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Lin

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Hello folks,
I am working on my interior this long weekend for my 1960 BT7. I am installing a complete Heritage interior kit.
In the kit there are 10 pieces of vinyl, and I am at a loss as to how some of them are to be used. Can someone help?

#1 - around the handbrake lever - got that one!

#2 & #3 - across the top of the doors - got those figured, too.

I know that I need to put vinyl at both ends of the transmission tunnel, but I am not sure which pieces to use.
I am then at a loss as to the other pieces.

#4, #5, #6, #7 - four identical pieces, 17" x 3 1/2" ????

#8 - one 12 " square - Does this go around (over) the gear shift hole????

#9 - one 36" x 3" piece ???

#10 - one 49" x 4" piece ???

Thanks to anyone who might be of help

Lin
1960 BT7 in restoration
1959 Bugeye
 
Lin: I can't help you directly tonight but the Heritage materials are pretty forthright about the willingness of Heritage to help, offering up their tradesman trimmer via phone and steering customers to the Installation Technical Information link. They probably won't be open until Tuesday but maybe contact them directly then? Good luck.
-Tom
 
Lin

Working on my Heritage interior this weekend as well. BN7 versus BT7 though.

The 17 x 3.5 are for the wood plinths for the seat tracks. Not original but they provide them.

12" square should be for the passenger side outer footwell. Glue to the metal before you put on the panel.

#9 or 10 One goes around the front gearbox cover opening, the other I am not familiar with.

Hope that helps.

Steve
 
lin, i dont know much about the panels your asking about but heres a tip that might help you when you recover you seats, while watching a pro do a set of healey seats a week ago he first slipped a plastic bag over the foam, he liked to use the thin type you get from the dry cleaners but said any plastic bag would do, then he slips the cover over the plastic covered foam, makes it much easier to move the cover around to adjust the fit, you can either then pull out as much of the plastic as you can or just leave it in there eliminates a lot of on and off with the cover trying to adjust it. good luck with the project. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/savewave.gif
 
No Anthony, you can not leave the plastic in there as the seat covers must be glued at strategic locations to the foam.----Keoke- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yesnod.gif
 
keoke, thats true thats why i said "remove as much as you can" perhaps i should have worded it - "remove as much as you have to" /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif thats probably why the old timer likes to use the "thin dry cleaning" type bags. easier to remove.
 
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