Eyelet specification

RichardH

AKA The Mad Hat Man
Can anyone help with the Specn. for the seat eyelets?
Are they (or were they) Brass or tinned?
what size are they, 12mm, 1/2"?
Are they a "standard" size, easily available or where can I obtain them from?
 

Dave Bilyk

Dave Bilyk
Supporter
Richard,
can't answer your specific question, but I came across tarpaulin repair kits in a tool shop (sunday market) a few months ago, they looked like the right or very similar eyelets. Try googling tarpaulin repair kits or eyelets and see if that helps you.

Dave
 

Jim Rosenthal

Supporter
I think they were brass or nickel plated. Not chromed. Definitely not black. Jay Cushman would know the answer to this, or Jimmy Mac- they both have original seats in their parts repertoire. You might also look on the Racing Icons web site. He also knows every detail of these cars.

They would have been a standard size available at the time. Very little of the GT40s parts list- the little items like these things- were unique to the cars. Most of those items were parts bin stuff. The problem is that nowadays the parts bins don't contain these things anymore, so they have gotten rare as hens' teeth.
 

RichardH

AKA The Mad Hat Man
Thanks Roy. Its been a long time :(. I will need 2 seat sets, if you can PM me the cost, ta.
 
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