[928uk] Fuse panel cover / passenger foot rear

[Ben Hodges]

Just to close off and for general info.

As Smiffy says the ‘brackets’ I was describing are actually hooks for the
carpet. Unfortunately the lakewell carpet is cut for (I presume) an S4 so
the slots in the carpet do not line up with the hooks. Will be easy to
reposition them given the cover is made from wood.
The top of the cover does indeed rest on a pair of brackets which have a
sloped face to match the angle of the cover once it’s bolted into place.

Cheers
Ben

On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 12:07, Paul R Smith <smiffypr at gmail.com> wrote:

> The issue with the board resting on the relays, I think this is just for
> later cars with ABS. Pre ABS, the top of the board is straight, and it
> should rest on two brackets. When they added the ABS ECU above the
> fuse-board, the footrest board had a cut out to accommodate the ecu. I
> think they just cut too much off and the board doesn't hit the brackets any
> more. My approach with my '91 was to add some of the cut-out back, so that
> the repaired board once again rests on the brackets.
>
> Smiffy
> On 06/02/2023 10:22, Ben Hodges wrote:
>
> Thanks Smiffy
>
> ebay item 264633033453 shows them - should had added that.
> I’ll take a pic later and send over off list.
>
> Jonathan Rackowe kindly sent over a guide on how to add upper supports
> which then stops the top part of the cover resting in the loom/board.
>
>
> Cheers
> Ben
>
>
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2023 at 10:13, Paul R Smith via 928uk <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> I wasn't sure what you were talking about, so I found a picture on ebay
>> that shows the brackets to hold the carpet, and "90 degree brackets" on
>> the other side. I have not seen these before, so my guess is that they
>> were dropped before '80.
>>
>> Send me a picture of the area at the top of the fuseboard, where the
>> cover/footrest sits and I'll compare with mine.
>>
>> Smiffy
>>
>> On 05/02/2023 21:27, Ben Hodges via 928uk wrote:
>> > Hi All
>> >
>> > Refitted the fuse panel cover board today and I’m trying to work out
>> what
>> > the two 90 degree brackets do at the top. I assumed they would slot over
>> > something but if they do it’s gone AWOL from my car.
>> > It’s the first time I’ve refitted since I took it off 8 years ago when I
>> > started this little project…
>> >
>> > Please could someone enlighten me on their function?
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Ben
>>
>