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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1967 Mustang => Topic started by: daveb9 on April 18, 2020, 08:39:51 AM
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Hi,
I am ordering an interior kit for my 67 fastback with deluxe interior. Does the deluxe mean it will have the comfotweave seat covering?
Thanks in Advance
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Comfortweave was not part of the basic interior decor (deluxe) option. The solid (non-comfortweave) material for standard and interior decor is exactly the same. The interior decor option added an emblem on the seat back (front and rear seats) and added hard panels on the outside and rear of the front seats. Otherwise the seats are identical.
Comfortweave was only available in black and parchment. It is listed as a separate option in the showroom order book. Do you have it listed on your Marti report? What is your interior code?
If your car had the comfortweave option, replacements will have an appearance of comfortweave, when compared to a solid material. But it is not like the original design that was weaved and could breath to the other side. The other side being foam, so I don't know how good the breathing would be. For those looking for an authentic replacement I've read about searching and finding original material (NOS) and having the seat covers custom made.
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try SMS auto fabrics in washington. they have loads of nos stuff.
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Interior code=A
Options=Interior Decor Group
I want to order a deluxe interior kit from CJ’s and want to be sure this is the correct type for my car.
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i see you are a newbie.....no offense but i would not use that vendor.
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Is that because of there product quality or there customer service? I have read some bad reviews about there shipping time and customer service when there is a problem.
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"A" is not a complete code. According to the attached chart I see 2A, 4A, 5A, 6A, and 7A options, focusing on the A. Limiting that to fastback (body style 63) the list is reduced to 2A, 5A, 6A, 7A. If I recall, interior decor would be 63B, so the list is further reduced to 5A and 6A.
5A appears to be comfortweave, referring to the "knitted vinyl" description.
6A is non-comfortweave
I also included the swatch page which shows #13, knitted vinyl, actually has holes in it.
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The only "knitted vinyl" (comfortweave) codes are:
5A - black, coupe/fastback only, interior decor
5U - parchment, coupe/fastback only, interior decor
7A - black, coupe/fastback only, standard interior
7U - parchment, coupe/fastback only, standard interior
So no convertibles (body 76) and only in black or parchment. Available in standard or interior decor.
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i see you are a newbie.....no offense but i would not use that vendor.
+1 . Get in the habit of ordering from Virginia classic Mustang or NPD besides being good companies with knowledgeable staff that carry the highest quality available of reproduction parts (= better fit less problems) they are both forum members and content contributors .
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Get in the habit of ordering from Virginia classic Mustang or NPD besides being good companies with knowledgeable staff that carry the highest quality available of reproduction parts (= better fit less problems) they are both forum members and content contributors .
The people you deal with on the phone do go out of the way on orders and customer service.
Jim
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try SMS auto fabrics in washington. they have loads of nos stuff.
Correction - SMS is in Canby, Oregon.
Check their yelp reviews.
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It is 5A. Sorry for the confusion, I was looking at the Shelby serial number which says A = black decor. My bad. Thanks for the great info.
DaveThe only "knitted vinyl" (comfortweave) codes are:
5A - black, coupe/fastback only, interior decor
5U - parchment, coupe/fastback only, interior decor
7A - black, coupe/fastback only, standard interior
7U - parchment, coupe/fastback only, standard interior
So no convertibles (body 76) and only in black or parchment. Available in standard or interior decor.
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IMO if you are doing a Shelby you should consider at least looking at the availability and cost of the right stuff.
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IMO if you are doing a Shelby you should consider at least looking at the availability and cost of the right stuff.
Correct material will differ (comfort weave verses smooth inserts) based on when your car was built in that case. Check your Marti report to help with that
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Build date is the first week of February.
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Build date is the first week of February.
Guess you have a Marti report then.
What is the interior code listed there
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Trim code is 5A.
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Build date is the first week of February.
Trim code is 5A.
Given the completion date and the other info it appears that the material was available - at least for San Jose built cars- during that time period for comfort weave to have been installed/used
Example completed Feb 7th
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/13/6-200420191705.jpeg)
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For your information, I am attaching copies from two pages of my 1967 Color and Upholstery Book. When I purchased my book some 30 plus years ago, there was a separate brchure included in it on the Comfort Weave. In addition, there was a sample, approximately 3" x 7" of the Parchment Comfort Weave. I have attached pictures of the brochure and the front and back of the sample (which if held up to the light, one can see that light passes through it.
As for availability, it appears that it was available throughout the Model Year, as it is shown as an Option in the 8/66 Sales Brochure, the 1/67 Sales Brochure, and in the Soft Trim Section of the 1960-68 MPC, on a page dated October 1967, with no caveat of "not available after a certain date.
Hope this helps.
Bob
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As for availability, it appears that it was available throughout the Model Year, as it is shown as an Option in the 8/66 Sales Brochure, the 1/67 Sales Brochure, and in the Soft Trim Section of the 1960-68 MPC, on a page dated October 1967, with no caveat of "not available after a certain dat
Not sure if supply issues would be know ahead of time so that that problem could be incorporated into sales documents. Wasn't done in over a dozen other issues we've discovered over the years. In some cases this just delayed the building of cars while in other cases the problem affected so many orders other choices were made.
For others seat covers were assembled at the supplier and installed on the seat frames at the car plant in a sub assembly area as shown in some of the pictures posted on this site .
There were two period during 67 production where its been documented where the insert material was substituted most likely a supply issue.
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I of course agree that a supply issue could have curtailed, limited, or paused the use of comfort weave, or any other trim or part for that matter. The point that I was trying to make, was that it was Ford's intent that it be available for the entire year, and to that end, I guess that I should have added after "was" and before "available", ,,, Ford's intent that it be... in order to clarify my statement (although I did say "appears"). Just didn't want anyone to get the idea that it was a "predetermined" thing that it wouldn't be available for the entire Model Year.
Bob
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Bob thanks for the clarification
Believe we're both wanting to make sure readers don't take things only at face value but consider all of the current facts and findings. Production is full of twists and turns and if it were easy, simple and straight forward we would not have allot to discuss here
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I wouldn't use "it has holes in it" as an indicator.
SMS has some sort of comfortweave and here is a sample up to light.
Next is a sample next to a seat.
And then all by itself.