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Need help identifying trunk items

Postby TR7Aaron » 09 May 2009 23:23

Hi all,
I'm doing some cleaning and mods in the trunk area and I could use some help identifying some items (circled in the pics below).

Pic #1 - these screws are along the back edge but they don't hold down anything...?
Pic #2 - these snaps go to...?
Pic #3 - these plastic thingies are for...?

Also, is there some sort of wood or fiberboard cover that is supposed to go over the spare tire and over the trunk floor?

Thanks,
Aaron

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 10 May 2009 00:03

Picture 1 is for the light fitting covers.
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Picture 2 is for the spare tyre cover which I've never seen on any TR7.

Picture 3 has me stumped.

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Postby jclay (RIP 2018) » 10 May 2009 00:12

Rear Light cover. Has two screws on the trunk floor and one plastic pop plug at the top.

Tire cover. There is a particle board cover that covers the spare tire.

Snaps. There is a bottom cover that fits over the floor and is held in place with the two snaps.

No idea what the two straps are, unless someone had put the battery in the rear and held it down with a web strap.

If you would like photos of the light covers, the tire cover and the floor covering, I can take some tomorrow of my car and post them for you.

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 10 May 2009 00:17

The Rimmers Boot trim kit...

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Postby TR7Aaron » 10 May 2009 00:57

Fantastic - thanks!
The illustration clears it all up except for the plastic thingies. I'll email the original owner and see if he can shed some light on them. I can make my own spare tire cover and I assume the light covers are made out of the same cardboard like material the side covers are (my car does have those)?
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Postby jrich4411 » 10 May 2009 01:56

My 7 has the battery box mounted exactly where those 2 plastic pieces are in your trunk. As many have moved the batt. to the trunk, it may have been an aftermarket kit available at one time. Or it may just have been a custom job

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Postby FI Spyder » 10 May 2009 04:27

A club member made his own light covers out of black type material that looked pretty original. Can't recall what he used but check craft stores, office supply stores to see if anything comes close. They can be bought from VB, Moss etc. The tire cover is common brown fiber board (smooth one side, textured other side). My Spider tire cover looks like new but my TCT one is warped. I'll try steaming it and putting it under some weight to see if it will flatten out, if not I'll make a new one out of a piece of fiberboard I've got sitting around. (common construction material).

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