stockinteriors pre formed carpet

[saylor]

ordered a carpet from stock interiors per this forum recommendation cbody bob or mr. big john or bluefury or somebody used them also and posted about it. so i did too

its a bit early in the install yet, but so far it looks good. ships small. as soon as you get it lay it out flat, in car if possible.

 

[saylor]

aaaaand *presto*

 

[MarPar]

very nice! I just bought one for the Newport last year. I have not installed it yet, as I am waiting on my glass guy to seal up the front and rear glass.

I did throw it in the car just to see what it looked like. a nice new carpet looks so purdy...lol

 

[GOLDMYN]

what was the type, 80/20 or plush and did you get the "mass" backing?

 

[saylor]

i got 80/20 black nylon and stock backing.

ill get a shot of the backside of the carpet here in a bit

 

[Big_John]

We all go back and forth about who to buy from. I used these guys, Trim Parts, but the ACC carpet is good too.

 

[65FuryPaceCar]

Does anyone know if ACC or someone else actually makes and cuts the carpet?
Everyone has carpet for automatics, and most have carpet for the four-speed console cars. I am having a tough time finding the carpet for the automatic console which does not have the cut out for the shifter of the four-speed.
I basically need a company which can make a mirror image carpet of the passenger side of the long console.

 

[Big_John]

Does anyone know if ACC or someone else actually makes and cuts the carpet?
Everyone has carpet for automatics, and most have carpet for the four-speed console cars. I am having a tough time finding the carpet for the automatic console which does not have the cut out for the shifter of the four-speed.
I basically need a company which can make a mirror image carpet of the passenger side of the long console.

Are you asking about the carpet on the console itself?

I just bought a little extra carpet and glued it to the side of the console.

 

[Jeff]

I wonder why the ACC carpet is $360 and the Trim Parts carpet is only $190.

 

[Jeff]

I called ACC and they make the carpet for Raybuck and Stock Interiors and other distributors, but not for Trim Parts, which makes their own. Prices differ widely. It would be good to know if anyone has directly compared the quality of Trim Parts to ACC.

Edited to add: my confidence in this info is not 100 percent. The first person at ACC told me that Trim Parts sold ACC carpets. Trim Parts denied it, said they make their own, and the second person at ACC said they do not sell to Trim Parts.

 

[Big_John]

It would be good to know if anyone has directly compared the quality of Trim Parts to ACC.

I have. I installed an ACC carpet in one of my Roadrunners a number of years ago. I found that the carpet fit nicely, but they didn't give me a lot of extra material on the sides to work with. The carpet also faded badly in a couple years. I wasn't very happy. Since then I've never heard anyone complain about having enough material.

The carpet in my 300 was an ACC carpet that a PO had installed. I really didn't think it fit very well, but I put some of that off to a sloppy installation. The biggest problem was the carpet was extremely faded. The guy I bought the car from from had said the same. It had been done just before he bought the car and the carpet had faded soon after.

I decided to try the Trim Parts carpet. I spoke to the phone rep about the fading issue and he said I would be happy with their carpet. He also cut me a little better deal, possibly because I said I had bought ACC carpet in the past. I also bought their mats, which were a piece of carpet that was the same carpet only backed backed and edged.

The carpet fit very well. I was happy with that. Lots of material to overlap the edges and front and back. Two years of driving around with the top down, I haven't seen any fading. I'm very happy with that.

That isn't saying that the ACC carpet is junk. For all I know, they may be using the same materials and the newer stuff has a better UV treating. I have a roll of ACC carpet for my Windsor project and I won't hesitate to use it.

IMHO, the Trim Parts carpet was very good. In my experiences, I liked it better than the ACC, but it's always a "Your mileage may vary" type of thing and ten people will now say "My ACC carpet was great!"... So there's that. But if the Trim Parts carpet is $150 less... That's a "no brainer".

 

[Big_John]

A couple tips for the install...

Use a soldering iron to make the holes for the seat belts and seats. It will make a mess of the iron, but it cleans up.

Don't glue it down. You may want to pull it out sometime. They glued the carpet in my 300... and it tore coming out.

Put the carpet in and don't be in a hurry to trim it. You want to "sneak up" on the final trim. Rough trim and leave a couple inches. Bolt your seats in place before you do the final cutting on the door edges too. I let it sit a couple days before I did the final trim.

I love some of the tips from these guys... You have to filter the nonsense in the first minute or two out, but they give solid advice.

 

[Jeff]

Based on Big John's comments, I am leaning towards Trim Parts for the carpet and ACC for the 6-piece backing set. I like that the backing is pre-cut into what look like original shapes. Trim Parts only seems to sell bulk backing material. As an FYI, the ACC carpet is $360 on the ACC website, but only $192 at Stock Interiors so the no-brainer factor disappears. The "your mileage may vary" caveat is duly noted. Thanks for the great info.

 

[monaco75]

I've installed almost 2 ACC carpets. One in my old Córdoba, and I'm currently installing one in the Monaco.

The one in the Córdoba had a ton of extra material that needed to be cut off to fit. The carpet never really settled completely imo. It looked good, but never really formed completely to the floor.

The one going in the Monaco currently is much better. Not near as much excess material, and is forming to the floor quite nicely. Kinda surprised. It's been sitting in its box in the spare room for the last 4 years. I pulled it out, and layed it in the sun all day yesterday, before installing it.

Time will tell, but I'm pretty happy with em for the most part.

Only complaint is, they didn't offer 80/20 for my applications, only the plush, or cutpile.

 

[LatPeahy]

What are you using for underlayment?

 

[Big_John]

Based on Big John's comments, I am leaning towards Trim Parts for the carpet and ACC for the 6-piece backing set. I like that the backing is pre-cut into what look like original shapes. Trim Parts only seems to sell bulk backing material. As an FYI, the ACC carpet is $360 on the ACC website, but only $192 at Stock Interiors so the no-brainer factor disappears. The "your mileage may vary" caveat is duly noted. Thanks for the great info.

The Trim Parts carpet came with the backing material attached to the carpet and unless they've changed, the ACC should too. I don't really see any reason to buy more backing.

If you want it quieter, I used a layer of Fat Mat on the floor with a layer of acoustic foam over that and then the carpet. It knocked down the road noise a lot.

 

[LatPeahy]

So there's no need to buy underlayment?

 

[monaco75]

I would for sure throw a layer of fat mat, or any sound deadener/heat barrier down to help with heat, and noise. Amazing how much it can help.

 

[Big_John]

So there's no need to buy underlayment?

I guess that depends.

The new carpet has padding/jute on the back the same way the original carpet did.

If you want the car to be quieter, I really suggest using a layer of FatMat or something similar on the bare floor.

This is what I did. I used FatMat Rattle Trap. 100^ Rattle Trap Sound Deadener Noise Killer | FatMat Sound Control™

After buying it, I really think this is the same stuff they use on roofs. I've read that a similar product can be bought in Lowes for a quarter of the price.



I covered that with this thin acoustical foam.



The carpet went on top of that.

If I were to do it again, I don't think I would bother with the acoustical foam. I would use the FatMat (or something similar) in a heartbeat.

The idea is to dampen the vibrations on the floor fan to muffle road noise. I used the stuff in the doors too and my car is very quiet in comparison to what it used to be.

In other words, I wouldn't bother with the extra "underlayment". It wasn't there to begin with and the FatMat is far superior.

 

[MarPar]

fat mat is precisely what I did as well. I have yet to hear the difference it makes in quieting road noise, but with the many testimonials I have read, it should make quite the difference.