Thursday, August 11, 2016

Hard top restoration 3 - trimming part 1

I had collected the new rubbers over the last few years starting with an MB rear screen rubber that Will Samples, restorer of the car at S&S Imports, Dallas, sourced for me.  I picked up the side seals from SLS Gmbh in Germany and came across a lucky find on e-bay for original front header rail and rear body seals at a knock down price; helped to keep the costs down.
The headlining, in a tan colour which was the same as the original. The sound deadening needed gluing back into place and the metal fitting bows were all de-rusted and treated before being inserted into the new lining material



 came from KHM in Germany also, it turned out to be for the earlier small window version but worked well with plenty of careful trimming back.  When I removed the old under window leather trim the model number was stencilled on to the leather.

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