I'm looking for ideas on how to replace, or suppliers of, the piece of carpet that goes in the rear end of the hatch area. I haven't had any luck looking at the carpeting suppliers, they have the front carpeting and they have the rear hatch floor carpeting, but I can't seem to find anything for the vertical piece in the far rear. Anybody had this done by a local supplier or been able to find it on-line?
Thanks for anything!

 

It would probably be easy enough just to cut your own. I have never seen any for sale though. An old parts car would probably be your only other choice.

 

Black Dragon Auto. All your RX7 part needs for over 25 years.

 

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I looked but didn't see anything in the Black Dragon Catalog. I'm looking for the vertical piece that hangs just below the hatch lock, not the rear deck carpeting. Looks like I may just have to try and find something that matches and do it myself. SIGH!

 

hey man i would really appreciate if you can let me know if you do happen to find this piece becuase i been looking for it for a long time...im about to jus cut some fabric out and paint it with undercoat paint

 

What I do when I order carpet for the passenger compartment is order an additional 2 yards of roll carpet. That's enough to do the hatch and bottom of the door panels. You can go to any auto upholstery shop, they can order the roll carpet then use your old piece as a pattern. Myself, I simply cut it out using the pattern then finish the edge by sewing on bias tape. Yes, this old fart does know how to sew, not professionally, but enough to get the job done. I have my grandmother's sewing machine that's 50 years old and still works like new.

After the hatch piece is biased, then all one needs to do is add the snaps and cut the slits for the luggage straps, if those are being reused.

 

I'm with you, Trochoid; a sewing machine is just another power tool as far as I'm concerned.

I've used mine (a 1950's postwar Japanese 'Remington') to re-do my entire interior, and most recently, to modify the emergency weight dump system on my scuba buoyancy compensation vest to use posilock clips instead of velcro.

If it makes you feel more manly, you can always call it a 'cloth welder.' Heh.

Sewing machine, hog-ring pliers (ouch) and snap-set pliers, essential auto restoration tools.

 

www.stockinteriors.com

they've got the cheapest carpet prices i've seen so far in my research.