This is all true. However, that original style jute padding is still available from an automotive upholstery supply house (I use Keyston brothers, a nation wide firm, but it should be available elsewhere). I used the ACC padding, plus built it up to match the original thickness with the added stuff which I have large rolls of. I was quite pleased with the fit and appearance of the result. I confess I did not notice a difference in the heel pad. I did have to cut additional holes for the floor switch for the radio, and for the console mounting points, but I sort of expect that sort of thing - they'd have to stock carpets for all the accessories. Dick Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Duricy" <desotobravo@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Re: IML: 68 carpeting?? > The signifigant thing that is sub-par about the > replacement carpet I got from ACC by way of Original > Auto Interiors is the padding. > > The original padding is about one inch thick, heavy, > cut and formed to the floor. > > What comes with the new carpet is thin, light weight > and sparse. The amount of padding is substatially less > than original. That is to say, the padding covers less > floor area. > > If my original carpet and padding hadn't been so, > well, fragrant, I would have used the old padding > again. > > The original padding looks like old-fashioned floor > rug padding made from wool. Perhaps it is still > available. An enthusiastic '68 owner could cut his own > padding to fit, then lay new carpet over it. > > Two less important diferences in the new carpet are > vinyl edging rather than surging, and the floor mat is > slightly different from OEM. > > Dave Duricy > 1968 Imperial Crown > 1973 Imperial LeBaron (Liberated by Chemtool!) > 1950 DeSoto Custom > > > > --- tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Do you think it would be possible to get a company > > to custom make OEM quality carpet for a '68? How > > much would it cost??? > > > > Can't afford it now, but thinking about later . . . > > > > Mark M > > > > > > > > From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: 2004/06/15 Tue PM 11:32:56 EDT > > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: IML: 68 carpeting?? > > > > > > It's a fair price, Kate, if you are happy with the > > quality and the color. > > > Request a sample first, though. These folks are > > probably re-selling ACC > > > carpets, which I have used for years and am > > generally pleased with. OEM > > > quality they aren't, but that is not available > > anywhere for most of our > > > cars. > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >