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Am i correct in thinking Cooper/s Boot boards was covered in the same grey as the cars Veltone/carpets ?

As you see from the photos is hard to tell if originally it was the same grey as the carpet inside the car ??

Ian

Yes, if it has Veltone carpet in the car, the boot board is very likely Veltone with a grey vinyl border unless the build date is near the change point for Veltone carpet.

I can do pics of a good veltone boot board if needed.

M

Thanks all.

Yes my car has Veltone carpet in the car . So it would have the same grey on the boot board or a lighter grey ?

MK1 another photo of a Clean boot board would be good


Thanks Ian

Clean might be pushing it a bit, but it is original & you can tell whats what. The colour is the same as the carpet.

Will sort pic this evening.

M

Great thank you . So you say its the same shade grey as the carpet originally

Ian

Yes definitely.

M

Just found a bit of original carpet from by the heater area , wow how the colour has changed over the years

Know this is a topic that is always up for discussion...has anyone found a supplier of this carpet////

There is no supplier for Veltone carpet. There was once, but once Newton became predominant in the Mini Trim market they got out.

Currently they can only offer their repro Veltone type carpet in black. I have asked them on a number of occasions what it woudl take for them to do grey & red again, but they simply aren't interested.

The company was once called the British Trim Company, but is now BAS International.

M

http://ebay.to/1L2hLrd

Not sure what this carpet is ?

Agree, looks sort of strange!

It does look "sort of" right. Shame the pics are so horrendous.

M

I chatted to the seller....it is black!!! not grey....

Do you think there would be a demand for boot boards made with the correct carpet As you see grotty ripped old ones fetch crazy money now

Ian

There would from me

That's 1

They would sell well ... But how could they be made if no one will manufacture Veltone carpet?

Here is a picture of a different type boot board.
The early Super type, with its metal fin battery protector plate.

in australia we used black 'Hardura' on our boot boards no matter what the carpet.

but....looking at the BAS website for something else I noticed the 'autolux'.
Is that close to the 'velotone'?

http://www.car-hood.co.uk/autolux