moodoo Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Folks, In an ongoing effort to make the inside of my A-series a bit more pleasant, am looking to replace the tired carpet. Has anyone ever bought a carpet set from any of the online suppliers? These guys list 'A series', but show a picture of a B, so not sure which it is: https://www.carcarpets.co.uk/opel-819-c.asp There's also a guy selling them on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264971722726?hash=item3db18b9fe6:g:WZ4AAOxyeR9TLx9g Or anyone any other suggestions? Am wondering with these aftermarket sets, do they end up being a bit 'patchwork quilt', since the pieces aren't moulded, just multiple individual sections? Cheers, Fin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Have you considered a clean up, and respray, yes, you can buy fabric spray, even large volumes, for spray guns. Worth talking with a company that can do it, or buy your own materials, and give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 yes i agree he aftermarket carpets always look a little home made.like a patchwork quilt as you said. i suppose recolouring a faded carpet may work but not if its got splits or holes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Pounsett Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I hope you find what you’re looking for Fin. I’m in the same position but for a B Coupe - when you do find a secondhand set they’re either the wrong colour or in bad nick. I wondered about dye or spray as suggested but was worried it may look a bit crap. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Worth an experiment, get a similar sample of carpet, buy the materials, give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodoo Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 15/05/2021 at 08:25, Jonathan Pounsett said: I hope you find what you’re looking for Fin. I’m in the same position but for a B Coupe - when you do find a secondhand set they’re either the wrong colour or in bad nick. I wondered about dye or spray as suggested but was worried it may look a bit crap. 🤷♂️ Yeh...it's a case of me maybe making it worse, not better! Mine should be black but is faded, and there's a bald patch on the tunnel beside the clutch pedal. I suppose I could spray the carpet, and the bald patch too, at least if that were black it wouldn't stand out so much. I'd just be afraid of making a complete bags of the carpet. I've seen some guys on a forum or other with TVRs who have seemed to use fabric spray to good effect, I always thought it was a bit of a botch effort, but the photos of those cars look good. Will continue looking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Wonder what the likes of retropowers do, or major car restorers. You could get a small rubber black mat, to cover the bald area. Remember cutting a mint perfect carpet for a caged car, even though the cage foot boxes where in, i thought there was no going back now, kept the corner sections, im sure of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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