Paul:
The fibrous under mat holds water which ends up rusting out the
floor snap area. The snaps were originally standard male snaps as used
where the soft top, snaps to the top frame. Usually the ones on the battery
deck are not corroded, so you can see what they originally looked like.
It's a good idea to be able to remove the front floor carpet easily if it
gets wet. If you intend to just have carpet up front, replace the snaps. I
normally use rubber Amco mats which hold the carpet down well, so I do not
replace them.
I believe the snaps were originally riveted to the floor, so the
bolted ones may have already been replaced. This conclusion is based on
foggy memory, as most of the time these snaps are rusted away.
Hope this helps
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hammarstedt [mailto:hellbent@ameritech.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 7:29 PM
> To: mg list
> Subject: Carpet Snaps?
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am patching some small rust holes in the floor of my '71B.
> There were two
> snap-like fittings on the part of the floor that slopes up to
> the firewall
> (under the clutch and brake pedals). They look like
> oversized snaps, about 4.5
> inches apart. They have phillips head machine screws through
> them that have a
> nut and washer on the underside of the car.
>
> After I mangled the snaps, the screw heads fit through the
> holes in the floor.
> So, here are my questions:
>
> 1. Are these snaps for carpet/floor mats?
>
> 2. The holes don't seem to be rusted to a bigger diameter;
> is it normal for the
> screw heads fit through those holes?
>
> 3. I can't find these things in the Moss catalog. Are they
> available somewhere
> else? Do I need them? Should I weld the holes closed and
> forget about it?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Paul Hammarstedt
> Crystal Lake, IL
>
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