348 new carpet & install?

M y 348 carpet seems to have faded in a few spots the carpet is actually 3 colors when you remove the seats and mats you notice it. Seems fitted 348 carpets are not available. I understand dying the carpets does not work so well or so I am told. Certainly factory correct dye may be an issue as it is not black carpet.

Assuming one can find carpet kits cut to spec, if you install them are they glued down or how are they are not the OEM fitted ones? Anyone replaced carpet with new carpet that was not the form fitted fiber backed oem carpets? Straightforward or something an interior expert needs to do?

I am waiting to hear from GAHH/worlduph they no longer list them, local shops here in NJ can make them though.

 

GAHH does not have carpets for 348, I read as much back in 04 from here seems nothing changed so will need carpets made.
If anyone has in stalled pre-cut carpet set made to odder can you post details, I assume they need to be glued down around the lower door sills and foot area. Anything to watch out for?

 

That turned out quite good, I actually like it better than original. Mine is the same color, sent you a pm perhaps they kept patterns.

 

Anyone install a kit? Re-Originals and WorldUPH do have kits for 348 currently. I know 308 and 328 guys use both those kits. Would be nice to see 348 kit installed. Both substantially better than the oem btw, both carpets look amazing one is not better than the other, they are quite different in look and feel. OEM carpet feels and fit like a potato sack.

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opinions on the thicker vs thinner carpet?

The thinner one looks more silky the thicker one looks more plush. not sure which would look better. someone has an opinion.

Is 355 carpet like the thicker one?

 

Looks great, they did a nice job I bet your real happy, congrats!

 

I got samples from a few places and picked what was the best for me. I ordered ReOriginals which is thick and dense (u can see it above the thicker one) with leather binding and door carpet binding. I'll sound deaden and foam mat the car to get it flat and hopefully the result comes out lush.

I'll post it when I get going. OEM carpet fits like a potato sack and is fairly awful. New carpet should make a nice impact visually.

 

Matteo and Maeco are the only 2. yes its thicker than others, i believe the thickest. I also suspect it is in sections like Tom's in post #3 above. I sure hope so I like that better. Not certian but the description I got leads me to think so. Well see.

Toms place he uaed for custom is > 5 hour drive from me so i figured id do it myself.

 

That's actually clever, when I get floor mats I will remember that tip. Very good!
btw in my case I am not talking carpet savers or floor mats I am looking to replace actual full interior carpet, floors, behind seats doors all of it. THEN I'll make custom fit carpet mats and remember your tip for that!

 

Re-originals finally found the carpet and it was shipped by boat. Re-originals is sending it to me in bulk. I will have to wait till winder to have them make a kit with the carpet since its driving season now in the NE.

Look at the carpet, they all fade as they were not colorfast mine is like 3 colors and the carpet fits like a potato sack, look bu the drivers left foot. ugh. Can't Wait to change that out. New leather going on the doors as we speak.

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OK I got my carpet from Re-ORiginals. WorldUPH and others will have carpet but it's shorter pile, this is the same as the original but far far more dense which flops over due to lack of density and looks thin. Of course carpet comes in batches and has thus has variance this batch was little lighter and a little more orange in the tan and a little less brown in it.

This is under LED flood lights and indoors so the color is a bit different than it is to the eye but you can see the quality, it is plush and smooth. You literally do not see the pile. It is luxurious like the picture of troppoveloce interior previous page. This is driving season in NE so install will have to wait till winter.

Those aren't my actual sills those are spares I had satin powder coated to see the result.
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Powder coated Satin black sills with new inlays. They were double sided taped down so getting them up with out bending or creasing was a b**ch. I have a spare powercoated set if anyone ruins theirs.

Ugh look at that carpet . Definitely think new carpet makes a bigger impact than new leather.


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I will get it installed in the winter. I sent that carpet back btw as the color was wrong it did not match the sample it was plain wrong.
But I got the right one now its shown below. I'll post pics when I get it done.

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