carpet fitting

[garfys v8s]

Have to say it has been a bit of a bind,I am almost finished and after finding out that my set from coverdale does not include the door cards I now find I am short of one piece too !!
I may have been better off taking it to a trimmer.A day stripping out, a day fitting carpets, and half a day putting it all back together. What fun I have had

[phazed]

I thought of renewing mine but it seemed a right palaver!

what was the cost of the set if you don't mind me asking?

[garfys v8s]

£340. I have had them for nearly two years. They are decent but it is a hassle putting them in!

[A900ss]

It's only a couple of hundred quid extra to go to a trimmer and let them do all the work for you.

That''s what I'm doing.

[JohnC35]

Hi,

I am considering doing this, am a technicisn by trade and tight so diy all the way!

I guess seats out etc is eady, but whst else needed stripping, how does the centre console come out and is there anything yo watch for, any pictures?

John

[swanny71]

It's an easy job, just time consuming.

Did mine at a leisurely pace over 2-3 weekends last winter. Very satisfying job, just a bit daunting to begin with........





ETA - I got the carpet set for £200 so the savings were well worth the hassle for me.

Edited by swanny71 on Saturday 25th January 17:55

[JohnC35]

That looks cracking I am impressed.

Easy to get the centre console out?

Was that price a lucky ebother find?

John

[portzi]

[quote=swanny71]It's an easy job, just time consuming.

Did mine at a leisurely pace over 2-3 weekends last winter. Very satisfying job, just a bit daunting to begin with........





ETA - I got the carpet set for £200 so the savings were well worth the hassle for me.

Edited by swanny71 on Saturday 25th January 17:55

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did you use some underlay beneath the carpet. ?

[garfys v8s]

JohnC35 said:

Hi,

I am considering doing this, am a technicisn by trade and tight so diy all the way!

I guess seats out etc is eady, but whst else needed stripping, how does the centre console come out and is there anything yo watch for, any pictures?

John

Seats come out, seatbelts,seatbelt anchors, hood and centre console is held in by a screw at the rear of console which is under little filling piece that you pull out. anything else my friend removed. With experience I. would definitely get a trimmer next time

[garfys v8s]

A900ss said:

It's only a couple of hundred quid extra to go to a trimmer and let them do all the work for you.

That''s what I'm doing.

I don't blame you but now I have experience

[mach2]

Hi Gary,

Can I ask what glue you used to stick the carpet down with, have a few areas I'd like to get bonded down again.

[phazed]

I want to renew the carpets in my 95 chim.

The carpet prices seem to start at £350.00!

I will sell the car so I'm not looking or the best Wilton just a fair product at a fair price.

Any recommendations?

[garfys v8s]

mach2 said:

Hi Gary,

Can I ask what glue you used to stick the carpet down with, have a few areas I'd like to get bonded down again.

Hi Ian.
I got the evostik spray from B and Q about £9 a can.
Spray both sides and leave a few minutes to tackify!!

[garfys v8s]

phazed said:

I want to renew the carpets in my 95 chim.

The carpet prices seem to start at £350.00!

I will sell the car so I'm not looking or the best Wilton just a fair product at a fair price.

Any recommendations?

I understand you could dye the carpets. That will keep the costs down if you are going to sell!

[swanny71]

JohnC35 said:

That looks cracking I am impressed.

Easy to get the centre console out?

Was that price a lucky ebother find?

John

Dead easy to get centre console out - 3 screws and a bit of fiddling around gear lever/handbrake

Yep, got lucky with a set of carpets by Central TVR via Ebay.

[swanny71]

portzi said:

did you use some underlay beneath the carpet. ?

Yes from frost.co.uk

[JohnC35]

swanny71 said:

Dead easy to get centre console out - 3 screws and a bit of fiddling around gear lever/handbrake

Yep, got lucky with a set of carpets by Central TVR via Ebay.

Cool, I am going to do this when I get mine in a week or so. What did you do about door cards?

[garfys v8s]

JohnC35 said:

Cool, I am going to do this when I get mine in a week or so. What did you do about door cards?

You can order the door card material as an extra for £19.99 plus £9.99 postage

[AV8]

swanny71 said:

Yes from frost.co.uk

I presume that you glue the underlay in then glue the carpet to the underlay.

[swanny71]

JohnC35 said:

Cool, I am going to do this when I get mine in a week or so. What did you do about door cards?

I just got some extra carpet material, cut it to size and stuck it to the fibre glass door card panels.