A Survey of Vehicular Side Wall Constructions

Starting with the vintage flat built up side wall constructions in the form of door and quarter trim panel trim, this paper discusses the resinated felt, wood fiber, filled plastic extruded sheet, injected molded, molded in place, reinforced reaction injection molded (RRIM), structurally reinforced reaction injection molded (SRIM) side wall constructions. It further discusses cover materials for interior trim in the United States, Europe and the Orient.

The future trends along with modular doors are discussed. A conclusion is made regarding the responsibility to be undertaken as assigned by the end using customer.