If you do find good matching carpet, I'd like to know where you got it. I
thought
something like carpet would be one of the easiest things to find, but like you
say, all the samples look very cheap & not a close match to original.
John
Mercfreak@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello group,
>
> In completing the very basic restoration of my 63 LeBaron, it is now time
> to do the carpet. I have inquired through several sources about the correct
> cut pile for this model and so far nobody seems to carry it in kit form. Has
> anyone done carpets themselves and been able to get the correct deep cut pile
> for this year or near this year? Samples I have received are very cheap
> looking compared to what is in the car now. Both my Crown and LeBaron 63s
> have this thick, deep cut pile and I would like to stay as close to this as
> possible. This car is a driver and the interior upolstery is not correct
> either, but I was hoping to at least get the right stuff for the floors. I
> have contacted some of the vendors mentioned on the website and most of them
> haven't even responded to me. Any ideas from the experts here would be
> appreciated. Also, I don't want to spend a fortune on this. That is the
> reason I like to do it myself. Thanks!
>
> Thomas Gunnari
> 59,63,65 Imps
>
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