Heater & Blower Cover on 411

[Kevin H]

That is correct Peter. I think it was riveted - mine is no longer there, but someone else should be able to confirm this.

[peter dowdle]

Thanks Kevin

From memory was the strip enclosed by the vinyl or sitting on the outside ?

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by peter dowdle

Thanks Kevin

From memory was the strip enclosed by the vinyl or sitting on the outside ?

Now I am starting to doubt my memory! As you know I had air conditioning installed in my 411 and they tried to use the vinyl cover over an aluminium cover. They botched it and it looked awful. After looking at photos I have realised that's what I was remembering - not how it was originally. I still have the vinyl cover, however the bottom of it has obviously been chopped off, and presumably thrown away by the people who fitted the A/C.


Hopefully someone can lift the bonnet on their 411 and confirm how it originally was fastened ...

[Geoff Kingston]

There is a posting on this site under the heading 411 S2 Heater Shelf dated the 22/8/08, one of the photographs attached shows a metal strip running across the bottom front in this area,from what I can see on my car there are screws going through this into the base of the cover so there must be a metal strip retained within the base of the vinyl, access was too restricted to lift the poppers to see any further.
Geoff.

[peter dowdle]

Geoff Thanks for your reply. Attached is the only clear photo I can find, it shows an aluminium strip that appears to be riveted into place but may not be original .Any photo that anyone can supply of an original car would be appreciated.

[Geoff Kingston]

Peter
If you use the search facility on the site, type in Bristol S2 Heater Shelf it should give you about three results click on the one from califironiabristol and it should show you the photograph I referred to 1st left,one of the other photos shows it as well.
What you have basically is an L shaped piece of metal mounted on the bulkhead in front of the heater to attach the bottom of the cover to,I have in the back of my mind having seen this cover fixed on the front or outside of this strip but obviously there would still have been a metal strip within the vinyl cover to take the screw or rivet attachments.
Knowing how Bristol liked to put their cars together I suspect rivets would have been used in preference to screws.
Geoff.

[Kevin H]

I think this is the thread Geoff is referring to

http://www.bristolcars.info/forums/8...ter-shelf.html