Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,

can you tell me how I go about getting the trim panels out of the back of my Traveller without damaging them, so I can replace them after inspecting "what lies beneath"? I'm hesitant to start ripping it apart, in case I do just that.

I mean the vertical panels either side of the back seat, and the ones in the load area.

If they are clipped in like the door cards, am I likely to need new clips to refit them?

To get these panels out without damaging them you will need to remove the waistrail (wood rail that runs from behind the front seat to the back.) It is screwed on. To do this it's better if you remove the back seat entirely first. Unscrew the waistrail. It may need a bit of gentle persuasion as it's put on using Dum Dum (like black plasticine).

Once this is off all the rear side panels come away freely - they're usually not screwed on, but it depends on who put them on last of course! Refit is simply the same job in reverse, but remember to apply new Dum Dum which acts a a water barrier.

On mine there was a vinyl covered wooden strip at the bottom, shaped to the wheel arch, which was screwed in place. On the top there was a long wooden trim from front to back, which again was screwed in place. When I took these out, the panels just came out.

You can just see it in this pic on the left (in white)

regaliaqueen wrote:To get these panels out without damaging them you will need to remove the waistrail (wood rail that runs from behind the front seat to the back.) It is screwed on. To do this it's better if you remove the back seat entirely first. Unscrew the waistrail. It may need a bit of gentle persuasion as it's put on using Dum Dum (like black plasticine).

Once this is off all the rear side panels come away freely - they're usually not screwed on, but it depends on who put them on last of course! Refit is simply the same job in reverse, but remember to apply new Dum Dum which acts a a water barrier.

Beat me to it!

That waistrail removal has been on/off in my car more times than I care the remember - I could do it in my sleep! My car looked like yours 2 years ago so keep up the good work!

Thanks everyone, I see how its done now.

I don't have any screwed on trim at the bottom of the panels, so I guess its just the waist rails and the pressure from the seat squab holding the panels on.

Better get ordering some dum-dum .

Glad that helps. Don't forget to scrape off all the old Dum Dum (paint scraper will do the trick) first as this will give you a nice clean surface for the new DD I found it works better if you roll 2 long sausages (not too thick) (get the kiddies to help if they're of the right age ) and press them onto the waistrail about 1 - 2" apart. This ensures a continuous water barrier.