Which Carpet set for a 1975 124

[samakijoe]

I'm in the middle of doing the interior of my spider. There is not a "back seat" installed. If I use the
Pininfarina version of the carpet set, will there be a section to cover the area behind the seats
or will I have to go out and buy more material to cover that area?

What did you do to cover that vertical area in the rear?

Also: where should I go to buy the set.
Let's hear all of it: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
It's OK to name the suppliers involved. ( I won't tell anybody )

[KLC356]

Looking forward to your responses, need to get carpet kit for my car too.

[DieselSpider]

I have come to believe that the best is the thinnest lightest you can get that can easily be hung out to dry when it gets wet. Mine is a daily driver and after you get caught out in a Tampa Bay Area Tropical Downpour you want carpets that can be easily pulled out and are thin enough to dry quickly. Many times I just don't bother with the carpet behind/under the seats at all since the floor pans are all painted black anyways.

[samakijoe]

OK, I thought that this request was a "no brainer" but I guess I was wrong. I know us folks hate to name bad suppliers. So I decided to take a look at the Vick web site. They have a sale on carpet sets, knocking off almost 1/2. So I ordered a black set. Always had good quality parts from them. Will report back on quality and fit of the carpets.

[KLC356]

Nice tip. I ordered set as well and seat upholstery ALSO on sale for 1/2. Order that too. Good basement upholstery project for this winter (no garage).

[samakijoe]

I thought I would report back on the carpet set I got from Vick. It was delivered quickly. I needed to finish laying in the sound deadening stuff after cleaning and taking care of some surface rust. I pretty much gutted the interior and this car and it is amazingly free of rust for a 40+ years old car. I added "seam sealer" on the floor and sides that needed it.

I started the carpet install in the back seat area. This car did not have a rear seat so I used some of the carpet that came with the car in this area. Luckily it matches the new carpet pretty good. I used spray contact glue, only enough to keep the carpet section in place. I left the horizontal sections for last. There was a bit of cutting but only where it can not be seen. It took a bit longer to complete then I thought it would. But then this my first time doing this.
Lastly I'm going say that I'm really happy as to the outcome.

[spidernut]

Glad to hear you are pleased with the outcome. I replaced my son's rear seat with a package shelf with two hinged doors for access as a storage compartment. It was made of plywood, then carpeted to match the rest of the car. For the seat back, I used a piece of 1/8 hardboard and screwed it to the car body. I then carpeted it as well to match. The end product looked great. Sadly, I have no photos of it on this computer.

I have always made my own carpet sets. I've never spent more than $60 for enough carpeting to do the car twice. It only costs $1 per foot to bind the edges of the bottom four pieces and the vertical piece that goes over the hump of the trans tunnel. I usually have around $90 into a set of carpeting with enough left over to do the car a second time (or enough to carpet the trunk entirely). The only downside is that I don't have a driver's side rubber foot pad. I use floormats anyways, so it has never bothered me.

[ccblunt]

I thought I would report back on the carpet set I got from Vick. It was delivered quickly. I needed to finish laying in the sound deadening stuff after cleaning and taking care of some surface rust. I pretty much gutted the interior and this car and it is amazingly free of rust for a 40+ years old car. I added "seam sealer" on the floor and sides that needed it.

What did you use for sound deadening material? I replaced the carpets in my 1975 Spider a couple of summers ago, but neglected to include the insulation. I don't really notice the noise unless the top is up , but it's so bad ... I'm thinking it'd be good to re-do it the right way this summer. Are you happy with the stuff you used?

[samakijoe]

ccblunt: I went with the cheep stuff. Made a big difference in how the sounds made
by tapping the floor and walls with a hammer before and after install.
I took the car out for my first really long ride today. Don't have any way to tell if the sound is better, can't be any worse.
I'm in the middle of installing a set of non-gas chocks (front only so far.) And I wanted to get an idea if there was any difference. I did go over a "speed bump" faster then I usually would just to see if I could notice any difference front to back.
It seemed better but then again it could have been the same thinking we had years ago when we added that magnetic thingy on the fuel line to get (up to) 30 MPG in your 1957 Ford convertible....


Here is the stuff I bought. Considering how much it weights I still got free shipping. I used just under 2 packages.
What the hell do I care. I'm spending my kids money right?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Noico-Black-80 ... 2749.l2649