----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:29
PM
Subject: Re: IML: carpet
replacement
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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