ended up using the bottom of a new floor mat, like a bathroom mat, removed the fabric and cut it to shape. I'll post a pic or two later. to cover the missing panel on the side i decided that i'm going to mount my cb radio there instead of trying to fabricate a panel.
the real wall i'm hitting at the moment is actually with paint. Duplicolor HVP110 is too red to match the existing trim, and i was wondering if anyone had any experience with SEM's burgundy paint that could compare the two?