Glove box liner

Post by **silloyd** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:08 pm

As far as I can work out glove box liners are about £25 ea from a dealer for new ones and are fairly rare to find second hand in good condition.

Given that its made of some sort of card(?) and formed by folding and joining a shape cut from flat, has anyone worked out (a) what the template is, i.e. can it be bought/found on t'Interweb (I guess I could take my old one to bits for this) and (b) what kind of card to use, i.e. where to get it from?

I'm up for making my own if it's feasible!

Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:22 pm

i do not see why not if all you want is very thick card board / millboard

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-146-millboard.aspx

the liners from the dealers have a "soft" lining.. almost like it has been coated in chopped fibres.. poor description i know.. and i doubt you will be able to get that coating easily.

so yea you should be able to make your own no problem but not exactly the same and no i do not have any templates

Post by **mike.perry** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:34 pm

I believe that plastic liners are available. Anyone had any experience of these?

Post by **PSL184** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:46 pm

The soft fluffy lining is done by a process called "flocking". You can buy the "dust" that is used in the process to use at home. Basically you spray adhesive onto the area to be flocked then shake on the dust and shake off the excess - just like Blue Peter and the glitter pictures we used to make

Post by **bigjohn** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:08 am

iv got a good pair from a 1970 saloon pm me if interested

Post by **ASL642** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:29 pm

You could always apply sticky- backed flock (from B&Q) before you fold the card. I have seen the plastic ones at a rally and they looked ok.

Post by **Declan_Burns** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:48 am

While you're at it silk is good for covering the doors. It's nice and thin and doesn't prevent the door fouling on the aperture-just a thought.<br>

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Post by **Sidney'61** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:15 pm

So were the glovebox liners always in white/grey?
Mine are red to match the interior, I just assumed it was original...
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Post by **LouiseM** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:29 pm

Looks like someone has covered the door panels then decided to use the left over vinyl to do the same with the glove box liners

Post by **Sidney'61** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:40 pm

fair enough

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:29 pm

charlie_morris_minor wrote:i do not see why not if all you want is very thick card board / millboard

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-146-millboard.aspx

the liners from the dealers have a "soft" lining.. almost like it has been coated in chopped fibres.. poor description i know.. and i doubt you will be able to get that coating easily.

so yea you should be able to make your own no problem but not exactly the same and no i do not have any templates

Never used that stuff- does it bend sufficiently tight without fracturing? Looks like what my old,old College ring binders were made from?!

Post by **10852sm** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:25 pm

I was going to make some and got as far as making templates from the old ones using wallpaper, from memory the templates were about a meter long.

I looked and looked for the right material and I think I found it, thick gasket paper. Even fairly water proof.

I sold the car before I acualy made them though.

Post by **lencot76** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:43 am

Does anyone have a template for the liners both mine are missing on my car Len

Post by **SteveClem** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:28 pm

Len, I reckon you might as well buy new ones, unless you fancy the fun of making your own. They don't look half bad and if you want the 'aged' look let the dog play with them before you fit them.

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