Good luck finding one. My personal experience is that it’s not worth it. I bought one from @REAmFC3S a few months ago and UPS lost it. It was heartbreaking.

 

Yeah. I figured I'd give it a shot. If I don't find one then I'll go aftermarket. Good thing about the FD, very little carpet actually shows. The main reason I want OEM is due to all the molded foam.

 

If you’re gonna do it, you should definitely go OEM. I'd suggest getting it in person though. It was terrible dealing with UPS to get reimbursed. I still feel bad

 

I still have my black RHD one. You can drive up and get it before the borders close again.

 

How much do LHD Black carpets in excellent condition go for now a days?

 

No idea until someone replies with one for me to buy haha.

I can say a high quality aftermarket carpet is $600 once all the options are applied to the base price (extra padding, premium cut, etc). So if a 20+ year old OEM carpet is anywhere close to double, then aftermarket will suffice.

 

Based on what @tomsn16 told me they’re gold. He said that a mint carpet is worth $1,000. Worn = $800

 

I wouldn't call that gold. $1k is a fair price compared to most other options. And other cars for that matter.

 

It’s well worth whatever the seller's asking price is. If you find someone selling one, snag it. There are a handful of people on here that have been waiting years for one to be listed. I gave up on the hunt.

 

We have them available here NEW CARPET KITS

 

Funny you should post this. This showed up last week . I’m guessing you are who I bought it from haha.

 

The stock carpet has surprisingly thick foam insulation. I suppose for mitigating heat penetration.

How about the aftermarket carpets?

Maybe it is more relevant for the RHD, where the driver sits above the cat.

 

Check out my build thread if you are installing aftermarket. I separated the OEM foam from the carpet and re-used it with the aftermarket. It was the best of both worlds. Only takes 30 minutes to peel it apart.

 

Interesting to know that can be done.

Is there any other solution, such as with sound deadening mats?

 

I'll be going with lizard skin coating and also using the foam from the old tan mat.