Anybody installed MCI door panels successfully?

[parsonsj]

After putting off this job as long as I can, it's time to install these door panels from MCI.

The quarter panel fits pretty well now and is screwed into place. Since the car will have power windows, I don't need to worry about window cranks. I need to figure out how mount the insert with some hidden method, but I'm pretty happy with where I am on this.

The door panel fits pretty well along the top, has a good gap at the rear of the door, and along the bottom. All this took me a couple of hours of cutting, sanding, and filing.

Here are the problems as I see them, in no particular order.

1. There's not enough room along the front edge for the kick panel and dash panel. It's just too tight a fit. Any opinions on trimming the panel so it just touches the kick front to back, rather than overlapping? If you look carefully you can see my pen mark to trim the panel to clear the pinch weld.
2. How do I attach the panel to the door?
3. How do I attach the insert to the panel? Or should it go to the inner door sheetmetal like factory? Any ideas on how to do it without exposed screws?
4. How do I attach the inner window "swipe"? The factory uses staples, but that won't work with fiberglass.
5. How does the inner door latch work? Anybody have a working design?
6. Any other thoughts or ideas?