Recent posts are discussing the replacing of interior panels. Some are
asking what is a good material?  One of my buddies built a very nice Baja
Bug Pre-runner a while back and did the doors and rear seat panels with
anodized alumimum.    After cutting and fitting the aluminum sheet stock (He
used alu about 1/16" thick)...he had it anodized (Portland, Or.) in a
matching red.  It looked very clean and was quite durable day to day...just
wipe smudges off and no worries about ripping a cloth covered panel.  One
could use a powder coat also, I guess, though anodizing is more scratch
resistant.

  Don Hanson