High Quality Carpet
 

guys,

i just unpacked my classic industries loop carpet and guess what, it sucks ... it it damaged but even if it wasnt, this antique design , the low quality, overall looks just make me puke. hey, why is there no puke smiley ?

anyways, where can i get for my 1971 nova a high quality, premolded, carpet ? you know, like the one i have in my benzo. nice, smooth, not big rough loops, but smooth like mercedes velour floormats ...

please advise, thanks.

OK, another thing : did ii do the wrong thing ordering the loop style and i should have ordered cut pile ? is cut file comparable to a mercedes carpet ?

loop is what was offered from the factory. I think you ordered the stuff for a restoration. I ordered the same stuff and it works fine for me. But if you wanted a different style of carpet, you probably should have went custom. I don't know of anyone that makes molded "Mercedes" type carpet. But an upholstery shop would be my 1st stop.

wilton wool was the material suggested recently for high quality carpeting like one would find in a luxuray cars. It can be found at http://www.newportupholstery.com. Hope that helps.

Bob

We use real wool carpeting in our cars - it feels and looks really nice. We'll likely offer it for the applications we support. We also use suede headliners - actually in ultrasuede.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com

Auto Custom Carpets should have cut pile in any color pre-molded for your car and it's a good product for the $$

dqhemi:

Just looked at your web site. You have some of the best Mopars I have seen in many days. :thumbsup: :bow:

How much for the '70 Hemi Cuda? :unibrow:

tyoneal

Their product is crap, it fuzes up and never fits worth a damn..........at least the dozen or so kits I have used..............worst ever......

carpet supplier
 

any of you know www.carmotorsports.com ...?? the carpets are cut-pile also for 1971 nova ... and at least on the pic they look good i think.

i will try to get some samples.

I am going with ACC's carpet for my 442, but not the factory style. Since my interior is custom, I am using the repro 61-64 Impala "Tuxedo" carpet. It's a loop that looks great and seems to hold up very well. More expensive than the "stock" style stuff, but cheaper than the Mercedes stuff. I do know that to get good carpet from ACC you need to check off a few options. Tha mass backing is a good idea. That's that heavy black backing like GM used, instead of the thin wite backing that normally comes in their kits. Also, be carefull when ordering their custom colors. You can end up with cheaper carpet if you don't read carefully about the kinds of carpet they sell.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"

It's about to go to auction. To pull it out we'd be looking for something in the $400K range. Can't remember if I updated my site - we just repainted it as well. It's a very cool piece that one - 11K original miles, was a survivor when we got it, bt paint just a little too rough not to redo it.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com