Vehicle door trim bolster with deep-feel cover and method of making the same

Abstract

A door trim panel for a door frame of a motor vehicle. The door trim panel includes a substrate having a bolster and is made from a first polymer material. A cover is integrally molded with at least a portion of the bolster and is made from a second polymer material. The cover includes a plurality of spaced-apart apertures that extend into the cover to provide a soft, deep-feel cover. The bolster may be made in a two-shot molding process with the substrate being formed in the first shot of the molding process. The deep-feel cover having the plurality of spaced-apart apertures formed therein may be formed in the second shot of the molding process.

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