carpet fitting

[WokingWedger]

I know there are 2 options, buy carpets (say from Coverdale)and fit yourself, or pay a trimmer for a bespoke interior.

But does anybdy know of 'fitter' who would fit the coverdale carpets at a reasonable price ? (South East preferred)

( I dont fancy spending several weekends on my belly in the footwell)

Edited by WokingWedger on Tuesday 3rd May 12:15

[SILICONE KID]

I will not pay £333 for a carpet set on principle..after a conversation on the telephone i asked the question why the MGB carpet set is just over £116 and the TVR one £330 when both are made in house and the TVR set only has four extra pieces.They can`t justify charging close to triple for that much extra work..It gets my back up..!
http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

Edited by SILICONE KID on Tuesday 3rd May 13:27

[Milky400]

Having mine done shortly by Gray Creasy at hoods and trims based close to St Albans, he is using coverdale carpet off the roll and making them up from that. The cost of this isnt much more than buying a set and paying someone to fit them, plus you get the bespoke fit. The sets are good but as we all know no one car is the same, and you would be surprised the amount of carpet thats used to trim them.

So Then Daz, what other options are there? i personally have spoken to Carpet Right,found a loverly berber twist that was in the never ending sale, but they were not interested in fitting it for me.

And the MGB uses far less carpet hence the price difference

[SILICONE KID]

Three times as much carpet!Back to the old story charging more because you mention TVR ,that is proven when you buy parts from TVR specialist who charge extortionate prices for very cheap Ford and Vauxhall parts..

Edited by SILICONE KID on Tuesday 3rd May 13:47

[Milky400]

So what are his other options?

As said personally i found it as cheap to get them made up

[Chimpafrolic]

Gray Creasy did a top job making & fitting carpets to my Chim, he really knows his TVR's.

The carpet sections were made to the car by Gary at his workshop for a perfect fit & all the edges were bound in the correct Doeskin.

Gary offered leather or leather cloth for the bindings, I went for leather cloth as its almost impossible to tell it from genuine leather & the truth is its way more durable & long lasting than cow.

I wanted a specific red for the carpets so after I rejected a few samples Gary finally sourced some really high quality carpet from Martrim.

Martrim offer a number of quality options, I went for their very best automotive grade wool Wilton.

This stuff is very thick & hessian backed, I was advised to avoid anything with latex backing because if it ever gets wet it will rot before your eyes.

Apparently the lack of flexibility of my new Wilton carpet made the job much harder for Gary but I never felt a thing

http://www.martrim.co.uk/catalogue/wool-wilton-car...

The biggest thing for me was that the new carpets shouldn't fade like the TVR ones do, the only reason I was replacing was that the originals had faded to pink.

The car has now seen two hot summers and is often left with the roof down exposing the carpet to the full force of the sun.

So far so good, absolutely no fading what so ever.

Ultimately I am very happy with the job, I looked at the Coverdale kit but by the time I had bought a decent set of trimmers shears, the adhesive and all the other bits & bobs it just wasn't worth the hassle.

I ended up with a quality job at a very fair price and all completed by a professional trimmer with years of experience.

Even the best restorers often outsource their trimming work because its a real skill that takes years to perfect.

Hats off to anyone that has fitted carpets to their Chimarea, if you want a quality result its certainly not an easy job even with a kit.

[Simon says]

SILICONE KID said:

I will not pay £333 for a carpet set on principle..after a conversation on the telephone i asked the question why the MGB carpet set is just over £116 and the TVR one £330 when both are made in house and the TVR set only has four extra pieces.They can`t justify charging close to triple for that much extra work..It gets my back up..!
http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

Edited by SILICONE KID on Tuesday 3rd May 13:27

You do have a point there Daz a TVR sir! pull your pants down then,will that be with or without lube today? woops! must be getting myself mixed up with last weekends night out I did find Coverdale very helpful and top kit to be honest

Edited by Simon says on Tuesday 3rd May 15:18

[Pacman1972]

Chimpafrolic said:

quality job at a very fair price

What's a fair price?

[taylormj4]

WokingWedger said:

I know there are 2 options, buy carpets (say from Coverdale)and fit yourself, or pay a trimmer for a bespoke interior.

But does anybdy know of 'fitter' who would fit the coverdale carpets at a reasonable price ? (South East preferred)

( I dont fancy spending several weekends on my belly in the footwell)

Edited by WokingWedger on Tuesday 3rd May 12:15

Hi, I had that done exactly. Bought the coverdale carpets and had them fitted by a trimmer through David Geralds. He did such a good job though, the thing that let it down a bit was the quality of the carpets. Wish I'd let him fit something he'd have selected really but still pleased with the overall job.

[Waxwork Jock]

WokingWedger said:

I know there are 2 options, buy carpets (say from Coverdale)and fit yourself, or pay a trimmer for a bespoke interior.

But does anybdy know of 'fitter' who would fit the coverdale carpets at a reasonable price ? (South East preferred)

( I dont fancy spending several weekends on my belly in the footwell)

Edited by WokingWedger on Tuesday 3rd May 12:15

Hi Peter
I would be able to fit the carpets drop me a mail
Regards Graeme

[birdistheword]

Waxwork Jock said:

Hi Peter
I would be able to fit the carpets drop me a mail
Regards Graeme

Hi Graeme

i need some carpets fitted for my Chim, any chance of a quote, i live in Cheltenham

cheers Chris

[MADMAX2]

Simon says said:

SILICONE KID said:

I will not pay £333 for a carpet set on principle..after a conversation on the telephone i asked the question why the MGB carpet set is just over £116 and the TVR one £330 when both are made in house and the TVR set only has four extra pieces.They can`t justify charging close to triple for that much extra work..It gets my back up..!
http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

http://www.carcarpets.co.uk/epages/Store_Shop835.s...

Edited by SILICONE KID on Tuesday 3rd May 13:27

You do have a point there Daz a TVR sir! pull your pants down then,will that be with or without lube today? woops! must be getting myself mixed up with last weekends night out I did find Coverdale very helpful and top kit to be honest

Edited by Simon says on Tuesday 3rd May 15:18

love the blue carpet!!!!!!!
right lets see how low we can get carpets and fitting gentleman place your prices!

[Pacman1972]

MADMAX2 said:

love the blue carpet!!!!!!!
right lets see how low we can get carpets and fitting gentleman place your prices!

I'm up for having mine done if the price is right and they are top quality materials.
Sounds like scope for some group discount!!