I agree completely with Pete. The Carpet in my 73 was replaced by the previous owner and although it is better than some I have seen, it is no where close to the original. I remember my Dad replaced the carpet in our 68 Dodge many years ago and the carpet loops quickly became "fuzzy" and would trap dirt and debris making it a chore to clean. Replacement carpets seem to lack the correct type and thickness of the "loops". I also would love to know where the correct carpet can be had. Tim Durrer 73 Blue Sky --- brian parks <bparks427@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm