Since all of the parts were in a big pile when I first bought the car, it was very difficult to tell what was missing. Much to my dismay, two small interiors pieces that fit below the quarter glass were no where to be found. Not only that, all the side glass was missing.
I called about 50 salvage yards looking for windows & interior pieces with no luck. A fellow convertible owner, from PA, put me in touch with a friend of a friend who had 2 sets of windows! (Thanks Gary Lahockey) I made a quick trip to PA and this old gentleman had just about every body piece needed for a 49 convertible.
What you see below are the interior trim pieces he had. I bought those, along with a full set of windows and wind wings. They all needed to be refurbished, but I had what I needed.
After sandblasting, priming and painting, the installation was pretty easy.
Below are the results.
All new "fuzzy" window sweeps were installed at all window openings.
The seat belts were purchased from Rod-Doors. The small Plymouth emblem on the buckles were purchased from e-bay. Not sure of the origin, but they were original pins of some sort. My wife thought they would be a nice touch on the buckles--She was right!! I think they add a real nice look. Just a dab of clear silicone keeps them attached.
The seats & door panels were complete when I bought the car. However, I needed to fabricate all the windlace, interior trim and kickpanels. Then all the pieces needed to be fit and installed.
The carpet came from EZ-Boy interiors. Very well made and they have a large assortment of colors. Fast delivery as well. It came in one piece about 8 x 9 ft with padding and binding. What I thought would be a fairly easy task, turned out to be one of the toughest.
I used an old blanket to cut & fit a template. Then I transfered the pattern to the carpet. I borrowed a comercial sewing machine to perform the stitching. The extra carpeting was used for the back and front mats. Lees Trim shop, in Toledo, applied the black binding for me. I just couldn't get the hang of it.
The front mat snaps in place for access to the master cylinder. Dimmer switch grommets were used for the pedal openings.
Since a set of new sill mats are in the range of $400. a pair, I decided, again, to fabricate.( Another item that is not "correct")
The sill matts were fabricated from an aluminum door threshold and a piece of vinyl cove base moulding. I just glued the vinyl to the threshold and cut it to shape. Note the back of the moulding is facing up. Then it was just a matter of drilling a few holes and install little plastic screw caps.
About $40. later, this is what I have. Very acceptable.