These screws through the windlace look like and unfortunate and bad solution to a problem.
Windlace doesn’t line up well back at the C pillar. Are these for a 68 XR7? They are short and faded at a much different rate. Perhaps trimmed back because of damage? I didn’t find reproduction so far.
The door panel on the driver’s side is getting sandwiched by the dash pad. Anyone know if this is a common occurrence and of a trick way to correct it?
The carpet sample is way off for color. Way too light of a color for my taste. The pattern/weave is matching. Any darker options out there? Dark brown works well so I may end up just cleaning and restoring the carpet I have. Tempting to change to black as it looks great against the saddle and low maintenance. But I am pretty sure the dark brown is OEM
That is the correct windlace for your car. There usually are screws in them at the location shown in your photo, the difference is that the factory screw is more like the one in your drivers door panel in about the 1 o’clock position from the mirror control knob. It is possible that the sample piece of carpet is the correct color and yours has gotten darker over time from use and dirt. I often see that sandwiched mark on door panels.
Thanks for the feedback. Smaller screws/washers may explain why I couldn’t notice any in pictures of other people’s windlace. I might be able to see more original colors when everything is apart.
It seems that three types of brown carpet were Cougar options. Mustang Market online shows Brown 510, Medium Saddle 521 and Light Saddle 511. From online pictures it seems like medium saddle might be a better match to what is in the car currently. My full marti report is on the way. That and a little detective work should help me find out my carpet color choices. The inital Marti report defines the trim code 6F as “Saddle Leather Bucket Seats”. The tag book shows 6F and 6FA as “Medium Saddle” with the “A” denoting cushion variations. Seems more accurate to what I have.
The drivers side windlace screw looks to be in the wrong spot. Passengers side looks more correct. But because of the absence of a hole in the more correct spot on the drivers side, I would have to say they ‘slopped’ it together that way when built. And ditto on what’s been said about the screws, although they may have grabbed those at assembly because of how they positioned it on the DS piece. Those same style screws get used on the rear interior panels down near the floor if memory serves.
As far as the windlaces being short, they all shrink over time. WCCC and others have talked of hanging them from one end and then hanging a weight on the other on say a hot day and making them grow back in length. I tried it with very little success. I did gain enough to get them tucked back behind the rear panels nice, but they are still short in the front.
Did you check a spot on your carpet that is covered from elements to see if it is closer to the new sample? I agree it looks to light to be a good match. I think brown maybe, but not black.
A '68 XR-7 with saddle interior would have a very dark brown carpet originally. It would appear to be black except in direct sunlight.
The windlace and kick panels and other vinyl parts don’t age well. Your windlace is typical in that it has faded and shrunk over time. See the video on how to stretch them at WCCC, then dye as required.
So I received samples of Medium Saddle (Mustang Market small chip) and Dark Saddle (Auto Custom Carpets larger chip) and did more match-ups. They are basically similar with the ACC option appearing just slightly more dark. The pictures are both from the transmission hump. The front is a really good match from a low traffic area whereas the rear is high traffic for sure. Honestly I though the lighter sections of carpet were UV faded but it seems they turned dark over the last 52 years.
Probably will go for the ACC option. I want to take a better look underneath before deciding on mass backing or other N.V.H. options.
