Need advice on re-vinyl

[Shvegel]

If you ever get back in the neighborhood the original floor material was painted over in body color.  A quick coat to cover the dynamat logos and all is forgiven.

[zak]

I am in the same boat. Worn out crappie replacement carpets and worn out original smooth MB Tex that is beyond redemption.
I actually like the look and feel of the coarser grained Tex for the front seats on my late model 250 SL. I will also order them without head rests even though the car came with them. I love that look.
I would also consider contrasting piping like merc- girl has if GAT will do ( or maybe not ? ).   My car is a driver so I am not worried about losing points in a concours .

BTW, I am happy tp report that the MBCA is having their North Jersey June Jamborie this Saturday in person. There will be 50 + classic MBs including a dozen or so 113s.
I am looking forward to going. All are invited.

jz 
 

[zak]

Beautiful color combo, Raj. it's interesting that you had to alter some tex pieces to fit properly.

jz

[dirkbalter]

@rajiggyfizzle, looks great. I see you also insulated the area under the wood boxes. In the spirit of further reducing the road noise,  I am planning to do the same. Did you place any insulation against the back wall, towards the soft top compartment?

[Rahul]

Hey @dirkbalter, I did not apply it to the back wall (nor did I put any Dynamat in there). I only laid the MLV material inside the rear wells, they are not adhered to anything and easily removable.

Best,

Rahul

[dirkbalter]

Hey @dirkbalter, I did not apply it to the back wall (nor did I put any Dynamat in there). I only laid the MLV material inside the rear wells, they are not adhered to anything and easily removable.

Best,

Rahul

Got it, thank you.

[zak]

Thank you, gentlemen. This thread inspired me to finally purchase new MBTEX course grain seat covers and a square weave carpet set.
And based on recommendations I ordered from John at GAT. I was also able to find a recommended installer near me in northern NJ.
I visited the installers shop last week for him to inspect my seat cushions to see if they also needed replacement - they do not.
I think I will also install the dynamat inside the doors and in the foot wells too.
Thanks for the stimulation....

jz

[lowpad]

Where did you find the material for the moisture barrier?  I found some on a hot-rod site, but I can't find the link.  Most of the cars of that era seem to have a fairly thick moisture barrier, and I can't anything equivalent.  Thanks! 

[Rahul]

@lowpad, I'm not sure, my upholsterer sourced and installed it. I know there are a few threads in this forum where members have suggested suitable material available at hardware stores... from memory I don't think it was anything particularly special.

[Rahul]

Well... I am 90% of the way there with what I set out to do with getting the car up to scratch... Today was the first day I dropped the new soft-top on a gorgeous day in California, so I felt obliged to update the post with some photos.

In love with this thing, nothing beats the experience of driving top-down in the sunshine!

Thanks to everyone for their input on the various threads I have bombarded over the past few months - truly grateful to have this community of helpful owners, would have been lost without all the guidance!!

[mdsalemi]

...Dynamat...MLV [mass loaded vinyl]

I've started a separate thread on the utilization of these two materials.