originally the area behind the seats on a two seater roadster was rough
finished, black painted wood with no covering. The sills just inside the
doors were covered with folded and multilayered jute padding, then
upolstered with either leather or vinyl depending on how the car was
trimed. The inside of the doors were covered with vinyl, the panel to the
rear of the door was also vinyl. Under the vinyl covering was a thin layer
of cotton padding that is called "glazing" for some reason that I don't
understand. The padding was very thin, so that the covering feels "soft" to
the touch but does'nt appear to be padded.
Regards,
Greg Solow
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
To: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 4:43 AM
Subject: My kingdom for a good refererence book...
>OK, from what I can gather, it is "normal" for my '58 Plus 4 roadster to
>have the battery cable, lighting wires and fuel line running front to back
>on the INSIDE of the car on top of the sill boards!
>If this is the case, how does the trim cover it to achieve that padded
>effect?
>And while I'm on the subject of trim, does anyone sell good trim kits? -
I'm
>not talking about seat covers and the like, but more the stuff that dresses
>up the sides and back of the cockpit.
>Lastly, regarding replacement door hinges. Is there a good way to rebuild
>them (as in do machine shops replace the pins etc.) or does one just bite
>the bullet and pay $35 per hinge for new ones?
>
>Regards.
>
>Jeff
>
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