Plog 40: B-Post Trim & Rear Seats

1st May 2019
Post 40: B-Post Trim & Rear Seats.


Next up on the short list after sorting the boot trim was to construct some new interior trim panels for the rear wheel arches.


The Short List:

1. Construct new rear wheel arch trims
2. Install rear seat pans
3. Figure out what to do with the rear seats/trim
4. Fit the new washer bottle, electrics and water piping
5. Install boot trim
6. Refit the rear bumper irons
7. Install the battery - why not

The car came with some trim panels that cover the metalwork around the B-Post, rear bulkhead and seats and were grubby to say the least what you think?

The starting position

What to do to solve all of this mess?  Well, I wasn't keen on the seats for starters - what use are they?  only children could really sit in them and would you let them - I think not!  I thought that the best thing to do was to remove the seats and create a flat floor for extra luggage space - we gonna need it - see the boot? 


To fill the holes I purchased a couple of blanking plates but as with these cars that didn't really work out as you can see. . .

Blanking Plate - Just Doesn't Fit

Seems the best thing to fill the holes is the seat pans so they got cleaned and painted and bolted back in without the seat foam and cover.  But first the side panels, these were well not worth saving but did provide a pattern and some parts that I used to construct new side panels from 3mm plywood - some images of a few steps. . .

The starting point, 2 holes and 2 grubby panels

The new side panel made and sticking the cover on with a mix of spray and evostic contact adhesive

Image before adding the final cover - just some cushion foam to give a "Feel"

Side panel in place

Sides panels, Rear panel with carpet and bespoke box to make a cubby hole and flat surface

Cubby open - see the seat pans inside

Carpet of the flat surface - main carpet to be fitted to front face.

I am quite pleased with the effect this provides, all side faces are covered in the trim material and the rear and floor faces get the woollen carpet treatment, provides a nice finish I think.


Pretty much completes the short list at any rate...