Tim,
I am going to use velcro - My 'interior' man says it will work !!
At 11:25 AM 2/9/05, Tim Holt wrote:
>Ah yea that's what I was thinking. The tops are pretty good and have all
>their proper shape and form, so I hate to mess that up with anything
>applied. I did put a piece in the smaller inner depressed area, and that
>did seem to help a bit. That took care of some splits too. If you
>imagine the foam as a horse shoe shape, with the inside a bit lower, then
>it sits in there.
>
>I've been using a 3M spray adhesive which seems to work quite well.
>Works on foam, but also the carpet and underlayment for it. Not to make
>things permanently stuck mind you, but a few patches to keep things from
>scooting around much.
>
>A little deviation from the original qusetion: my MG's carpet was all
>held down with self tapping screws that stuck out from under the car
>(about 1/2"-5/8") or so. Really sharp, and I don't know how many times
>I've gouged my arm on one while under the car. Do I really need to put
>those back? If I plug the old screw holes, and put down a bit of contact
>cement adhesive to keep the carpet in place, will that do?
>
>Paul Hunt wrote:
>
>>If the top of the existing foam is sculptured then I'd put additional sheets
>>underneath, where they are less likely to ruck up anyway. Certainly current
>>MGB replacement foams seem way too high or too dense so I'd keep the
>>existing ones as long as you can, as one usually needs to cut an inch or so
>>*off* the new ones.
>>
>>PaulH.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Tim Holt" <holtt@nacse.org>
>>To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:04 PM
>>Subject: Helping seat foam a bit?
>>
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>>>So, lay a few layers of 1/2" foam over the top to build it up? Or
>>>should I put a piece underneath between the diaphragm and the foam?
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Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrie@look.ca
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