[Healeys] Fitting the armrest pad on BN2

Guy R Day grday at btinternet.com
Sat Apr 3 05:17:17 MST 2010


Most carpet suppliers, especially those who do 'commercial contracts' use 
this material.  It be a better price from them.  If you can find one fitting 
an office block out you'll can get their offcuts for free and have enough 
for several cars....

Guy R Day


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>
To: "T+ B Willig" <willig at wtnet.de>; <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fitting the armrest pad on BN2


> If you can find that in 1/4" thickness, get it.
>
> Rich
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "T+ B Willig" <willig at wtnet.de>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:20 AM
> To: "'Rich C'" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>; <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: AW: [Healeys] Fitting the armrest pad on BN2
>
>> Rich,
>>
>> Woolies in the UK sells felt that might match said padding. Would you say
>> that this padding is 3/8" or 1/4" thick?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Rich C [mailto:richchrysler at quickclic.net]
>> Gesendet: Samstag, 3. April 2010 05:14
>> An: T+ B Willig; Healeys at autox.team.net
>> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Fitting the armrest pad on BN2
>>
>> Thomas,
>>
>> I can't help you specifically with the thin jute under padding fitted to 
>> the
>> gearbox cover carpet. However I have seen it in the past and it is very 
>> thin
>> and simply glues in place on the carpet, staying about 2" back from any
>> edges.
>>
>> The two forward male Tenax studs are attached to the tunnel carpet and 
>> float
>> in the carpet. (see picture 20031 showing an original BN2 with arm rest
>> removed) Though they are no doubt not supplied with any kits, the under
>> sides are similar to the female ones where the threaded stud base will go
>> down through the carpet and the threaded locking ring will screw on from
>> below, tightening with the standard Tenax wrench into the two little 
>> holes.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "T+ B Willig" <willig at wtnet.de>
>>
>>> In the Anderson-Moment book is written on page 52
>>>
>> "A jute pad covering about 70 percent of the tunnel was glued to the
>>> underside of the tunnel carpet". Has anybody taken sketches of the
>>> outline of this jute pad?
>>>
>> Further on it reads: "Tenax snap studs, to which the armrest pad front
>>> corners were snapped, were fastened to the carpet cover." Is this 
>>> correct?
>>> Are the Tenax studs really screwed onto the carpet?
>>>
>> Please advise
>>>
>> Thomas
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