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I'm in the process of making an interior for the '56 Nomad, and will soon be ready to do the cargo area. I am working off of internet photos to figure things out, and have a quick question about the vinyl coverings in that area. From the pics I have found, it appears that the cargo area uses sewn vinyl covers for the wheel wells, and separate, long thin boards (vinyl covered) for the thin strip above the wheel wells. The boards appear to be fastened with snaps to the body of the car. So my questions are:

1) Am I correct that the boards are separate pieces from the wheel well covers

2) How do the wheel well covers get affixed to the body?

As always, thanks for your help!

Stephan
 
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The wheelwell covers are 'glued' to the wheel well using an upholstery adhesive (like 3M), with a thin 'pad' underneath the vinyl.

The side panels in that area are separate 'cardboard' panels covered in vinyl; they are held in with the garnish moulding on top, the seat back retention bracket (at the front), and possibly a little adhesive as well.
 

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The panels above the wheel wheel cover have eyelets along the lower edge. You can get these at most hardware stores. Look at the photo and you will see what needs to be done. The first one is almost under the back seat stop. An upholstery screw is used at each eyelet. The screw has a cup washer attached to it so that the screw can continue rotating while the cup seats to the eyelet.

The panel on the sides of the seat, uses the same eyelets along the lower edge as well.

The cargo or wheel cover has a "french seam" sewn in it. The material is glued directly to the metal.

Mikey
 

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55wagoncrazy said:
The panels above the wheel wheel cover have eyelets along the lower edge. You can get these at most hardware stores. Look at the photo and you will see what needs to be done. The first one is almost under the back seat stop. An upholstery screw is used at each eyelet. The screw has a cup washer attached to it so that the screw can continue rotating while the cup seats to the eyelet.

The panel on the sides of the seat, uses the same eyelets along the lower edge as well.

The cargo or wheel cover has a "french seam" sewn in it. The material is glued directly to the metal.

Mikey
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Mikey: I need some guidance for installing wheel well covers. My wells are good shape and I covered with sound insulation rattletrap. Do you spray glue (I am using 3m 77 which seems to hold very good) on both the well and upholstery or only upholstery or well? After applying glue, to you start at top, bottom or middle? If wells in good shape do you need to add 1/4” foam. I tried this once and could not get out all wrinkles. Using Ciadella upholstery kit. I have done a preliminary test fit of cargo bed and will remove to finish wells. Thx for help. Mark
 

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Mikey: I need some guidance for installing wheel well covers. My wells are good shape and I covered with sound insulation rattletrap. Do you spray glue (I am using 3m 77 which seems to hold very good) on both the well and upholstery or only upholstery or well? After applying glue, to you start at top, bottom or middle? If wells in good shape do you need to add 1/4” foam. I tried this once and could not get out all wrinkles. Using Ciadella upholstery kit. I have done a preliminary test fit of cargo bed and will remove to finish wells. Thx for help. Mark
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Gina at Ciadella also advised they are doing a 56 nomad now and will send me a video. I havent recieved video yet and will share when recieved
 
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Original wheel well covers in Nomads received only a thin 'cotton based' material between the metal and the vinyl cover.. all glued with something like the 3M 77...
 
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I know this thread is about a year old, but I'm going to be installing some wheel well covers on my Nomad and would like to see what the experts here have to say. @55wagoncrazy @BamaNomad, do you have any sort of material that you'd suggest to go between the vinyl cover and the metal wheel well? I'm concerned that if there is a material between the cover and the metal that when I go to stretch the cover, it will tear or wrinkle. Would love some experts to chime in. I have some 3M 77 now, but wasn't sure if that is the best glue.
 
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The factory used a very thin pad (1/8" or less) which basically allowed the cover to be stretch over the wheel well without conforming to irregularities of the metal itself. Some people suggest a 1/4" foam covering which probably compresses to 1/8" or so. Regardless of what you use, use an adhesive to adhere the pad to the wheel well, and also adhesive to adhere the vinyl covering atop that...
 
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I used dynamat on top of the wheelwells to cover the rough surface of the lizard skin coating, then rolled it out to a smoother surface than I thought possible. Even though I used carpet rather than the original style vinyl cover, the point being that one might be able to use just a sound mat product rolled smooth over painted metal with success. Were I using vinyl on mine, I would probably use 1/8" foam instead of the cotton fabric or 1/4" foam over the dynamat or over the plain metal wheelwell. Spray can adhesive is better than it was in years past - but in my opinion it does not perform as well as what the upholstery guys shoot out of their pressure pot. And I will repeat - that's what I would try on my own car. And that would be after carefully considering what 55wagoncrazy and BamaNomad would suggest.
 
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