TR2/3/3A top door trim tr3

[sp53]

Hi all well I am working on the top door trim pieces on my tr3. I have the new 1 inch rubber high density foam from Moss and was curious how you might have done this job. I am thinking I will glue the rubber to the frame with that black contact cement for window trim then rap the piece with vinyl, taking special care SOMEHOW for that little chrome button. However, the original piece of rubber looked like they used some cotton filler to allow the gap on the rubber and the frame to be less noticeable. Is the filler necessary?

 

[PeterK]

I used 3M rubber&vinyl adhesive to install the rubber then I sprayed a general purpose adhesive on thin cotton-type upholstery cover. I pulled it tight over the rubber and trimmed the edges flush with the metal on the sides. Then I wrapped the whole thing with ~3-4 oz. pebble grain leather to match the dash surround. Folding then ends took trial and error to get it right but I found that it is at least a two step process: glue, fold trim, then glue folding over the 1st piece and trim. The chrome caps are a pain because, mine at least. wouldn't hold-in tight on their own so I used some more contact to hold them tight.

I think the cotton cover smooths out the finish but in my case, then leather cover would have been fine without it.

 

[martx-5]

I used contact adhesive to glue on the round rubber piece which I got from Moss. That piece was really too fat, and I had to shave (feather down) the ends to meet the welded on discs at each end. I used leather and strecthed it on as tight as possible in order to compress the rubber as much as possible.

When I took the old stuff off, I didn't find any batting or anything used to fill the gap where the rubber meets the steel, but mine were done over in an earlier life, so I don't know what the factory did. In retrospect, I think that I would have added some packing in there, as you can see a slight indentation in that area.

 

[Mkutz]

I went with a little batting over the foam core, and just down far enough to cover the space between where the foam ends frame begins. I found that the leather covering adhered better to the frame than it did to the batting.

 

[PeterK]

That piece was really too fat, and I had to shave (feather down) the ends to meet the welded on discs at each end.

A point that I forgot. I also cut the ends of the rubber at an angle to match the original shape.

But I didn't compress the rubber very much when I installed the leather. It is a tight fit for the sidescreen brackets to go over the surrounds.