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Yes I am looking for carpet in my 65 as well. If
anyone knows of a good source please let us all know!
Scott Scheuermann
'65
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:39
AM
Subject: Re: IML: carpet
replacement
hi i need carpet set for my 64 there is classic carpets out there
any feed back on this?
and what about the kick panel peices i dont think they come with it? any
feed back
please before i but it but my carpet is kaputt!!!!!! its rotted badley
thanks guys and girls.b. Pete Engel <peter.engel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote: Tom,
You
want to run a die on the seat mounting studs before you try to loosen
the
nuts. Otherwise the nuts will jam on rust and/or undercoating and
the
studs will break off. That definitely will ruin your day. I can't
remember
the correct size die at the moment. 1/4-20? 5/16-18?
As
far as replacement carpeting, I've worked on a lot of cars in the past
30
years and I have yet to find any replacement carpet that come even
close to
matching the factory stuff. Some replacement carpet is better
than others
but I've never been happy with any of it. I've tried
everything from
Carlisle vendors to ACC. A lot of the preformed stuff is
a joke.
Be prepared for the fact that the replacement carpeting will
not have jute
padding attached or it will be a poor excuse for the
original stuff. Get a
can of spray adhesive, pull the old stuff off your
original carpeting, and
transfer it. Also, the replacement stuff usually
isn't punched for seat
belt bolts or seat mounting holes. Use your old
carpeting as a pattern.
If anyone out there has found a supplier that
truly makes original
style/quality carpeting I'd sure like to know about
it.
Pete in PA
From: Crestonave@xxxxxxx
Date: Mon,
4 Dec 2006 12:32:23 EST
Subject: IML: Replacing carpet in my '68 Imp
Convert
I submitted this post not long ago and for some reason it
never appeared in
the digest (or if it did I missed it) so I'll try
again.
The (black) carpet in my '68 convert is probably the original
and is kinda
worn in some spots. It's time to replace. I'm considering
doing this
myself over the winter when the car will be off the road. From
what I've
seen on the internet I can probably pick up the correct carpet
(80/20 loop)
for about $135, and supposedly it will come "preformed" for
the car.
I know I can take the front seats out by removing some
bolts from
underneath the car. As to the carpeted areas on the
seatbacks,
etc.,they're in good shape except for fading. I'm thinking of
hitting them
with some black carpet dye to bring them back to life.
On the surface it seems like a fairly simple and straightforward
job. Doing
it myself would give me an opportunity to look for rust on the
floor pan and
deal with it, if there's any there. I'll be doing the trunk
at the same
time.
Am I overlooking anything that's likely to
cause me to wish I had never
started this job? Any advice and suggestions
would be welcomed.
Tom
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