[Mgs] MGB Carpet set

[Paul Hunt]

I've seen woven plastic backing on the factory moulded tunnel carpet but 
my cheap flat was just hessian backed so probably is capable of being 
steamed.  Whilst I used the tunnel carpet as is I cut darts in the 
pieces for the rear arches.

PaulH.

On 24/04/2024 17:27, Max Heim wrote:
> 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’t 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 — 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
>