Joined: Fri Apr 21 2006, 07:28AM
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I'm looking to buy a carpet for my Fury. Legendary has them and gets mentioned a lot. I've never had anything from them. It looks like they have the B body console trim too. Are they good or not so good? What's it like fitting the carpet? Any other places have carpet for our cars?
Joined: Sat Aug 19 2006, 05:03PM
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Legendary is just a retailer and doesn't make their own carpet. They will get it wholesale from a manufacturer. There used to be two companies making carpet for our cars, but I think ACC bought their competitor ACS-Dorsett so now there is just ACC. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong and there is another manufacturer still standing.
Since it's all coming from ACC, just shop for the best price. Also call the retailer(s) and request some (free) samples first to get the best colour match to your old carpet. Check out trimparts.com and stockinteriors.com for prices. I bought the carpet for my convertible from Stock Interiors.
I haven't looked, but I presume Classic Industries sells carpet too. I got an email from them the other day. They have a sale 25% off orders of $300 or more placed through midnight tomorrow (Nov 25). Enter promo code "TBF15".
Joined: Fri Apr 21 2006, 07:28AM
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Thanks Mike just done a quick check and acc is asking $365 and Legendry $248. Il look into those other places. Are these carpets normally a straight fit because the acc specifies one carpet from '65 to '73 ?
I bought a carpet set for my 4DSD from Stock Interiors-it is made by ACC. I can't remember exactly what I paid, but I smart shopped it and they had the best price for what I wanted. I paid $70-$80 extra for the mass backing upgrade and was glad that I did.
The quality was very good and fitment was pretty good as well. They ARE trying to cover many years with one model.
I laid it out in the sun for awhile and then let it sit in the car for a couple of days before starting the installation.
I did the front first, then the rear. Slow and steady wins the race. Remember, you can't take back a cut that is too short.
Start at the center and work your way out to the sides/door sills. I located the mounting holes for the seat belts and seat first and used nuts and bolts to hold the carpet in place at those locations while fitting/trimming the rest.
If you start at the door sills, you may (read:probably will) end up short when you bolt in the belts and seat.
Here's a link to a thread showing the entire interior restoration of the car:
Joined: Sat Aug 19 2006, 05:03PM
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A few things about my carpet install:
1. It was not a snug fit against the transmission hump, even though it conformed to the footwells well, and the heel rest is in a good position. Perhaps this had something to do with me getting "mass backing" on mine.
2. Front half did not go up the firewall far enough. You don't notice sitting in the front seat, but from the back seat you can see part of the metal floorpan/firewall between the top edge of the carpet and the bottom of the heater box. (The pic that Baron300 posted shows his carpet going further up the firewall than my carpet does.)
3. I ordered matching carpeted floormats. I was disappointed that these were a generic design that was way too small to cover the floor, and didn't cover the area where the driver's right heel rests when using the gas pedal.
Since I will be shopping for carpet for my Windsor in the not-too-distant future, I contacted ACC directly. They have a pattern for floormats for my car which are much larger, and the driver's mat goes around the accelerator pedal to cover the carpet in front of it. I don't know why this pattern wasn't used to make the mats for my other carpet. They also said that they would be able to leave some extra carpet on the front to go further up the firewall. (I suspect I will have to order directly from ACC to ensure that these instructions are followed.)
Mike makes a very good point. Back in 1992 when I order carpet for ny 1966 300, I contacted them directly to ensure that I had extra carpet for my console, the rear of my seats, and the lower portion of my doors. Also, the generic rubber/vinyl bonded floor mats are incorrect for the Chrysler 300. I had them deleted and re-glued the OEM floor mats back down. My car is inside all the time and my carpet ( black ) is fading rather badly. the quality is not all that good.
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I remember I had to pull and tug like crazy to get the carpet to slide up under the dash but a lot of that was probably due to my inexperience. And I soon learned that I should have started in the middle and work out. I almost cut my carpet too short along the sides. [Make sure you push and shove the carpet into every nook and cranny along the floor. Otherwise, when you cut the carpet and it starts to mold to the floor you may find you didn't allow enough for the carpet to fit itself into all the contours] My first piece, I just barely had enough left on the sides to fit under the trim. By the second piece I had learned my lesson and did better. And in re-looking at my pictures and thinking back on the job, and hearing the experience from others, I guess the fit on mine really wasn't all that bad. A lot of the trouble I thought I was having with the fit could also probably be traced back to my inexperience. Overall, however, i've been happy with the carpet I bought and they way in which it has held up.
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Perhaps using some loosely packed sandbags to hold the carpet down in the corners would work. I you leave them there for a few days, the carpet should mold in.
