Boot flooring

[john122S]

Thanks to all for helpful previous posts. A last pair (perhaps) of questions. Should the 2 boot flooring boards have attached carpet or a loose single carpet piece on top of them?
Should there be a carpeted vertical board covering petrol tank etc?
Thanks, John in Virginia

[Craig Elliott]

Yes there is a single piece of carpet with bound edging that loosely covers the two piece boot floor, I believe this should be held in place with similar clips to those that should retain the footwell floor carpets.

A suitably shaped piece of fibreboard (I've used thin marine ply) with carpet glued to it hides the fuel tank. A boot illumination lamp should also be attached to this board with the switch being attached to the boot stay mechanism. If I recall correctly the boot carpeting is always black regardless of the colour of the interior.

C

[stugilmour]

John:

I have attached a photo for reference of the aftermarket Plus 2 boot carpet set I purchased on eBay. Shows the pieces needed to restore the boot to give you an idea of the configuration. I assume these are the same for the Plus 2 S as my 1971 Federal.

I bought them from "euroclassictrim", an eBay store on ebay.com. The supplier is Bernard, and he is located in Florida. Here is a link:

http://stores.ebay.com/EUROCLASSICTRIM_ ... QpZ2QQtZkm

I checked his store today and he does not have the Plus 2 carpets listed right now, but I am sure if you contacted him he would make up a set. I also purchased the interior set from him as well; not so sure of the fitment of these.

I had no problem with the transaction as I was not in a rush for the carpets, but would have to say in all fairness he was pretty slow to supply. I figure anyone willing to make up carpet sets for older British stuff on our side of the pond can be cut slack on the timing. Sounds like he tries to make them up in batches in a small upholstery shop, hence the delay.

Not sure if this would be an issue for you, but the carpeting material used is not the stock stuff, but it is of acceptable quality. The piece for the boot floor is all edge trimmed to fit loose on the floor boards; the pieces for the sides and back of the boot are cut to size and just need gluing to the felt sound proofing, probably with minor trimming. I have not installed mine yet as I am at the same stage you are, making up the floor boards from the stock ones I had as templates.

Certainly cheaper to make up your own from a large piece of carpet material of your choice. However, if you do not have the stock pieces to use as a pattern, these might be an option for you.

HTH