carpet - Page 2

compnut21 · 5-10-08, 20:19

you could always buy house carpet and use woodscrews to screw it to the floor. ive seen one redneck do that before, though it looked like absolute crap.

91mazdagt · 5-13-08, 22:58

well today i got my new carpet. and looks like this weekend its going in ... i can wait. any tips on the install would be great thank you........

compnut21 · 5-13-08, 23:01

i think this was said, but let it sit out in the sun to loosen up and regain the correct shape.

**zlyricist** · 5-14-08, 13:34

i just got done dying my stock grey stained ass carpet with some black rit dye. i filled up a trash can with 25-30 gallons hot water, and about 7 bottles of the shiet. stir it up a lot for the first few hours, and then i let it sit in there for 3 days.

the cost was about 40 bucks including dye and a new trash can. it actually turned out a lot more consistent than i thought it would. so i installed it back in yesterday, i'll post pics here in the next day or two

**Radinov** · 5-14-08, 13:39

cleaned mine with soap and water and then just got a bucket of black paint and a roller and painted it black, lol

little bit of finishing with a black spraycan and looks pretty cool, just a bit crusty though hehehe

**unique6** · 5-14-08, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by 91mazdagt

well today i got my new carpet. and looks like this weekend its going in ... i can wait. any tips on the install would be great thank you........

no... they dont come pre-cut... good idea on letting it sit in the sun for a couple of hourse to kinda mold out... the carpet is really easy to cut short in places... measure twice and cut once... i worked from the middle (shifter and center console) out to the edges. Also i had to re-use the factory plastic clips for under the door sill.

Hope that helps

**zlyricist** · 5-14-08, 21:30

thats the problem with painting carpet or any fabric, it gets crusty. mine still feels like stock, and i honestly think it will hold up pretty well.

here's fresh out of the trash can, and after rinsing off the dye a couple of times

interior isnt put back together, and now the carpet is dirty, but you get the point. passenger side

drivers side

91mazdagt · 5-16-08, 23:23

it looks really good maybe i should have done it that way, it would have saved me some money !!!!!!!!!!

**Jordan** · 5-17-08, 10:14

Wow I'd be really tempted to do that but I'm not real sure on how black carpet would look with my burgundy interior.

91mazdagt · 5-18-08, 14:21

so i woke up today and got to work on the mazda. i the seats out and then the carpet. when i took it out i found . that the floorpn the the passanger rear was pushed up about 3 inches,,,, so i had to bang it back down to where it should have been. after taht i found a rust spot on the drivers side which did not look small still i touched it and now its about 6 x 6 ( i cleaned it all up) but due to rain. it will have to wait to be welded...........

**Zach** · 5-18-08, 14:38

carpet=drapes

btw, i'm installing a burgundy headliner with my light gray interior

Should be an interesting combination.

91mazdagt · 8-10-08, 16:36

i have a question for those of yous that have dyed your carpet? what kinda of dye did you use and how much ?

**MazdaMan069** · 8-10-08, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach

carpet=drapes

btw, i'm installing a burgundy headliner with my light gray interior

Should be an interesting combination.

Next, get a blue dash and center console.

91mazdagt · 8-10-08, 19:58

anyone ???????????????

compnut21 · 8-11-08, 0:27

just go to a fabric store and ask them?

5-10-08, 20:19	#16 (permalink)
compnut21 Bear on the internet. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	you could always buy house carpet and use woodscrews to screw it to the floor. ive seen one redneck do that before, though it looked like absolute crap.
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5-13-08, 23:01	#18 (permalink)
compnut21 Bear on the internet. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	i think this was said, but let it sit out in the sun to loosen up and regain the correct shape.
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5-14-08, 13:34	#19 (permalink)
zlyricist Join Date: May 2004 Location: arvada, CO, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (5)	i just got done dying my stock grey stained ass carpet with some black rit dye. i filled up a trash can with 25-30 gallons hot water, and about 7 bottles of the shiet. stir it up a lot for the first few hours, and then i let it sit in there for 3 days. the cost was about 40 bucks including dye and a new trash can. it actually turned out a lot more consistent than i thought it would. so i installed it back in yesterday, i'll post pics here in the next day or two
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5-14-08, 13:39	#20 (permalink)
Radinov Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: , Netherlands Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	cleaned mine with soap and water and then just got a bucket of black paint and a roller and painted it black, lol little bit of finishing with a black spraycan and looks pretty cool, just a bit crusty though hehehe
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5-14-08, 21:30	#22 (permalink)
zlyricist Join Date: May 2004 Location: arvada, CO, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (5)	thats the problem with painting carpet or any fabric, it gets crusty. mine still feels like stock, and i honestly think it will hold up pretty well. here's fresh out of the trash can, and after rinsing off the dye a couple of times interior isnt put back together, and now the carpet is dirty, but you get the point. passenger side drivers side
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5-13-08, 22:58	#17 (permalink)
91mazdagt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , NJ, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	well today i got my new carpet. and looks like this weekend its going in ... i can wait. any tips on the install would be great thank you........

5-16-08, 23:23	#23 (permalink)
91mazdagt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , NJ, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	it looks really good maybe i should have done it that way, it would have saved me some money !!!!!!!!!!

5-17-08, 10:14	#24 (permalink)
Jordan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ft. Wayne, IN, USA iTrader: (0)	Wow I'd be really tempted to do that but I'm not real sure on how black carpet would look with my burgundy interior.
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5-18-08, 14:21	#25 (permalink)
91mazdagt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , NJ, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	so i woke up today and got to work on the mazda. i the seats out and then the carpet. when i took it out i found . that the floorpn the the passanger rear was pushed up about 3 inches,,,, so i had to bang it back down to where it should have been. after taht i found a rust spot on the drivers side which did not look small still i touched it and now its about 6 x 6 ( i cleaned it all up) but due to rain. it will have to wait to be welded...........

8-10-08, 16:36	#27 (permalink)
91mazdagt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , NJ, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	i have a question for those of yous that have dyed your carpet? what kinda of dye did you use and how much ?

8-10-08, 19:58	#29 (permalink)
91mazdagt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , NJ, USA Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	anyone ???????????????

8-11-08, 0:27	#30 (permalink)
compnut21 Bear on the internet. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	just go to a fabric store and ask them?
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