Tear seam for vehicle panel

摘要

A method of, and apparatus for, forming a tear seam (12) in an interior panel (16) of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of securing the interior panel in a workstation with the inner surface (14) of the interior panel being exposed; and moving knife means (18,20) across the inner surface to form a tear seam which is substantially V-shaped in cross-section. Achieves accurate positioning the tear seam.