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Getting the non-molded set to fit the rear arches is almost impossible, =
since the cheap carpet has a plastic backing that is very resistant to =
stretching. You have to make a series of cuts and hope it butts =
together. It also doesn=E2=80=99t fit the tunnel very well, but in my =
case, with a 4-synchro conversion, the tunnel top was the wrong shape =
anyway. I padded it out with foam and board to make a plausible profile. =
In order to preserve access to the top cover, the tunnel carpet is not =
glued down =E2=80=94 it is pinned by the speaker console and shifter =
boot bezel, and snapped around the base where it tucks under the floor =
carpet.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 6:32=E2=80=AFAM, Allen Hess =
<allen.k.hess@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I=E2=80=99m looking at carpet sets for 71 roadster. I would like to =
hear about experiences with molded tunnel versus not molded. Fit and =
ease of installation? Of course there is a price difference. What =
vendors sell the molded set?
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> Allen
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Getting the =
non-molded set to fit the rear arches is almost impossible, since the =
cheap carpet has a plastic backing that is very resistant to stretching. =
You have to make a series of cuts and hope it butts together. It also =
doesn=E2=80=99t fit the tunnel very well, but in my case, with a =
4-synchro conversion, the tunnel top was the wrong shape anyway. I =
padded it out with foam and board to make a plausible profile. In order =
to preserve access to the top cover, the tunnel carpet is not glued down =
=E2=80=94 it is pinned by the speaker console and shifter boot bezel, =
and snapped around the base where it tucks under the floor =
carpet.<div><br></div><div><div>
--<br>Max Heim<br>'66 MGB
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carpet sets for 71 roadster. I would like to hear about experiences with =
molded tunnel versus not molded. Fit and ease of installation? Of course =
there is a price difference. What vendors sell the molded =
set?<br><br>Allen<br>_______________________________________________<br><b=
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