Wing Bay Valance Key Pocket

[John Keighley]

Since getting the 410 back from restoration, one of the things I have yet to do is to have an upholsterer to create the Valance Bay key holder. Could somebody, (such as Sam Frost possibly) please post some photos showing the correct location in the foot well and what it looks like?
Many thanks,
John Keighley.

[Janne]

The holster for my S5 has a metal sleeve behind the fabric. It sits on the wall fairly close to the door, 2/3 up from the sill.
It is just an Omega shaped bent piece of sheet metal.

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not easy to be a Graphic designer.... connect the U with the _

And the key is called a "lock key"....

Vintage Supplies Ltd have a cheap, nice Chromed one....

[pasini s]

Hello Janne,

do you have a link for the page where Vintage Supplies offers this item for sale? I cannot find it. Thank you!

Stefano

[Janne]

The web:
Classic car parts for all classic, veteran and vintage cars

click on Classic car parts, top left

in the search box, put " lock key"

You find it half way down on the page, item number 191, £ 4.20 each.

[GREG]

Looks okay

budget lock key :: Vintage Car Parts

Or you could have this chromed -- it says Bristol on it ! :-)

NEW! BRISTOL TOOLS T-HANDLE 5/16" HEX WRENCH on eBay (end time 31-Mar-11 17:56:15 BST)

[pasini s]

Thank you, Greg and Jaìnne!

Now that I am nearly completing the restoration of my 409, I am very curious to see what this 'key holder' might be and where one would have to put it!

Thanks

Stefano

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by GREG

Or you could have this chromed -- it says Bristol on it ! :-)

NEW! BRISTOL TOOLS T-HANDLE 5/16" HEX WRENCH on eBay (end time 31-Mar-11 17:56:15 BST)

.... except "it" (pictured below), is not the right key and will not work for a V8 wing bay. The correct key is square, not hex!