Interior and Upholstery Question on parts for convertible well liner attachment to rear seat

[Augy]

I recently acquired a 1991 LX 5.0 convertible. The previous owner had replaced the top somewhat recently but it appears they failed to replace something. The boot well liner looks like it should be attached to the top of the rear seat (there are matching holes). If someone that has a similar car could take a picture or just explain what I'm missing, that would be very helpful. I can't tell if it was held in with just screws/clips or if there was some sort of brace that went across. There is a faint line on the vinyl giving me the impression that something long and flat was there to hold the well liner to the seat frame and then held with screws.

Also, is something supposed to attach in the two holes on the seat belt guide? Just seems odd to have those holes there. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Augy]

Here she is parked next to her stable mate

 

[90sickfox]

There was a trim piece of metal on my 89. You could buy a piece of flat alimunum stock and drill it to match the screw holes. It did have regular black washer head phillips screws. The same type screws were in the back of the liner screwed into the drip channel.

 

[limp]

I will take a look at my 83 today... some suttle differences in the four eye vs newer foxes even in the convertible conversions so I might be be any help.
Let you know

 

[limp]

The top of my 83 rear seat has nothing like what you are showing... Just the vinyl seat wrapped over the top...

 

[Praetorious]

There is a long piece they obviously failed to put back on when they replaced the top,when i had my top installed in 2010 they left it off and i had to go back and get it, if it helps i can take a picture of mine.

All it is is a long piece, maybe 60 inches by 6 inches,its black and was powdercoated ,what happens is that piece is exposed to the sun thru the back window and most of the powdercoat cracks,the cracked stuff comes right off but the stuff that stays is a major PITA to take off, i took mine off a few years ago to restore it and haven't put it back on, i have a sandblaster at my work and it wont even touch that powdercoat,lol, last thing i remember i was gonna do was to buy a gallon of acid to see if it could remove it but it was too much money.

 

[Praetorious]

Here you go

 

[Augy]

There is a long piece they obviously failed to put back on when they replaced the top,when i had my top installed in 2010 they left it off and i had to go back and get it, if it helps i can take a picture of mine.

All it is is a long piece, maybe 60 inches by 6 inches,its black and was powdercoated ,what happens is that piece is exposed to the sun thru the back window and most of the powdercoat cracks,the cracked stuff comes right off but the stuff that stays is a major PITA to take off, i took mine off a few years ago to restore it and haven't put it back on, i have a sandblaster at my work and it wont even touch that powdercoat,lol, last thing i remember i was gonna do was to buy a gallon of acid to see if it could remove it but it was too much money.

Thank you! I did finally source that piece and it looks just like yours. I attempted to remove the coating on the ends and you are 100% correct...it is a PITA to remove. I made a little progress with a putty knife, scraper, and wire wheel. I will keep at it and report back if I figure out a decent way to remove what's left of the coating. Appreciate your help!

 

[Praetorious]

No Problem,always glad to help,cool you found that piece, it's not easy to source and hard to explain what it is to someone without pictures.

 

[Augy]

I ended up using a heat gun and getting that remaining coating on the ends really, really hot...then scraped with a paint scraper (razor blade). I finished up with a wire wheel and then sand paper. There were some nicks in the metal I smoothed out as much as possible but I wasn't going for a Concours Restoration A coat of matte black lacquer rattle can paint and I'm pretty happy with it. I now have a place to attach the boot cover and hide all my hard work

 

[Praetorious]

Man that looks great,its a great feeling when you finally put those parts back on that have been missing for some time,i have a heat gun,i never thought about using it for that, good idea,i also wanted to say your car looks really nice,red and black interior, killer combo and killer garage too!

At Lowes they sell some paint in the rattle can department that is used to paint refrigerators,they have it in black and white and its really heavy duty paint,kinda like powder coating in a can of sorts,i used it on a motorcycle frame and it came out real nice,its called "appliance epoxy" I'm gonna try some of that when i redo that piece for my car.

 

[Augy]

Thanks! Good luck with your piece, I'm sure the appliance paint would work well, too. Appreciate the help and kind words.