalwork person offer a repair opinion and estimate.
The weld may be stronger than the surrounding sheetmetal and reinforcement plates/braces installed inside the door panel at the handle and latch to distribute stresses. The weld would then be filled and smoothed and prepped for repaint.
I have seen good results from repairs on common sheetmetal cracking points on these and the minivans.

Edit: Patch panels could also be cut from a good driver's door of a non-T-top car that is not damaged in the handle or latch areas.