Re: [T3] Installing carpet: The Saga Begins

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 13 Mar 00, at 22:46, Ginger D.&Peter P. wrote:

> Oh, I hear you bro'.  I did the same project last year, starting in April.  Come
> late summer I was still fiddling with the new carpet install.  "While I'm in
> there..." philosophy will do this:

Still the best way to get everything fixed....

> * replaced shift rod hanger and bushing in tunnel (drill out spot welds, real
> fun job)

Why was it necessary to replace the hanger?

> * Repair seat mechanisms (and slip some cardboard over the springs to stop the
> poking)

Good quality carpeting is a much better choice than cardboard. Put it 
in upside down so the springs have to chew ALL the way through it 
before it comes apart. Buy remnants from a carpet store; it's cheap 
that way. Then cover with good quality urethane foam.

-
*******************************
Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
*******************************

-------------------------------------------------------------------
List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org