-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Church <jchurch@exis.net>
To: Jim Rowan <jimrowan@uic.edu>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Door pockets for MKI Sprite
>Jim,
Jeff is right. They are not very hard to make. I ended buying a yard of the
vynil from Moss so it would match my dash and seats in color and
texture.Carol '59Bugeye
Jim,
>I'm not sure if you are talking about the door liner (the ribbed stuff) or
>the curved vinyl covered hardboard that actually forms the pocket. I have
a
>ton of the black ribbed rubber left over from my redo project if you need
>some. As far as the hardboard pockets themselves, my bugeye did not have
>the originals in it so I didn't even have the 3 metal "clips" (for a lack
of
>a better description) that fit on the sides and bottom, nor the metal
>u-shaped channel that provides the bow at the top of the pocket.
>
>With Frank's instructions in hand, I picked up a small piece of masonite
and
>some good grained vinyl and made my own. I did go one step further
however.
>Before I glued the vinyl on to the masonite, I picked up some artist board
>and cut 2 pieces to simulate the raised edge (or is it recessed center) of
>the pockets. Once the vinyl was on, they looked great. I cut the masonite
>slightly larger than the opening so that when it is fit up to the screw (or
>pop rivet) holes, it provides that bowing effect that the top metal channel
>normally provides.
>
>Anyway its a fun little weekend project.
>
>Jeff Church
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Rowan <jimrowan@uic.edu>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 7:47 AM
>Subject: Door pockets for MKI Sprite
>
>
>>
>>I've got one of those sore thumb problems... The interior of the Sprite
>>looks smashing
>>except for the door pockets which stick out like a... warped, misshapen,
>>discolored BTW this is the door pockets I'm describing not me. I've looked
>>in every LBC catalog that
>>I know of trying to locate new "factory look" replacements but to no
avail.
>>The only thing they have is a complete interior panel kit (mucho $$) which
>>I don't need because all my panels are fine except for the pockets.
>>Anybody out there got a source I missed?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim Rowan
>>60 Sprite
>>Jim Rowan
>>Office of Academic Affairs
>>College of Education
>>University Of Illinois at Chicago
>>Voice: (312) 355-0721
>>Fax: (312) 996-6400
>>
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