Wool vs. "standard" carpet

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by lippy

They mostly agreed that black Wilton is likely to fade in the sun, and velour may be a good upgrade from standard nylon. Fading shouldn't be a problem with the velour.

Trust me. They will ALL fade in the sun eventually. The better question is how often will you drive and leave the car in the sun over the next decade or two?

Just my personal opinion, but it comes from someone who over-thinks every decision, I think you're over-thinking this decision.

Both Wilton wool and nylon will look great in your car and will last approximately the same amount of time. You'll probably sell the car long before fading ever becomes an issue. The question is. Do you want to spend $1,000 or whatever.

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by lippy

Do you think velour would look out of place on this type of car?

Umm... Yes.

Originally Posted by Bernica

Waiting for the solid vs hydraulic cam debate next!

I thought we had this already. I don't recall

Lippy FWIW - I enjoy your agonising decision making posts.
Obviously, so do others... Who would have thought 5 pages on wool vs nylon.

Ps.
My vote is nylon.
Wool smells when wet & isn't twice as good/nice considering its over twice the price. Further, I'll bet most wont beable discern the difference.

[lippy]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Trust me. They will ALL fade in the sun eventually. The better question is how often will you drive and leave the car in the sun over the next decade or two?

Just my personal opinion, but it comes from someone who over-thinks every decision, I think you're over-thinking this decision.

Both Wilton wool and nylon will look great in your car and will last approximately the same amount of time. You'll probably sell the car long before fading ever becomes an issue. The question is. Do you want to spend $1,000 or whatever.

Yes, they all will fade - eventually. I have a '62 Vette with nylon/black that I replaced 10 years ago, and it hasn't visibly faded yet. Two guys that sell these carpets each told me that, for my use (drive it to work 2-3x per month and park it in the NoCal sun, plus weekend driving), they wouldn't recommend black Wilton because they think it will begin to fade soon. They each recommended velour as a higher-quality alternative to nylon. I'd like to go with the Wilton but if it will be green in five years it's not worth it.

*Of course* I/we are over analyzing this decision. That is what I thought this forum is for, and why I don't even mention these things to my wife. Agonizing over these decisions is sort of fun for me, and I usually end up pretty happy with my choices and not regretting them. I'm going to get the samples and make my decision then. In the meantime, it looks like my car is going to leave ERA tomorrow or Wednesday and I should have it in a week +/-.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by lippy

In the meantime, it looks like my car is going to leave ERA tomorrow or Wednesday and I should have it in a week +/-.

That's exciting Lippy. I will be looking forward to mucho pictures of the event.

Dan

[tkb289]

Agonizing over these decisions is sort of fun for me, and I usually end up pretty happy with my choices and not regretting them. I'm going to get the samples and make my decision then. In the meantime, it looks like my car is going to leave ERA tomorrow or Wednesday and I should have it in a week +/-.

lippy,

Going over each and every detail is half the fun, along with getting comments and suggestions from the peanut gallery. I went through the same thing when deciding how to set up my ERA, I started a thread or two to ask questions … just ask RodKnock !!

After a while it's less about the dollars and more about getting it as close to the way YOU like it. Chances are you will probably only do this once. My goal was to have as short a 'do over' list as possible, and with the kind of attention to detail that you are putting into your build, I bet your 'do over' list will be short by the time you are done.

Congrats on the upcoming shipment … keep us posted, it's going to be a great build … and don't forget the PICTURES

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by tkb289

Going over each and every detail is half the fun, along with getting comments and suggestions from the peanut gallery. I went through the same thing when deciding how to set up my ERA, I started a thread or two to ask questions … just ask RodKnock !!

Yep, those were the good ole days when Tim couldn't decide on which roll bar setup (he went with both) and what shade of blue to paint his car.

[lippy]

More data on the obsessive carpet thread. The first photo (left) shows Wilton III on the left, Finetuft Velour in the middle, and ERA nylon as the large piece (underneath). The second photo is the same, but taken with a flash.

My observations:
- These *all* are nicer than any of the carpet I have in my other cars.
- ERA does use a very high quality nylon that is really very plush and much nicer than I thought it would be.
- That said, the Wilton is the blackest of the three, and very soft.
- The Velour is a bit lighter than the Wilton in color, but it's probably softer. I don't think it would look out of place in a Cobra.
- The nylon has slightly more of a sheen to it.

There are no bad options here, these all are really nice carpets. I'll probably speak with one more interior guy to get another opinion on fading and wear and then make a decision.

[fordracing65]

They do all look good, get the synthetic and use the saved money for gas, those FE's eat gas like a fat person at a buffet...