convertible boot cover...p15

[claybill]

hey bob T....where did you get the boot made? i cant find one anywhere.

any tips on having one made from scratch...cost?

bill claybill red p15 'vert!

[Norm's Coupe]

Bill,

Don't know where Bob got his boot, but there is a place in California that makes them. Think it's Acme Interiors. They also make seat covers and headliners. I use to have one of their catalogs. Will check to see if I still have it. They have the patterns for tops and boots for special order.

[bob westphal]

Any upholstery shop can make one for you. Just give your loacl shop a call for a quote.

[BobT-47P15]

Bill.....I had this one made by a local upholstry shop. I had an old boot--don't know for sure if it really went to this car....that he sort of used as a sample. The one thing he could have done better was make the part along the sides inside the car stiffer. He put some material behind it, but it still kind of buckles. May go back to him to see if he can stiffen up those sides a bit more. Cost was $250.

Had him use velcro strip to attach boot to the rear edge of the seat. Others have used snaps along the top edge. There is a piece of plywood which forms the back of the seatback. I had him put an edge along front of the boot at a 90 degree angle, which goes down behind the seatback...to which to attach the velcro. Hope this helps.

I don't know how the back of your seat is, but mine is original and you can see it is a "V" sort of thing in the middle. Therefore, front edge of my boot had to be "v'd" to match that contour. If your seat has been reupholstered, it may not have that feature. Just need to look to see.