Lotus Europa TCS Headliner

[Gearbox]

HI All;

         I need to replace the headliner on my 1973 Europa TCS.  First question, is there a supplier here in the US that has this material available.  Secondly, I am assuming this is just a vinyl covered foam, so is it just glued on to the fiberglass?  Thanks Allan

[BDA]

IIRC the original was vinyl covered foam as you suspect. Any local interior/convertible top/boat cover/upholstery shop should be able to fix you up - probably with something nicer than the original.

[Gearbox]

Thanks!  Wow, that was simple, and chance you know where I can get carpets and seat upholstery?  I was looking at the ones on ebay, any experience?  Thanks again Allan

[BDA]

Richard at Banks sells seat cover kits. He also sells carpet kits. You might try r.d. enterprises (rdent.com) or Dave Bean (http://www.davebean.com/). I suspect they are going to be similar to OEM. I got my carpets from AutoMat (http://autointeriors.biz/) which is in your neck of the woods. They have a huge selection of carpets and colors. I don't know if they sell seat kits, though I'm sure they could cover your seats if you sent them to them. I took my interior parts so a local interior shop. They stitched and covered my console cover, crash pad, and steering column cover with vinyl that matched the cloth I had them use on my seats and door panels, which in turn matched the carpets. I think they did an outstanding job. Here are a few pictures. You didn't ask, but I thought I'd tell you that I got my dash from Prestige Autowood (http://www.prestigeautowood.com/). I highly recommend him if you're thinking about upgrading your wood dash. He has lots of different veneers and will also do custom work.