Part 2 of the A-Pillar covering.
I was more fearful of this one, because the rear view mirror adjustment stalk had to be kept in mind as it all plays a role in trying to derail a tidy job.
The triangulated base, with recesses etc makes it awkward too, and of course once the glue goes off, you are screwed as I was using high end, industrial strength spray on glue.
So with a lot of careful measuring, marking, masking tape and patiently working at it, I managed to firstly mark the hole, then enlarge it to the size of a wine bottle neck inner diameter so it created a nice snug fit over the base of the grommet the adjuster has.
Once glued down I also tucked it further, right down to the actual body panel where it seats.
So it went down even more than this.
Flappy sides were mostly tucked away between the dash and body.
Because of the terrible fit, this side has huge gaps between the glass and body panels, they are riveted to the steel frame.
I will add something like a strip of high density foam in black, to the gaps to just tidy this all up later.
Result is acceptable, but certainly not what I like, still a huge improvement on what there was.
Being as it was 30’C outside, I decided to call it a day and go sit indoors, reading and sweating, drinking a load of water and eating pretzels.
The only one who really enjoyed the heat was Bonnie.
I found her a Little Tykes sandpit last year, and yesterday, she played in it, and actually just laid in the water when not chasing her balls, or watching Sally work in the garden.
I did so little this weekend, but I am hoping it was the most awkward of the vinyl upholstery work.
I will edit and make up a full video of the vinyl process once it is completed.
It may take a bit of brutal editing.
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/8yQ6z3doG5A
Have a great week out there.