Date:         Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:26:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Creepy gap between carpets
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4C223D9E.2010302@gmail.com>
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They sell door liner(like under the bottom of your front door at the house)
at Lowe's HD, etc. Try that and trim to fit.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jay Lefstein's post about needing new carpets triggered this post.
>
> On my '84 with dark brown carpets, there's a gap between the frontmost
> carpet (running crossways under the feets of the driver and passenger)
> and the carpet between the seats. It's about an inch to 3cm* wide and
> was originally filled with a nice clean dark brown vinyl strip.
>
> Well, that was then, this is now. Those were the good old day, a simpler
> time.
>
> Now the strip is partially covered with a creepy black tarlike substance
> with food crumbs embedded into it. I think the tarlike substance crept
> out from under the carpets. The food crumbs -- well, it's pretty obvious
> where they came from.
>
> I could slap a bit of duct tape over it, but maybe there's a slightly
> less unattractive solution?
>
> ============
> * Mixing units. It's not just for Frydaye any more.
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>