Replacement Carpet

[glundblad]

After removing my carpet from my comanche, I decided to purchase new. Has anyone purchased replacement carpets from the vendors on Ebay? Do they they fit pretty well?

 

I found one from a company called The Trim Store and another called Auto Carpet Originals. Does anyone have any experience with either of these guys? I am pretty picky (almost to a fault :shake: )

[terrawombat]

Unless you go with factory OEM carpet, you're going to have to do some trimming. In my opinion, regardless of what the description says about how plush or what thread count their particular carpet has - it's all the same. I wouldn't be surprised if 75% of the aftermarket carpet companies all got their carpet from the same manufacturing plant. Aftermarket carpets CAN look good with proper trimming, but don't expect them to last the tests of time.

[Boilermaker]

There was a similar discussion in SW2's floorboards thread, starting on page 2:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14878&start=15

 

The ACC aftermarket carpet i have doesn't look that bad even tho its baggy in a couple of places...but black does hide a lot. I was very careful to cut away as little as possible; just enough so all cuts are hidden by trim or the center console. Compared to OEM, it feels cheap and i don't have any confidence it will last very long without help from some floor mats.

 

If new OEM carpet was available, i'd be the first in line. If you can at all salvage your existing carpet, i would give it a try. SW2 goes over what he did in the thread.

[MrSimon]

I bought the carpet kit from JC Whitney. The quality of the carpet is pretty nice, and it was about the right shape. I still had a bit of trimming to do and it still doesn't fit quite right. I put down some heavy duty mats and you don't notice it.

 

If you are a perfectionist .... you won't be happy with 99% of the carpet kits out there.

 

If you realize that this is a 20 year old truck that cost less than a nice bicycle .... you'll be thrilled.

[Kittrell]

If you realize that this is a 20 year old truck that cost less than a nice bicycle .... you'll be thrilled.

 

:rotfl2:

[88XJSport]

 

If you realize that this is a 20 year old truck that cost less than a nice bicycle .... you'll be thrilled.

 

Yeah but this is the truck in question....

 

 

 

 

Thats one expensive bicycle. :clapping:

 

Hey glundblad maybe you should post a pic of your truck everytime you post a question, so everyone understands why you're so picky.

[tugalo]

run the local junkyards and check the carpets in all the Cherokees, you should find one that will clean up like new at a fraction of the cost.....

[glundblad]

 

 

Thats one expensive bicycle. :clapping:

 

Hey glundblad maybe you should post a pic of your truck everytime you post a question, so everyone understands why you're so picky.

 

Once again 88XJSport watches my back.

[Gjeep]

Good looking rig. I bought and returned 2 aftermarket carpets before finding a mfg that had a good mold and thick quality carpet. AutoUpholsteryKits.com They have different weights, I got the Essex line. $150 a few years back.

[SuperWade2]

 

If you realize that this is a 20 year old truck that cost less than a nice bicycle .... you'll be thrilled.

 

Yeah but this is the truck in question....

 

Thats one expensive bicycle. :clapping:

 

Hey glundblad maybe you should post a pic of your truck everytime you post a question, so everyone understands why you're so picky.

 

Many "nice" rides in my local bike shop start about $5K and go up... so... :dunno

 

There are a dozen or more that go between $7-$10...