PGB BME Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hi Does anyone know of someone who recovers the lower crash pads, grab handle in vinyl and is it expensive? Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hi Phil The RH one is available from Moss. http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/triumph/tr2-4a/interior/dashboards-consoles/dash-fascia-tr4-4a.html The LH is not available at least from Moss, but your local car trimmer might be able to help. It is more complex than the RH but if the foam is in good condition it might be repairable as good quality black vinyl is available. Regards Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark1965TR4aBRG Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Have a chat with TRGB - they sorted all my interior parts for me - spot on as ever. https://www.trgb.co.uk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david c Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 +1 for TRGB, A good job and not too expensive. Best of luck David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Burgess Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Try the trimmer in Derby that I used Phil. Stumpy has his number, he will make them up for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chilliman Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Phil, it's really not that difficult to do yourself once you know how they are constructed, I did a set of mine a couple of years back which I've been very happy with & can post some sequential pics if it would help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badhuis Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi John, please can we have your "sequential pics"? The RH lower rail on my LHD TR4 has split. I bought a replacement a few years ago but the grain of the vinyl is very fine, much different to the original coarse grain. I do not like to have one piece of vinyl different to the others (LH rail and dash top) and quite like the original coarse pattern. If I can find vinyl with the coarse grain I might try to replace the new fine coarse vinyl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobinTR Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi John, I also have a split in my grab handle pad. It is not too bad, so I have been able to produce a reasonable repair in the past, but I have noticed that it is opening up again, so would appreciate seeing some pictures of how you went about your recovering. Like badhuis, I would prefer to stay with the original original coarse grain vinyl, so any leads in that direction would also be welcome, (I assume a semi-flexible thermoplastic type material, rather than vinyl leather-cloth) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chilliman Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 This is what I started off with.. The old crash pads were in a very poor state with cracked covering, taped in places and stuffed with paper in some areas. First job was to deconstruct and salvage as much as possible ... These show the inner metal frame detached from the foam I then sand blasted & painted the metal frames.. I then bonded the foam back to the metal frames and taped in place until firmly attached The difficult bit was working out how to repair the fifty year old foam that had become brittle and cracked or disintegrated in a couple of areas, I cut out the worst damage with a craft knife and then sprayed the affected areas with a cheap builders foam..... Which when set hard I carved back to match the original contour of the crash pads... This worked surprisingly well and provided a similar texture and compression to the original undamaged foam I didn't fancy trying to stretch the new covering directly over the foam for fear of damaging it so opted for a layer of gaffa tape which I added as follows And this was followed by my chosen final covering which was a bit of black grained leatherette which was a close to the dash top as possible Picture taken in kitchen due to needing extra pair of hands whilst stretching & gluing the covering! (I used a normal contact adhesive) Did these a couple of years ago and still looking good on the car - the method I used would probably cause a professional trimmer to cringe but for the cost of a bit of leatherette off-cut & a couple of hours work I ended up with some far more presentable crash pads than I had originally and they still have the firm spongy feel to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanT Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 A layer of wadding would be good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobinTR Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Hi John, thanks for the pictures. I think that the damage to my grab handle is significantly less that you had to face, so I will probably continue to live with it. However, it is nice to know that the builder's foam works as described in your sequence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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