Does anybody know where I can get a replacement rubber mat set for covering the under seat/front wheel arch area of a '76 Westfalia T2 which has a swivel seat and so no bulkhead? I can find plenty of places selling replacement mat sets for vans with bulkheads (e.g. http://www.justkampers.com/shop/arch-side-mats-set-of-2-rubber-black-j13737.html), however these don't cover all visible areas on a van with a bulkhead removed. Thanks. Nick...
Thanks for the reply pkrboo. Had actually given up on trying to find a proper set of these and have already got hold of a second set in order to try and make something that covers the whole thing! Thanks again. Nick...
how did it go ? got the same problem (westy being restored with swivel seat ..) any chance of a photo ?
Hello. It worked out OK. Spent quite a bit of time figuring out how best to do it, but am quite pleased with the results. I've a couple of photos from when I was doing it, and I've just been out a taken a few more to show the final results. I got hold of a second one of the top mats (the one with the foam backing, rather than the one that wraps round the back/side of the seat base from JustKampers. They don't sell them separately, however they had a spare one laying around which they very kindly gave me - thank you very much JK!! Is probably worth asking them if they have another single one. The one that wraps round the side/back I just put on as it should be. The top one I then put on as best I could as it "would" have been if the swivel base wasn't there - I had to cut it so that part of it slipped under the seat base, and the rest of it went over the top and round the swivel plate - you can see this in the second picture. I then filled in the gaps left by cutting up the extra mat I had. On the extra bit for the back I peeled the foam off so that it sat better with the unfoamed lower proper mat, and on the top I removed a little bit of the foam at the front and side so that I could slip it in to the same gap (the metal flap!) that the side mat slips in to - I had to widened the gap with a screwdriver in order to get both mats in to it, and then hammered it back down tight once both mats were in place. I stuck all the mats down with spray contact adhesive, and so hopefully they will stay nicely in place next to each other where I have filled the gaps. Luckily I had kept the original bit of trim that pushes over the top of the lip at the back of the seat base - having this back on finished it all off nicely. This trim is quite easy to come by if you haven't kept yours - it's just the same as used in lots of other places in the Westies - plastic trim with a metal insert/grip to help it keep it's shape. Hope this helps - let me know if you have any questions or want any more pictures. Thanks. Nick...
