Carpet kits

[Bendder]

Need carpets and saw this on flee bay and was wondering if anyone had ever ordered from them or others and what the quality was like.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/TRIUMPH-TR7-TR8-COUP ... dZViewItem


Mark

Mark
1977 TR7 FHC
1978 TR7 FHC
1980 TR7 DHC
1980 Rover SD1 4.0L

[Red]

I can't comment on those, but having pulled all the carpets out of my car, there's nothing complicated about them - they're not moulded or anything.
So I reckon I can make a set myself, using the old carpet as templates - I can get enough decent quality carpet (80/20 wool) to do the job for about £50 ($100 or so?), and a couple of hours with a pair of scissors and a needle & thread should do it.

And then there's the advantage that you can have any colour you like - if you wanted to, I guess you could have a nice flowery carpet in there! [:p]

Just something to think about.

Garry

1976 2.0 (soon to be 3.5!)FHC
http://reds-tr7.blogspot.com/

[Bill]

I've replaced my carpet with one purchased from this guy. While the old carpet comes out in one piece, the new one comes in many different pieces with no directions. After a couple hours of trial fits and trimming, I was able to piece it together into a reasonable fashion, then I went about with the spray adhesive and secured all the pieces. While not of the same quality as the original, it made the interior look 100% better than it did with the old carpet.

There was an extensive thread about this topic, do a search for it. There is also a "Carpet Laying" article that came in real handy, it is posted on this site. Don't forget to buy a roll of insulation and secure it to the floorboards and fire wall to keep the engine heat out of the cockpit.

Bill
1980 Persian Aqua DHC

[Bill]

Here is the article, from our old friend "Ghostbuster"
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Bill
1980 Persian Aqua DHC

[gaz]

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I can't comment on those, but having pulled all the carpets out of my car, there's nothing complicated about them - they're not moulded or anything.
So I reckon I can make a set myself, using the old carpet as templates - I can get enough decent quality carpet (80/20 wool) to do the job for about £50 ($100 or so?), and a couple of hours with a pair of scissors and a needle & thread should do it.

And then there's the advantage that you can have any colour you like - if you wanted to, I guess you could have a nice flowery carpet in there! [:p]


THATS EXACTLY WHAT I DID WITH MINE IVE MADE A DECENT ENOUGH JOB I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I'LL BUY SOME VERY CHEAP CARPET AND IF I COCK IT UP THEN IVE LOST NOTHING IVE GOT ENOUGH LEFT TO DO THE WHOLE CAR THREE TIMES OVER.................NOT BAD FOR £3 THATS RIGHT £3...THAT WAS WHAT I USED FOR MY PARCEL SHELF AND SILLS (GREY CORD)(VERY THIN THIS STUFF) AND I'M THINKING OF USING IT FOR MY DOOR CARDS IF I USE THOSE SEATS (BLACK CHORD ONES I WON IN THE BARGIN EBAY AUCTION THE OTHER WEEK) AND REPLACE THE BLUE PIECES WITH BLACK




1976 2.0 (soon to be 3.5!)FHC
http://reds-tr7.blogspot.com/
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