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Re: MGA Interiors

To: StanFischer <StanFischer@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: MGA Interiors
From: Don Mathis <donmathis@lucent.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:40:10 -0400 (EDT)
At 10:05 PM 9/3/97 +0000, you wrote:
>MIKE HIRSCHMAN wrote:
>> 
>> Any recommendations for a source for MGA interiors.  Which vendor
>> sells the highest quality, best color selection etc.  What's your
>> experience and opinioin.
>> Thanks
>> Mike Hirschman
>> 1961  MGA Coupe
>Mike, I purchased the interior for my MGA Coupe from Scarborough Faire
>and I am very satisfied with the quality of the seats and door panels
>from them.  I needed a non-stock color and they were very accomodating.
>Two bits of advice here:  First, if you still have them, retain the old
>door panels from your coupe.  The original door panels had a metal
>stiffener which is not provided with anyone's interior kit.  This
>stiffener protected the door panel from being damaged in the vicinity of
>the window crank.  Your old stiffener can easily be adapted to your new
>panel set.  Second, avoid Scarborough's "woolon" carpet set  Billed as a
>premium carpet with the look of wool, it is actually quite ordinary and
>has more of the nylon look than wool look.  Finally, Scarborough
>sometimes offers a special whereby you can purchase seats covers from
>them and they will install the seat covers on your seat frames for a
>minimal cost.  If this offer is in effect you should go for it.
> Good luck with your restoration
>
>Stan Fischer
>'58 MGA Coupe
>'59 MGA Coupe
>'62 MGA Roadster


Moss sells the stiffener.  I painted mine black but it gets dinged up so I
applied a strip of black electrical tape to it.  It looks good and doesn't
get dinged up!

Cheers-

Don Mathis, Ph.D.
Lucent Technologies
Norcross, Georgia
donmathis@lucent.com


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