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Old 04-17-2012, 09:52 PM
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Default What are my options for new carpet?

I'm sure oem is out of the question, is there anyone selling a oem quality replacement?
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YearOne is reasonably priced.
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I bought a carpet from classic industries.
It was a "plush" carpet. It's very high quality. However, know this: a carpet install is not simple in respect to getting it to fit right.

With the classic industries carpet, it was molded to fit in the car - to a degree. I had to do a lot of cutting to get it to fit. Another "fun" aspect of the carpet is the holes for screws to go through, and remembering to find them - and cut them properly so it all fits.

It took the entire day to install. We had three guys doing it.

The end results were awesome. I am very happy with it. But it's not something I would want to do again in the near future.

Expect to fight with any carpet.
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Does it look like factory? Why is there so much cutting required? I can see the holes for bolts but what else has to be cut?
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I replaced the carpet in my 96 Impala ss awhile ago, by myself, and found these tips to be helpful...

Remove your old carpet completely. Lay your new carpet in the sun for a few hours to help it "relax" some. Place your old carpet on top of your new carpet. With a white or silver marker, mark where the holes are in your new carpet by locating them with the old carpet. With the old carpet on top of the new, you should also be able to see if any trimming is needed. And lastly, take your time and enjoy working on your car.

I believe I got my carpet through ACC, not sure if they offer an Fbody carpet.


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I sure do miss that car.
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I did a write up in here when I did mine. Stockautointeriors.com was where I got mine from. Definately "some" trimming was involved
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ACC (AutoCustomCarpets) is were i got my 3rd gen carpet. A little trimming is involved but its not too bad. I will probably buy some for my 4th gen too.



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