Carpet and Windows
Discussion
I am looking a S1 this weekend.
Its a bit tired and has been stood for a couple of years.
The carpets are said to be in a bad state, I'm assuming with a bit of effort this can be done DIY for not too many £'s as long as I can get an ok colour combination with the leather.
One of the side windows has also been broken,again probably a long frustrating job but not ultimately that difficult?
Thanks
Mike
Its a bit tired and has been stood for a couple of years.
The carpets are said to be in a bad state, I'm assuming with a bit of effort this can be done DIY for not too many £'s as long as I can get an ok colour combination with the leather.
One of the side windows has also been broken,again probably a long frustrating job but not ultimately that difficult?
Thanks
Mike
Hi Mike
No doubt you will get more advice but the MOST important think to check is the state of the chassis with the outriggers and the trailing arms. There are endless threads on this forum with chassis/trailing arm horror stories. Not impossible to overcome chassis issues if you are practical with abody lift and welding in new bits or spending about £1500+vat to have it done professionally (I believe David Gerrard Worcestershire are doing fixed price). Trailing arms can be rebuilt (Adrian Venn Exactly TVR Coventry) or indeed TVR Car Parts are sellin at £220 ish.
Carpets are easy to replace/get replaced but you mentioned a broken window, is that the glass as I believe its difficult or impossible to replace via normal suppliers.
They are great cars which will bring a smile to your face and that make the most fantastic noise.
Where abouts are you based, its possible someone on here might be able to help, and can you give some details of the car it might be known.
Good luck but buy on condition especially the chassis
Norman
No doubt you will get more advice but the MOST important think to check is the state of the chassis with the outriggers and the trailing arms. There are endless threads on this forum with chassis/trailing arm horror stories. Not impossible to overcome chassis issues if you are practical with abody lift and welding in new bits or spending about £1500+vat to have it done professionally (I believe David Gerrard Worcestershire are doing fixed price). Trailing arms can be rebuilt (Adrian Venn Exactly TVR Coventry) or indeed TVR Car Parts are sellin at £220 ish.
Carpets are easy to replace/get replaced but you mentioned a broken window, is that the glass as I believe its difficult or impossible to replace via normal suppliers.
They are great cars which will bring a smile to your face and that make the most fantastic noise.
Where abouts are you based, its possible someone on here might be able to help, and can you give some details of the car it might be known.
Good luck but buy on condition especially the chassis
Norman
Mike,
Coverdale do carpet sets for TVRs. I'm not sure whether they have the pattern for the S1. Might be worth a quick call to confirm and get prices.
As for the window, if its the glass then I'm afraid I'm stumped. If its the mechanism then most of it is readily accessible behind the door card and shouldn't be too tricky to fix.
Happy hunting
Coverdale do carpet sets for TVRs. I'm not sure whether they have the pattern for the S1. Might be worth a quick call to confirm and get prices.
As for the window, if its the glass then I'm afraid I'm stumped. If its the mechanism then most of it is readily accessible behind the door card and shouldn't be too tricky to fix.
Happy hunting
TVRCARPARTS Had the glass for the side windows about £100 as long as its clear and not tinted I had to replace one this year before SCH but it was slightly diffrent from my S1 and I had to modify the metal runners in the door to make it fit a lot of trying in and out but it can be done.
Worst case is you'll have to get a window from the breakers - but they know how to charge.
Your options are Douglas Valley and Bell Hill - look on useful links at the top of the forum.
It would also be worth a call to Autoglass and similar - they often have more obscure items than you would think.
If the carpets are beyond saving then you could just go for a colour thats near enough - you won't notice the slight difference (and any carpets will be faded anyhow) or just change the lot for black carpets.
I think a fully tailored set is quite expensive - £300+
Just the floor mats are available though for about £75.
Again look at useful links.
Chris
Your options are Douglas Valley and Bell Hill - look on useful links at the top of the forum.
It would also be worth a call to Autoglass and similar - they often have more obscure items than you would think.
If the carpets are beyond saving then you could just go for a colour thats near enough - you won't notice the slight difference (and any carpets will be faded anyhow) or just change the lot for black carpets.
I think a fully tailored set is quite expensive - £300+
Just the floor mats are available though for about £75.
Again look at useful links.
Chris
Mike,
I've heard good things about Coverdale carpets. There is also another company you could try but I can't remember their name at the moment
but I think they advertise in the TVRCC Sprint mag. They are ex-factory guys and have the original patterns for the S's - maybe someone else will be along in a moment with their name.....
And I'm sure that Dave M got some from ebay.....
As for windows, I'm sure I've read elsewhere that side glass is difficult or even impossible to find new. The usual breakers may have some, but I know for other parts I've tried them for they've been on the extreme end of the expensive scale!
http://www.bellhillgarage.com/
http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/
Good luck,
Longers
I've heard good things about Coverdale carpets. There is also another company you could try but I can't remember their name at the moment
but I think they advertise in the TVRCC Sprint mag. They are ex-factory guys and have the original patterns for the S's - maybe someone else will be along in a moment with their name.....And I'm sure that Dave M got some from ebay.....
As for windows, I'm sure I've read elsewhere that side glass is difficult or even impossible to find new. The usual breakers may have some, but I know for other parts I've tried them for they've been on the extreme end of the expensive scale!
http://www.bellhillgarage.com/
http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/
Good luck,
Longers
thanks for the info,
Didnt realise a piece of glass could be that expensive.
I quite fancy doing a chassis lift as I'm pretty handy with the welder now.
One of the projects is the one on this forum in black with a good honest description of what needs doing. The other is a complete unknown, selling it for a mate etc etc but has documents and history but has been stood oustide for two years but does run and drive, I like the colour as its a light metallic green.
Choices choices!
Didnt realise a piece of glass could be that expensive.
I quite fancy doing a chassis lift as I'm pretty handy with the welder now.
One of the projects is the one on this forum in black with a good honest description of what needs doing. The other is a complete unknown, selling it for a mate etc etc but has documents and history but has been stood oustide for two years but does run and drive, I like the colour as its a light metallic green.
Choices choices!
I've bought my S about 2 months ago, same situation really, been stood for a while, carpets were faded and mats were knackered. Managed to get the same colour carpet from the NEC Classic and Sports Car Show, think it was about £10 for a 2 metre wide by 5 metre's long roll so I bought two. Also managed to get a roll of vinyl the same colour so i'm gonna have a crack at doing it myself, apart from the mats which i'll give to someone I know.
Anyone got any experience with this? I imagine it's just a matter of removing the original carpets and using them as a template for the new stuff, followed with copeous amounts of spray adhesive.
Anyone got any experience with this? I imagine it's just a matter of removing the original carpets and using them as a template for the new stuff, followed with copeous amounts of spray adhesive.
I had about two layers of underlay stuck to the floor with removable sections of carpet for the footwell floor. The footwell underlay is gone now as the car leaks like a sieve and was still wet inside weeks after the latest outing in the rain.
If yours leaks, and you want to drive on wet days, it's worth considering having mats for the footwell floor made out of the carpet material. Then, like me, you can take them out before they get wet on rainy days.
I think WooliesTrim supply fittings to stop the carpet sliding up and jamming the accelerator pedal open - that scared me witless when I tried to stop at traffic lights on the second day I had it..........
If yours leaks, and you want to drive on wet days, it's worth considering having mats for the footwell floor made out of the carpet material. Then, like me, you can take them out before they get wet on rainy days.
I think WooliesTrim supply fittings to stop the carpet sliding up and jamming the accelerator pedal open - that scared me witless when I tried to stop at traffic lights on the second day I had it..........
M3CHA-MONK3Y said:
I've bought my S about 2 months ago, same situation really, been stood for a while, carpets were faded and mats were knackered. Managed to get the same colour carpet from the NEC Classic and Sports Car Show, think it was about £10 for a 2 metre wide by 5 metre's long roll so I bought two. Also managed to get a roll of vinyl the same colour so i'm gonna have a crack at doing it myself, apart from the mats which i'll give to someone I know.
Anyone got any experience with this? I imagine it's just a matter of removing the original carpets and using them as a template for the new stuff, followed with copeous amounts of spray adhesive.
I've done mine myself - see the website www.gbsportscar.com - I used a nylon carpet which I bought from ebay for about £50 and was specifically designed for car upholstery (it is light and easily shaped). I used 2mx4m for everything. You will need to be handy with a sewing machine though as doing the vinyl trim is tricky and making the sections to cover the rear wheel arch takes some thought. It took me about 3 days in total, but the effect was really worth it. All I have left to do now is the trim on the mats (I ran out of trim and am waiting until I need something else from woolies as I don't want to pay £6 p&P for £3 of vinyl trim - I know I'm a tight aAnyone got any experience with this? I imagine it's just a matter of removing the original carpets and using them as a template for the new stuff, followed with copeous amounts of spray adhesive.
e).One thing to note though is use the old carpets as a rough template, but I would suggest that for the footwells you adapt the original design and do the two edges and the front sections as seperate pieces of material, make an under seat section that goes up the bit behind the seats to the parcel shelf and extends all the way forward into the footwell, then make a mat that fills the whole footwell covering the edges of the bits previously described. This makes cutting and sticking easier and allows the mats to hide any mistakes
Mark
I have just about completed a carpet replacement on my motor, Pulling the old out was easy, I then ran a scrapper over the fibreglass to remove the glue residue and bits of stuck carpet.
I decided to fit the replacements myself as I like messing.
I contacted D&C trim who are ex employees working out of the old Bristol street premises, and took them my old set as patterns.
They did me a full set, and I mean a full set of every bit of carpet I needed with all the binding as required and all the help, advice I needed for £350.00 DIY. However they will fully fit them for a little extra if required.
I cannot recommend D&C trim enough, and for the price i was quoted from Coverdale whose kit did not include all the pieces I needed it really is a no brainer to ring Dave at D&C.
The fit and quality was excellent and took me approx 2 days on and off to fit, the finish is great.
I used a spray on contact adhesive by "Stikatak" Super spray contact adhesive which I got from my local friendly carpet fitters wholesaler.
I will post pics once I remember to bring the camera down from the Garage.
Hope tha above helps, sorry if its a little rambling.
Pete
I decided to fit the replacements myself as I like messing.
I contacted D&C trim who are ex employees working out of the old Bristol street premises, and took them my old set as patterns.
They did me a full set, and I mean a full set of every bit of carpet I needed with all the binding as required and all the help, advice I needed for £350.00 DIY. However they will fully fit them for a little extra if required.
I cannot recommend D&C trim enough, and for the price i was quoted from Coverdale whose kit did not include all the pieces I needed it really is a no brainer to ring Dave at D&C.
The fit and quality was excellent and took me approx 2 days on and off to fit, the finish is great.
I used a spray on contact adhesive by "Stikatak" Super spray contact adhesive which I got from my local friendly carpet fitters wholesaler.
I will post pics once I remember to bring the camera down from the Garage.
Hope tha above helps, sorry if its a little rambling.
Pete
Carpets are really straight forward to replace. A good sewing machine (mine is a old Singer 28 cast iron thing) helps for the few bindings. A few litres of contact adhesive, some flexible modern synthetic carpet and I was sorted.
There is another cheap S1 floating around but it might be the one you've seen. Rather than link it here, if you want to email me then I'll forward the link.
cheers
Jed
There is another cheap S1 floating around but it might be the one you've seen. Rather than link it here, if you want to email me then I'll forward the link.
cheers
Jed
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