4Eye Trunk Interior Materials?

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4Eye Trunk Interior Materials?

October 08, 2010, 10:36:01 PM

Was there a Material Change for the Trunk Liner Stuff in from 84 to 85and up or so?

Or did certain models get "Special" Trunk materials?

I ask because the '86 Elan in the JY has a very Brittle Thin Plastic backed Light Gray Trunk Liner Material.
While My '84 has a Dark Gray Cardboard backed Material, Same as the '83 in the yard.
This is the first time I've ever noticed the Plastic style.

4Eye Trunk Interior Materials?

Reply #1 – October 08, 2010, 10:58:12 PM

My 88 is the plastic stuff

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Reply #2 – October 08, 2010, 11:16:57 PM

Yes, there was a change. For 1983-84 base models, there wasn't much in the way of trunk liners. My '84 GS has a taillight cover panel and carpeting, and that's it. But my '86 LS has a full liner with panels on both sides, carpeting, and a trunklid panel. I would guess an élan would have the same. The 1987-88 cars, IIRC, all had full trunk liners, as I've not seen one without a full liner.

I do know that a full liner was optional for 1983-84 cars but not many seemed to have had that option. But they were cardboard, not like the later formed plasticky ones. My buddy's old '84 Turbo Coupe had a full liner.

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Reply #3 – October 09, 2010, 12:21:18 AM

Didn't the 85-86 cars have a liner on the bottom of the deck lid?

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Reply #4 – October 09, 2010, 11:19:14 AM

Good question, I've only seen 2 and they were both on Elans (I bought one, Brittle Plasticy Stuff and I need to repair it)
Would be great if it wasn't an Elan only option (For availability of parts).

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Reply #5 – October 09, 2010, 02:35:49 PM

I don't know about the T-Birds but the trunk lid liner was 1985-86 Cougar LS for sure. I don't know about the XR7's. It's possible there was something for 1984 but again, not sure; I don't remember my buddy's old TC having one. The trunk lid liners are pretty uncommon.

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Reply #6 – October 10, 2010, 10:36:45 PM

Every 85-86 TC I've seen has had a trunk lid liner.

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Reply #7 – October 10, 2010, 10:45:17 PM

the vert doesn't have a lid liner, but the rest of the trunk is

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Reply #8 – October 10, 2010, 10:46:20 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;338987

Every 85-86 TC I've seen has had a trunk lid liner.

Neither my 85 or 86 TC had one

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Reply #9 – October 11, 2010, 06:28:53 AM

all my 86 tc's had trunk lid liners.

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Reply #10 – October 13, 2010, 02:04:44 PM

Both my TCs are the same, carpeted and deadened lower liner, side and rear liners have a plastic backing, and a deck lid lining similar to the upright pieces.