[TR] TR4 front floor mats

[Jerry Van Vlack]

I recall them from my TR4A too. Eventually they tore and were replaced with 
carpets. I'm an ex rubber molding guy and the biggest obstacle is the cost 
of a mold. The rubber and the molding process would be relatively 
inexpensive in comparison. The other issue would be getting them correct as 
there may not be any usable samples around to duplicate. I remember tossing 
mine once I placed the carpet but thinking whether I should hold on to them. 
Guess I should have done so. I wonder if the 4 and 4A are the same? I'm 
thinking they would be but no real proof that they are. Can anyone verify 
that? My TR4A parts book shows them as special order items so I assume that 
carpets were standard on 4A's. My personal experience does not confirm that 
however. P/N for right side is 708843 and for left is 708841.The parts 
manual shows them under the carpets but I don't recall that to be the case 
with my car. Memory is not so good as it once was either.
JVV
66 Triumph TR4A since 1969

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Holekamp" <jholekamp at sbcglobal.net>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:40 PM
Subject: [TR] TR4 front floor mats


"TR4s came with carpet but I had not heard of an original mat." This is
inaccurate. TR4s were sold with rubber floor mats that snapped in and went 
from
the front of the seats to up the foot-well. I have distinct memory of 
throwing
away the worn out mats in my '64 TR4 and replacing them & the original grey
(turned brown) rayon carpets with a cheap black carpet set from J C Whitney 
in
the early 1970's. There is no source of repro TR4 rubber floor mats that I 
know
- a very scarce and seldom seen item.

The Roadster Factory, who did reproduce the TR3 rubber mats, had no interest 
in
reproducing TR4 rubber mats due to low demand for TR3 mats, the last time we
talked several years ago. Maybe with the increased restoration of TR4s this 
will
change.

brgds, Jay
Wheaton Illinois USA
'64 Triumph TR4 since '67