1929 sedan rear-seat foot bar question

[jps]

I bought a used (original) rear-seat foot bar for my sedan because it was missing when I bought the car.  I am not sure if it should be re-plated and installed that way, or re-plated and then have carpet applied along the length of the bar.  Which is correct for a Standard sedan?  My guess is that it should not have carpet.

 

Thanks.

[Mark Shaw]

Going from memory, it should be just nickel plated.

[Hubert_25-25]

John,

    Are you sure that what you purchased is the correct one for your car?  If they are the 1" rod style, there is no carpet.  I see a lot of these black painted, but I would need to dig deeper to see if these were entirely nickel plated.  I know that some of the other manufacturers nickel plated these 1" brass tube footrests.  The sedans were usually an upgraded model and had nickel plated end pieces and a rectangular cross section of wood that was covered with carpet. 

Can you post a picture?    Hugh

[Thriller]

Mine is plated, but it is a McLaughlin-Buick, which has some small differences. 

 

[jps]

The one I bought was said to be from a 1931 Buick.  They are hard to find in general, and I figured it would be close enough for me.  It definitely was plated originally, but there is evidence that someone added carpet tape or something to it at one time, and I have seen a few photos of footrests in various 20's cars where the bar is covered in carpet or cloth, so I wasn't sure what is correct for a Buick.  I still haven't seen another 29-27 in person, so I am not sure what is right.  I think there are several small details about my car that are not quite correct.

 

Obviously I am not a fanatic about getting it exactly right since I am putting a 1931 foot rail into a 1929 car, but I would like it to be as close to correct as I can reasonably do.

 

Here is what it looks like now after I cleaned it up a bit: