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TR5/TR250 Would appreciate carpet recommendations for my 250
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Can't beat a magic carpet from TRF. If you can afford it go for the wool. They last forever.
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Yep - they have my vote. Great fit, and the folks are very easy to work with.
Mickey
Can't beat a magic carpet from TRF. If you can afford it go for the wool. They last forever.
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Yep - they have my vote. Great fit, and the folks are very easy to work with.
Mickey
Brosky
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I went with TRF and the Magic Carpet kit as well. Great quality and fit. Make sure that you buy the padding and installation kit. Get the package when Charles is having a sale, which is just about every weekend now. I think that they are trying to hit a banner sales year and may be offering discounts to move product in December. Sign up for the weekly emails of sales flyer's.
Here's my "How To" when mine was installed:
https://www.74tr6.com/carpetreplacement.htm
I went with TRF and the Magic Carpet kit as well. Great quality and fit. Make sure that you buy the padding and installation kit. Get the package when Charles is having a sale, which is just about every weekend now. I think that they are trying to hit a banner sales year and may be offering discounts to move product in December. Sign up for the weekly emails of sales flyer's.
Here's my "How To" when mine was installed:
https://www.74tr6.com/carpetreplacement.htm
Brosky
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I just hope that it helps someone avoid the pitfalls of installing the pieces in the wrong order. Erik, who did mine, has done many and this is the best method of installation to allow for any slight trimming or differences from car to car.
At the Legends show this fall, I heard several guys lamenting about the problems they encountered by not doing the side rails first, etc. I decided that when I had mine done to photograph it for future reference.
I just hope that it helps someone avoid the pitfalls of installing the pieces in the wrong order. Erik, who did mine, has done many and this is the best method of installation to allow for any slight trimming or differences from car to car.
At the Legends show this fall, I heard several guys lamenting about the problems they encountered by not doing the side rails first, etc. I decided that when I had mine done to photograph it for future reference.
Geo Hahn
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But I suggest you avoid the color grey. My TRF grey carpet in the TR4 looks awful.
They mention in the catalogue that the grey will fade just like the originals did. Well, hardly. My TR4 had the original grey carpet, very worn, that had simply faded to 'faded grey'. What they're using turns a strange shade of orange anywhere sunlight hits it.
I tried dying it but that looks bad to... very flat color with no sheen. It's a shame to toss otherwise good carpet and to have to purchase new in a non-original color (TR4s came with grey) but perhaps that's all I can do.
But I suggest you avoid the color grey. My TRF grey carpet in the TR4 looks awful.
They mention in the catalogue that the grey will fade just like the originals did. Well, hardly. My TR4 had the original grey carpet, very worn, that had simply faded to 'faded grey'. What they're using turns a strange shade of orange anywhere sunlight hits it.
I tried dying it but that looks bad to... very flat color with no sheen. It's a shame to toss otherwise good carpet and to have to purchase new in a non-original color (TR4s came with grey) but perhaps that's all I can do.
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Budget concerns had me installing the Moss setthis summer, which was fine and will serve the purpose until they need replacing (with wool )
Very frustrating without a good set of sequencial (very important) instructions. I wish I had Brosky's instruction when I did mine.
Budget concerns had me installing the Moss setthis summer, which was fine and will serve the purpose until they need replacing (with wool )
Very frustrating without a good set of sequencial (very important) instructions. I wish I had Brosky's instruction when I did mine.
R6MGS
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I did my MGA 2 years ago with a "concours quality" kit from Hertiage uphostery(recommended to me by a T-series group) although the quality of the carpet is outstanding it included no instruction what so ever, and the peices where poorly fit. Every peice had to be retrimmed and refit before final installation - all in all, includeing the "might as wells" it took me two weeks to get it installed to my satisfaction.
I did my MGA 2 years ago with a "concours quality" kit from Hertiage uphostery(recommended to me by a T-series group) although the quality of the carpet is outstanding it included no instruction what so ever, and the peices where poorly fit. Every peice had to be retrimmed and refit before final installation - all in all, includeing the "might as wells" it took me two weeks to get it installed to my satisfaction.
