Crossmember trim

[Simonpfhc]

Hi,

I am in the middle of trimming the interior of my 62 fhc. I have been using a kit supllied by BAS and have so far been very impressed with the fit and quality of parts.

I am about to trim the crossmember that runs under both seats and through the transmission tunnel. BAS have supplied carpet material for this - I thought that the crossmember was trimmed in vinyl. I have had a look at the 3.8 factory thread and this confirms my thoughts.

Was this crossmember ever trimmed in carpet on later models??

Cheers.

[christopher storey]

Mine ( very early 4.2 ) certainly was , and indeed I cannot recall seeing one which did not have carpet. That does not mean , of course, that there weren't any but Jaguar generally always used carpet where it could be seen

[Simonpfhc]

Thanks Christopher. Carpet it is then.

Cheers.

[Polse7317]

My serie 1 is March 1963 and the cross member was in vinyl:

I have trimmed the same vinyl from BAS in blue :

[265bhp]

Hi Simon
Don't assume it was carpet....mine is/was vinyl....also March 63...
Jonathan

[Simonpfhc]

Thanks Lataud and Jonathan. I have plenty of red vinyl so I do have the chouce of finish. I would prefer to go with vinyl.

Cheers.

[christopher storey]

Carpet looks much nicer and is certainly much more durable

[Moeregaard]

My very early 4.2, #1E30036, had vinyl over the cross member, as did my later car, #1E32208. Both had unmolested interiors when I acquired them. I'd go with vinyl simply because it'll go around the corners better.

[andrewh]

Both my mid 62 cars are vinyl and were totally original . Carpet it incorrect for a 3.8 certainly of that age



And if that photo made you feel as ill I did, this is what she ended up looking like

[Simonpfhc]

Thanks for everyone's replies. If it was down to a vote, looks like vinyl would win!

Andrew, with a finish like that, it is a shame to cover it with anything

Cheers.