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TR2/3/3A Trim work

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Got the seal in and attached the stanchions. Trimmed the lower seal like CJD showed in his very detailed thread. When I fitted the windshield I found I should not have trimmed the seal so I have a small gap to fill. Must be some change in that area between the TR2 and TR3A.
It looks much better with the screen on the car.

It would have been a good idea to fill all the trim screw holes in the body before painting. I naively thought I may be using them when I replaced the trim work. They usually just do not line up or were drilled too big for the screws I am using.

Continuing with the carpet trim work I am finding the best approach is to use a hole punch to make holes in the carpet padding. That stops the drill grabbing the fibers. Then drill the pop rivet hole. I then put the clip retainer over an ice pick and find the hole that I have just drilled and press the spikes into the padding centered on the ice pick.
I will complete 2 carpet clips and snap the pad in the car then drill the other 2 hole for the second set of clips. That has worked out keeping everything in place.

David

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David

Your hole punch is the same as mine but yours looks brand new, can you still buy them?

Graham
 
Not brand new it just does not get that much use. Like a lot of things I do not use it often but when I need it that is the only thing that gets the job done.

I have not looked for one in a long time but I am suer a leather supply place has them.

David
 
A "Lift the Dot" question.

Should the lift the dot catches be orientated as shown in the attached sketch? Across the dash and rear apron they are aligned with the edge of the Tonneau cover with the dots on the outer edge and on the door area at 90 degrees to the edge with dots to the bottom?

David

Excuse the sketch.
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David,

I did mine that way and it made it easier to remove, particularly along the back rail and the dashboard top. I believe John Durant (CJD) suggested it when he trimmed out his TR2.
 
David

That's how I did my LTD's but with the soft top the one on the right or closest to the door I turned around to face the other way because every time I climbed out of the car my sleeve caught it and pulled it off .

Graham

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Hello Graham and Keith

Thank you.

I thought I had seen it somewhere. Must have been John's thread.

I would consider the soft top area over the "B" post to be like the doors. Makes it easier to lift the Dot.

David
 
I just had a look at the soft top and I turned the LTD over the B post with the dot facing down so it can be lifted easier.

Graham
 
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