Hello All, I thought that I would contribute by posting photos of my recovered grab handles.
My dashboard handles or crash pads were recovered over 30 years ago with vinyl that never looked correct so I peeled the new layer off made a template and glued a better looking vinyl on.
I used contact adhesive, a very sharp pair of scissors plus a hairdryer to soften the vinyl in the curve that's hard to wrap vinyl around.
I also watched Cechaflo on Youtube, he's a master Mexican upholsterer. The major lesson I learned was to glue in stages and mark everything out.
The pads aren't perfect as the old plastic has cracked and split, but I think that they look good.
I used car filler to fill the holes as the vinyl will hold it all in.
The links are to photos of the work.
I have also made my own carpet, see photo of boot carpet. The carpet needs to be finished by being edged.
Re: windscreen install, I have already tried once but decided that the top crash pad was too far gone to use so I took it off, purchased an expensive new dash top and now need to put the windscreen back.
The first time I did it, the side rubber seal was hard down on the metal but the middle wasn't coming down too well.
I started to get paranoid about tensioning things up too much and breaking the glass.
Any hints re the correct steps to install and tighten the windscreen would be appreciated.
Thanks Jim and the 1962 TR4
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GTGTQL5rVkHJ-4IlXNaxtC2B-QF8RKV0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PMCifpBhXD4xN2src0c_MRRsBNDlnlJB/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13HCcYlo7NxBr6O9MXG-pJ0ckyB4QccGR/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXvVyhHNbX1O-LvCaDQI6NQZqw6pXh-3/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9dwdw0jpL8k28XF0w7_wRAZcQf7-dJ-/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DBsDKYLyJdjY_LKYfvr5A3t8-CxDufeY/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10_XOCS9n8-oM92c3n49tynv7E6TA_sD1/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkzli4TjVdyoDjLNLML1T54nXkl_QrOL/view?usp=sharing
My dashboard handles or crash pads were recovered over 30 years ago with vinyl that never looked correct so I peeled the new layer off made a template and glued a better looking vinyl on.
I used contact adhesive, a very sharp pair of scissors plus a hairdryer to soften the vinyl in the curve that's hard to wrap vinyl around.
I also watched Cechaflo on Youtube, he's a master Mexican upholsterer. The major lesson I learned was to glue in stages and mark everything out.
The pads aren't perfect as the old plastic has cracked and split, but I think that they look good.
I used car filler to fill the holes as the vinyl will hold it all in.
The links are to photos of the work.
I have also made my own carpet, see photo of boot carpet. The carpet needs to be finished by being edged.
Re: windscreen install, I have already tried once but decided that the top crash pad was too far gone to use so I took it off, purchased an expensive new dash top and now need to put the windscreen back.
The first time I did it, the side rubber seal was hard down on the metal but the middle wasn't coming down too well.
I started to get paranoid about tensioning things up too much and breaking the glass.
Any hints re the correct steps to install and tighten the windscreen would be appreciated.
Thanks Jim and the 1962 TR4
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GTGTQL5rVkHJ-4IlXNaxtC2B-QF8RKV0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PMCifpBhXD4xN2src0c_MRRsBNDlnlJB/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13HCcYlo7NxBr6O9MXG-pJ0ckyB4QccGR/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXvVyhHNbX1O-LvCaDQI6NQZqw6pXh-3/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9dwdw0jpL8k28XF0w7_wRAZcQf7-dJ-/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DBsDKYLyJdjY_LKYfvr5A3t8-CxDufeY/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10_XOCS9n8-oM92c3n49tynv7E6TA_sD1/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkzli4TjVdyoDjLNLML1T54nXkl_QrOL/view?usp=sharing