correct vinyl covering for T16 seats

[andrew honychurch]

well there is clearly a difference between the vinyl that Ford sent the T16s over the pond with and the vinyl that was used on other Carriers, and also on the T16 when refitted after the war. Here are some photos of a NOS T16 seat back. Whilst the vinyl has dried and faded its easy to see that it was a lot darker than the photos kindly posted by Ron. Also, nowhere, to my knowledge are studs or lift the dots used on the T16. They are screwed in place or held in place by their own weight.

[Jim Parker]

pebble grain material, same style as on a British Ammo Boot. it should be, or is it stuffed with horse hair.
JP

[Lynn Eades]

According to Nigels book the backrest you posted would be from a mkII universal. I would guess that your T16 should be as per Andrews. (I'm not trying to offend anyone here by the way)

[Ron Pier]

I'm not offended Lynn! I don't own a T16. I was only useing the seats from my MK2 as an example of Rexine seat covering material. Ron

[eddy8men]

spoke to colin about the carrier seats yesterday and he still has some seat cushions left but he did say they were not right for a t 16.

rick

[Lynn Eades]

Is this stuff Rexine?

[Ron Pier]

Yep that's the stuff Lynn. Most vehicles of the period including motorcycle saddle covers were trimmed with this material. The other option would have been leather. No such stuff as Vinyl in those days I think.
I don't know the process for Rexine, but it came in various colours and was extremely hard wearing. Severe wear on the outer colour coating would reveal a whitish canvas type material underneath. Ron

PS. Just found this on Wikipedia.

Rexine is the registered trademark of an artificial leather leathercloth fabric produced in the United Kingdom by Rexine Ltd of Hyde, near Manchester, England. It was made of cloth surfaced with a mixture of cellulose nitrate, camphor oil, pigment and alcohol, embossed to look like leather.

Used as a bookbinding material[1] and upholstery covering, Rexine was also widely used in trimming and upholstering the interiors of motor vehicles produced by British car manufacturers beginning in the 1920s, its cost being around a quarter that of leather. It was used by the British Motor Corporation in the 1960s and 70s, particularly as a covering for 'crash padding' on dashboards and doors. It was also used for British teddy bear paw and foot pads[2] from the late 1930s to early 1960s.