Trim

Interior trim on the R4 is simple. Seats are either vinyl on earlier models, or fabric faced on later ones. Vinyl ones wear better by repute, but any car from a hot sunny climate will probably have UV issues with seats, (to offset the reduced rust issues).

Rear seats fold and have a hinged rear parcel shelf that can be clipped down to increase loading volume and then the seat can be unhooked and tilted all the way forwards to use the rear space fully. The load floor is level and loading and unloading is easy. Rear side trim is via moulded rubber mats stuck onto the wheelarch, and there is vinyl covered card side trim that fits around the window aperture.

Front Seats unbolt complete with runners from the main floor members. Rear seat mounting is via two hinge brackets bolted into captive nuts in the rear cross member adjoining the C pillar, and are accessed by folding the seat forwards.

Headlinings are either traditional suspended vinyl in earlier models or a moulded panel in later versions. Sun visors are simple hinged and pivot type fixed with self tappers to the top of the windscreen frame.

Door trims are fixed into the door via a series of wire spring clips, ( see Bresco for replacements) and can be prised off fairly easily to give access to the door innards. The rear tailgate does not have a trim panel on the interior.

The Dashboard is a plastic moulding that can be removed if need be (but not easily) and there are ancillary shelves at low level in each footwell secured by self tappers to the surrounding bodywork..

Floor coverings are rubber mats.

Trim items are difficult to replace although some pieces can be obtained from Der Franzose, at a cost. With the dearth of cars in scrapyards, replacement of trim is likely to be increasingly via making your own door cards amd seat covers.