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DaveB9 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2021 Posts: 205 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:38 am Post subject: Help needed please - interior questions |
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I have done some searches and looked at various interior threads, but still have a few questions on bits and pieces for the interior of my 61 convertible. If anyone has any tips or suggestions on these I'd really appreciate it.
First up, the car came with no sunvisors. I bought this TMI set, which seem OK, but have no means of attaching them to the stems on the mirror! Has anyone fitted a set of these? Is the idea that you just punch a hole and slide it on? In some pictures of originals I can see a clamp screw. Has anyone found any form of clamp which could be used? As its a vert, I think just making a hole and pushing them on is likely to lead to them disappearing over my shoulder at speed!
The second question relates to the windscreen pillars. There was a piece of black vinyl on each one between the windscreen rubber and the A-pillar window seal. They were black, but may have been painted with vinylkote or similar. Looking at pictures it appears they were always black though, regardless of the colour of the interior, sort of continuing the dashpad up the pillars. Can anyone confirm this?
Next, the A-pillar carpet holding strips. DOes anyone have the dimensions and shape of the hardboard piece that fitted between this strip and the front bulkhead?
My car was missing them. I can probably figure something out, but it would be great to know the correct shape and dimensions. I think they went over the vertical heater pipe and then bent at an angle at the front. Were they glued to the inner wing at the front? There is no channel for them to sit in at the front edge.
Finally, what is this seal that went between that vertical A-pillar piece and the body? It seems like it goes between the windlace strip and the body, but I only have shreds of it left, so have no idea what shape it was originally!
All help much appreciated. |
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Disc Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2009 Posts: 558 Location: Europe
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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1. Yeah, punch a hole and push the visors on the stems. The inside stucture of the visors is stong enought to hold.
2. Always black!
3. I can post a pic of such.
4. That is the remains of the hardbord of question 3! _________________ The glory never gets old, just need new paint.
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DaveB9 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2021 Posts: 205 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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Thank you Disc! That is really helpful. Now I just need to find the old vinyl from the A-pillars to make templates - I swore I logged and indexed everything, but what do you know, no sign of them on my index!
Any picture of the boards would be super-helpful, then I can make my own templates against the car.
I hadn't thought that the black bits might be remnants of the boards! I think you're right though - I thought it was just very dried out rubber! It is a similar material to the trunk liner then. So the metal strip is screwed to the A-pillar with the board held between the two and the screws going through it and then just the carpet sits in the channel of the metal strip? I had thought that the board would slot into the channel and the carpet was glued to the board! The problem with so much being missing. |
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c21darrel Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2009 Posts: 8211 Location: San Dimas
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Disc Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2009 Posts: 558 Location: Europe
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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DaveB9 wrote: |
So the metal strip is screwed to the A-pillar with the board held between the two and the screws going through it and then just the carpet sits in the channel of the metal strip? |
Correct! _________________ The glory never gets old, just need new paint.
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DaveB9 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2021 Posts: 205 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:01 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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Brilliant! Thanks so much: another piece of the puzzle solved!
From the look of that there is a fold at each end, so now I just need to find some board that is strong enough but allows for some folding. |
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DaveB9 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2021 Posts: 205 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:33 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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This stuff looks the ticket: https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-146-millboard
I'll post up how I get on in my resto thread. Thanks again Disc! |
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sputnick60 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 22, 2007 Posts: 3916 Location: In Molinya Orbit
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Teeroy Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2003 Posts: 3685 Location: Eastern WA
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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Sew Fine sells the kick boards as well as new retainer strips _________________ Pres. Rivercity VW Club www.rcvwclub.org
Founder Derr Wheat Panzers (DWP)
ARR #3
www.autosportsnorthwest.org |
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Era Vulgaris Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2012 Posts: 1678 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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Teeroy wrote: |
Sew Fine sells the kick boards as well as new retainer strips |
Yep, page 39 of their catalog
https://sewfineproducts.com/userfiles/1259/files/5th%20CO%20bug%20catalog.pdf _________________ Currently own:
66 Karmann Ghia, L390 Gulf Blue, under construction, here: www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=760505&highlight=
99 Mazda MX-5 10AE, Sapphire Blue Mica, 6 speed, LSD
Previously owned:
98 Porsche Boxster, silver, 2.5L -- 67 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1500sp -- 98 BMW Z3, Atlanta Blue Metallic, 2.8L I6 -- 75 Porsche 914, Laguna Blue, 2270cc -- 72 Porsche 914, Signal Orange, 1.7 FI -- 74 Karmann Ghia, Black, 1600dp -- 74 Triumph TR6 with O.D., sapphire blue |
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DaveB9 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2021 Posts: 205 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Help needed please - interior questions |
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Thank you all, super-helpful. I am not sure anyone here imports Sewfine parts, which is a shame because at $60 a pair those boards are pretty reasonable. Shipping and import taxes may make them less attractive from here! I might ask though. Otherwise, more pictures is going to make them easier to make at least. |
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