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front carpet, even though I love the
smell as it adds to the car’s character,
to dry the scraps out. I’m still working
on that. As an alternative I’ve used
some sound-deadening cloth which
Shaun, at Newton Commercial,
kindly supplied. Using the carpet as
a template this was easy to shape.
One frustrating part I have replaced
on STElf several times over the years
is the gear lever gaiter. As you can
see from the pictures the old one had
disintegrated, allowing fumes into
the car. Somerford Mini posted me
out a replacement just in time for our
trip, which was much appreciated.
Ever since I’ve owned STElf his Tex
door mirrors, with which he came to
me, have always rattled. It’s been part
Out and about, at St Mawes, after
the close encounter with the Audi.Using the well-fitted carpet in the front footwells as a template, I cut out some fabric sound deadening
which was supplied by Newton Commercial. It doesn't smell like a wet dog though, which is a shame!STElf’s Tex door
mirrors had rattled
for years and it was
so simple to fix!Not only was there
play top and bottom
but left to right too.»