C.J.

Thanks, I'll give them a call.

The avionics tech's other idea is to drill the yoke near the hub to provide access for wiring to the control shaft and then fabricate a plate for the PTT to be mounted with adel clamps to the left of the hub. I believe the yoke is magnesium & drilling it would generate enough heat to start a fire. Anyone know for certain if the yoke is magnesium or aluminum?

Has anyone tried this? Avionics tech pitched this product as the least costly of two possible solutions. Running wiring through the PC access in the left yoke horn is no longer an option. Leather Yoke Handle Grips | Aircraft Spruce

My mechanics do not recommend Triad and stated this last year during annual - "Triad is definitely NOT one of the better shops for overhaul". I don't know a thing about Watson pro or con. My choices would be Poplar Grove, Zephyr, Bolduc, Penn Yan.

Right wing just outboard of MLG.

Make mistaken assumptions much?

@Ragsf15e Do you know who did the leather-wrapping on your yoke? It's the best quality I've seen on the older style yoke, especially at the PTT & the cover plate around the clock. I'm debating whether to just repaint mine versus splurging $1750 for leather. The repaint option keeps winning the debate. The price difference is substantial and could buy a lot of gas instead.

Great suggestion and I did just that 2 weeks ago. They do excellent custom work, but their quote was just too high and at least for me, SCS provides very good quality for price. The local shop is actually reupholstering the seats. They had some leftover leather in the color I wanted from a Citation job, along with a gap in their schedule to accommodate my project so despite the substantial $$$ I felt it was totally worth it.

I wish I'd had that info 2 months ago but hey, no problem, the glue removal process is finished. As far as fumes are concerned, I wore a respirator and goggles. Without them my throat & eyes get extremely irritated accompanied with a headache. Even just a whiff of orange or yellow degreaser makes me nauseous Solvents & I just don't get along - brake cleaner being the worst. I find it amazing the mechanics in the shop breath those fumes on a daily basis totally unconcerned with their likely long-term health issues.

When I read the online directions to fold the pie pieces under, it did seem an odd solution, so I'll cut those off too. I'd be concerned the edge of the circle would eventually fray. Maybe super-glue the edge to bind it, although the webbed carpet backing seems strong. I'll try it without velcro first and see how it goes. Thanks for the pirep. I hear you regarding the glue. Spent countless hours removing the old asphalt/tar-like glue off the floor. Acetone had no effect, but mineral spirits worked fairly well. Definitely nasty work. In the end I scotch-brite wheeled off the remainder. I didn't bother with nosewheel well - I'll just glue on top of the OEM glue.

@Joris Just got the carpet samples from SCS two days ago. Outstanding customer service. Far better-quality carpet than Airtex IMO - provided you choose wool. For a M20C they provided two patterns, so I'll need to measure tomorrow to see if either will work or if a custom kit will be necessary. @Z W How did you go about measuring for the fuel strainer cut-out (or did SCS cut it) and did you glue down all the carpet down or use velcro strips?

@Mooneydreamr Sent you a PM re: rotating beacon

Finger 4 Formation - Excellent photo.

@Zippy_Bird I just went through this whole process for my 1965 C's shotgun panel which was 14 degrees. You can e-mail support@mooney.com and provide your s/n 1285 & N9353M and ask for the panel tilt angle(s). Mr. Crawford will more than likely include an attachment of 2 blueprint type drawings for your plane. I suspect it will be for 14 degrees as well. The shop installing your instrument should know how to measure your panel tilt angle with the aircraft sitting on the ground. If not, they'll put it up on jacks to the aircraft's zero degree pitch AND roll angle and then measure the tilt angle for the lower portion of the panel. Your digital instrument should have a range of acceptable panel tilt angles. If for example the range is a maximum of 10 degrees and your lower panel being 14 degrees, then a 4 degree wedge will be placed between the back of the panel and the instrument bringing it into compliance. Hope this helps. I am not an avionics installer or A&P/IA. I elected to pull my entire left & right panel and install a custom panel set at 8 degrees. I had a new attitude indicator built to 8 degrees and put in a used turn coordinator that was calibrated to zero degrees and used an 8 degree wedge. Work should be complete in April. Best of luck, C.J.

I already spoke with Rob at Flight Enhancements about estimated labor/paperwork time, however I'm curious what others actual install times were. My interior has already been removed. Thanks, C.J.