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Posted By Discussion Topic: floormat fitting -- page: 1 2     1937sedandelivery 07-09-2017 @ 12:55 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 501 Joined: Jul 2014 Tom, Sorry for late response, was at the Spokane Expo swap meet (what a bust, no 37 parts at all). Regarding the blasted parts, I did go back and paint them and scr*ped off some key areas where I thought connectivity would matter. I have yet to do the voltmeter measurements, but will get to that in the next couple days. Thanks for keeping up with me! gregg TomO 07-03-2017 @ 10:53 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 7256 Joined: Oct 2009 Gregg, I would paint the areas that you sandblasted to improve grounding. The tin worms love bare metal and those bare spots give them a chance to get under the paint on the rest of the fender. The bolts should give you a good ground connection. To check if you need an extra ground wire, turn on the parking lights and connect the red or + lead of your voltmeter to the battery post and then touch the com or black lead to the bulb housing in the taillight. Your meter should read 0.1 volts or less. If you get a higher reading, you can move the COM lead closer to the battery to see where the resistance is. You can do the same test with all of the other lights. Tom 1937sedandelivery 06-30-2017 @ 9:05 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 501 Joined: Jul 2014 Well, I am more than surprised. The moment I put water to the mat it started turning brown! Maybe it was the sun, maybe the dish soap, maybe the heat??? I have no earthly explanation for this. It is starkly brown, in fact, it is very close to "rustic brown". So much for Benton Gray. Anyway, I laid down the cloth matting (after trimming) and the mat fits like a glove. I do recall reading somewhere that the original Benton Gray mats sometimes were brownish in color??? Thought I would share. gregg 1937sedandelivery 06-29-2017 @ 2:11 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 501 Joined: Jul 2014 Alan, Will tackle the floor mat today to see how it "cleans up". Lots of warm days here in Tucson. Thanks, Gregg 1937sedandelivery 06-29-2017 @ 11:50 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 501 Joined: Jul 2014 MG, All the holes were pre-cut, including the shifter one. Everything fits just right, no alterations at all. Just slipped it on and voila! As in Alan's case, there are no slits in the mat to account for the front seat front mount bolts. Those are easy enough to cut. Again, my mat is from Joe's Antiques who get them from Dennis Carpenter. gregg This message was edited by 1937sedandelivery on 6-29-17 @ 4:29 PM MG 06-29-2017 @ 10:37 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1260 Joined: Nov 2009 Gregg, Did the mat come with the hole precut for the shift tower? If not, you certainly did a nice/neat job in cutting it yourself. How difficult was this for you? The measurements can be tricky.... FordFreak 06-29-2017 @ 10:20 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 116 Joined: Nov 2013 Gregg - looks like your mat fits better than mine ! I got mine from Mac's ..... ford38v8 06-28-2017 @ 11:48 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2764 Joined: Oct 2009 Gregg, Your decision to rework the original lamp sockets shows your smarts about inferior repops. Keep up the good work! The added ground wire to frame that you found was good, done by many people, but should be hidden from scrutiny by Concourse Judges. Alan ford38v8 06-28-2017 @ 11:43 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2764 Joined: Oct 2009 Gregg, I'd advise the removal of your new mat to the driveway on a nice warm day, and with a soft bristle brush and Dawn Liquid Dish Soap/water, remove the waxy whitish mold release from the rubber. The result will be as nice as can be. You may decide to follow up with a diluted silicone treatment, to be well rubbed dry with a clean towel. Try this on the backside before you decide. Alan 1937sedandelivery 06-28-2017 @ 9:08 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 501 Joined: Jul 2014 Hey Alan, In response to your reply, I certainly will go with your advice to solder the male connections. Will use female connectors to connect male ends together. Just ordered some cloth covered wire today so I can rebuild the lamp bulb socket wiring. I had ordered some replacements from Bob Drake and besides the fact that they use standard vinyl insulated wires (per today's technology), I discovered the bulb socket has offset pins so the original style bulbs will not work. Luck has it that I found some NOS bulbs and just got those in the mail today. Definitely will use and rebuild the original bulb socket assemblies. Now, regarding the floor mat fitment, I received and test fitted the front floor mat. It fits very nicely. It is fairly discolored and seems waxy to the touch. Maybe this is expected and intentional. The good news, for me, is that the mat fits easily underneath the side scuff panel edges, which provides a neat clean appearance. Pic attached. Overall, I recommend the mat. BTW, the backing is not jute and it is a separate piece, kinda like cloth matting. It should provide some thermal and acoustic improvements. Thanks, Gregg This message was edited by 1937sedandelivery on 6-28-17 @ 9:31 PM

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