who has re-carpeted their chim?

[chrisdurham]

hello,

was looking at some carpet options for the chim. I know there are kits etc, but fancy making them myself and getting them bound round the edges etc.

Is there a particular type of carpet thats suitable or unsuitable to steer clear of to use?

[dhf]

Shag Pile is so 70's in MHO

[chris1972]

Wool always gives the impression of luxury, however, the natural fibres also trap dirt and smells etc. If I was to replace I would go for a very good quality synthetic or blend that cleans easy.

If your car is always garaged and never sees a drop of water other than from a bucket and sponge, then Wilton is fine. Otherwise, if any damps gets in your car, then a synthetic carpet will least allow you to wash the smell out and dry quickly.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Velor carpet is nice ..


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=3&a...

[ChimpofDarkness]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Velor carpet is nice ..


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=3&a...

Nice carpet Daz, do you pay VAT on that?

[SILICONEKID340HP]

ChimpofDarkness said:

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Velor carpet is nice ..


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=3&a...

Nice carpet Daz, do you pay VAT on that?

No dude im not paying vat to the Germans or anywhere in europe .. You can buy vat free from the UK if you live in a EU country .

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Tuesday 11th December 22:51

[sgrimshaw]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

You can buy vat free from the UK if you live in a EU country .

Only if you supply them with a valid VAT number as a business.

If a UK consumer buys from a company in another EU country he will be charged Vat attributable to that country?

Purchasing from Hungary is best avoided ...... their std vat rate is 27% !

Edited by sgrimshaw on Tuesday 11th December 23:54

[Sardonicus]

ChimpofDarkness said:

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Velor carpet is nice ..


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=3&a...

Nice carpet Daz, do you pay VAT on that?

Your no help

[michielp]

Hi,

did mine a year or 2 ago.
With a complete excellent fitting set of lakewell.com

The complete set fitted as a glove. Was delivered including a manual of removal and reapplying with pictures.

[chris1972]

michielp said:

Hi,

did mine a year or 2 ago.
With a complete excellent fitting set of lakewell.com

The complete set fitted as a glove. Was delivered including a manual of removal and reapplying with pictures.

How long did it take to fit? Did you have to remove a lot of the interior?

[swanny71]

chris1972 said:

How long did it take to fit? Did you have to remove a lot of the interior?

2 weekends and most of it





I've recently done (most) of my carpets. Probably 2 full days to do the carpets, but I've been re-colouring the interior and replacing the seats.

When I get time I'll do a bit of a write up with pictures for anyone contemplating the job. It's really not that hard, just fiddly.

Very happy with the results

Before -





Seats re-coloured and trial fitted -

Edited by swanny71 on Wednesday 12th December 20:30

[chris1972]

Looks awesome... where did you get those seats from?

How did you stick the carpet down?

[swanny71]

chris1972 said:

Looks awesome... where did you get those seats from?

How did you stick the carpet down?

MX-5 seats off Ebay for £110, repaired and re-coloured using Furniture Clinic products.

Carpets stuck down with either this

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

Or this depending on location

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-DUTY-HIGH-TEMPERAT...

[SILICONEKID340HP]

swanny71 said:

chris1972 said:

Looks awesome... where did you get those seats from?

How did you stick the carpet down?

MX-5 seats off Ebay for £110, repaired and re-coloured using Furniture Clinic products.

Carpets stuck down with either this

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

Or this depending on location

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-DUTY-HIGH-TEMPERAT...

I want to start on mine but my garage is the coldest place on earth..

[chrisdurham]

looks great! a write up would definately be very usefull!

[chris1972]

Did the MX-5 seats work as a direct replacement or did you have to modify something to get them to fit? They really do look good... I agree, a full write-up is definitely required!

[taylormj4]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

I want to start on mine but my garage is the coldest place on earth..

Run the engine in there, that should do it ! Fume extraction recommended.

[brett84]

the MX5 seats fit in without much hassle.
swap the original runners onto the seats, hacksaw a bit of metal from the base of the seat and drill two holes in the runners for the MX5 seats to bolt to
seats for 100 from ebay, 40 for new headrest speakers (highly recommended) and then coloured with FC kit
(this was taken before recarpet).
i bought a carpet set from coverdale but decided not to fit it as there are so many pieces and lots needed trimming finishing properly to look spot on.

Edited by brett84 on Friday 14th December 14:12

[prettyboyben]

Sorry guys, bit of a hijack, but swanny, did you have to take the windscreen out to recolour the very back of the dashboard and the pillars???

[swanny71]

prettyboyben said:

Sorry guys, bit of a hijack, but swanny, did you have to take the windscreen out to recolour the very back of the dashboard and the pillars???

I didn't remove the windscreen but spent age masking it up properly and used cotton buds to colour the tight area where the windscreen meets dash. There is a black border in the glass that hides most of the bit that aren't perfect.
Any colour you do get on the windscreen comes off easily enough with a wooden scraper.