capt murph

Thought I'd share some tips on my carpet installation - Molded carpet -if anybody else is planning to do this upgrade. Man did my car need it!

mbaha

how much was the carpet?

Have any before / after pics

capt murph

http://www.1aauto.com/

ONLY $118 and the quality is very good I think.
That was the passenger area only.

Did not take pictures, but just imagine soft, clean, shiny smells good carpet of your selected color!! No more oil stains (by previous owner) or compacted areas to look at.

My original carpet was gray, but I went to blue, and it compliments the blue paint very nicely (84 GSL-SE Misty Blue Metallic) .

mbaha

that is not bad, I did a home made carpet install in for the back already. The previous owner of the car (my father) smoked in the car so there are ashes everywhere under trim etc. I think new carpet is in order...
thanks

capt murph

I recently made another purchase for the REAR carpet, which was about the SAME price. I was a bit disappointed ...but perhaps I shouldn't be. The rear carpet is thinner, which is what Mazda did as well, but I was expecting the same thickness as the front carpet which is very nice.

ALSO, the rear piece is not finished along the edges like the factory carpet is. It is cut perfectly - no trimming on the deck area, so you cannot tuck it in under the side panels. It is made this way for spare tire access, so I guess I should accept that feature. I just think it should have been about half the price of the front carpet when you compare the 2 items.

For others considering this, or if I did it over, I would consider buying a couple yards of heavier carpet from the vendor and cut my own pattern for the rear. (the front molded carpet is very good) . This would provide extra for the door panels too, 'cuz now I'm short.

(Not installed yet).