p24-1953 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 where is the best location to get new carpet? i have a 4 door 1953 plymouth Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 do a search on the internet..narrow it to a company in Alabama..I know they have in the past supplied excellent carpet for the older cars as I have seen these in person at the car shows. Just for the life of me cannot remember their name..they will have a 1-800 number also..they visit many swap meets..and will bring the carpet to one close to you if they are scheduled to attend with freight charge...have done this also...also I must mention I am not sure just how far back they proved carpet for cars...but all the people who have used them are pleased..I know what good am I ... not sure if this is it but does list our years... http://www.stockinteriors.com/items.asp?MakeId=22&ModelId=546&MainCatId=1&Desc=Plymouth_All_Models_1942-1964_Carpet Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 I would suppose that finding a carpet already made to specs would be the best approach. Just put it in,, and go. I bought some carpet by the foot from an auto upholstry supply house, along with some felt padding. Then took it eventually to a local auto upholstry guy who cut it, bound it, and installed it. Have it in front, rear and trunk. For his services he charged $250. I like it, even though not original to the car. One handy thing he did was to make a cut on the drivers side of the floor hump (and bound the edge), so it can be pulled up to allow access to the master cylinder. Quote
bob_amos Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 JC Whitney has carpet at very reasonable prices. They actually sell it but when it arrives it will be made by a company whos name you might recognize. One of mine came from Acme in Long Beach. My company now sells Acme interior products. Truth is, we cannot compete with the prices Whitney offers and we don't try. You will be happy with what you get or Whitney will refund your purchase price. I've purchesed 3 sets over the years before we became a dealer and have been happy with all of them. Quote
Normspeed Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Bob, did you ever look into whether they offer sets for the wagons? Probably very close to the coupe set. Quote
Jims50chrysler Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Not to go against anybody but I just installed the JC whitney carpet in my 50 on Sat night and I was not impressed...if this was the fall I would have ripped it back out and done something else. Jim Quote
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