Carpet advice

[slow 427]

Yep ,its that time for me when I need to get some carpet for the cobra.
Does anyone have any advice on what to get and what not to get.
I have heard that some carpet balls up after a while.
Thanks

[Beejay]

I have heard the same thing Paul, it sounds like the cheap stuff is no good.

Might be worth a call to Platinum, they just did Barry's CR.

Ph. 9638 3292

Ben

[rdorman]

Feintuft Velour or Wilton Wool.... unless you want a loop.

[550FLYER]

What about sound deadening material under the carpet? Dynamat? Roofing ice shield, etc...

[rdorman]

Sound deadening

There are a million ways to do this. You can sew the padding to the carpet if the carpet is to be removable or just glue the whole mess in there or.... . Don't forget drain holes in the foot boxes and any other place where water will pool.

Jute is the 'king' of padding but does not like to get wet a lot. Foam (called rebond if I recall correctly) deals with water better. Most don't pad at all, although a little on the tunnel is nice.

Do not use roofing ice sheild!

Insulating materials... any of the commercially available brands are good. You can do the whole cockpit or just certain areas. At least do the footboxes, trans tunnel and below the doors near the pipes. Best results is on the outside of the footboxes (and then cover with aluminum) and the bottom of the trans tunnel. It should be obvious where you put it under the doors!

Buy enough and have some mats made and put in snaps for them. Heal pads are nice in the mats and a pad on the trans tunnel right of the gas pedal is nice because it is a high wear area.

If you can find a spot for a dead pedal, no matter how small, put one in. Other nice touches are a heal brace and pedal stops for the gas and clutch and metal trim on the door sills.

Carpet that snaps in instead of glued in makes it nice for cleaning and drying and can conceal access panels to those hard to reach spots like shifter and top of trans and those pesky inboard brakes on jag rear ends. Access panels are a snap to make, take you favorite cutting tool (I like the rotary cutters for glass), cut the hole in the glass, back with aluminum sheet overlapping even for Dzus fastener and there you have it. Not a must but it can be a nice feature.

[slow 427]

Thanks for the help guys, and rdorman NICE RIDE !!!!

[01yelrt]

Wilton wool. If it is good enough for Rolls Royce and Bently it is good enough for a Cobra!

[cameron02]

I'm carpeting mine at the moment too. I'm using a sound/heat deading underlay in on the trans tunnel (my exhaust goes through the tunnel). Basically its two layers of felt with a layer of bitumen in the middle. Then on the floor I'm just using normal felt underlay.

Cant tell you if it works well or not yet as I have not finished. Also consider getting your exhaust HPC coated if its heat your worried about. I can say that it seems to work really well.

[rdorman]

Originally Posted by slow 427

Thanks for the help guys, and rdorman NICE RIDE !!!!

No problem and thank you. Mine is a 22 year old Unique.

[slow 427]

Originally Posted by cameron02

I'm carpeting mine at the moment too. I'm using a sound/heat deading underlay in on the trans tunnel (my exhaust goes through the tunnel). Basically its two layers of felt with a layer of bitumen in the middle. Then on the floor I'm just using normal felt underlay.

Cant tell you if it works well or not yet as I have not finished. Also consider getting your exhaust HPC coated if its heat your worried about. I can say that it seems to work really well.

Cameron what did you use and where did you get it ??
Thanks paul

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by 01yelrt

Wilton wool. If it is good enough for Rolls Royce and Bently it is good enough for a Cobra!

It's good enough for the Kirkhams as well. Great stuff...and it dries nicely after a shower.

Dorman's on da money...make the footbox area forward of the seats snap-ins so you can pull it back for drying, or for easy repair/replacement of this hard use area. Don't forget a good heel pad...even the best carpet wears through.

I also used it on the inside of the door skins...added a nice heft to it and it's easy to keep clean and won't sag like leather or vinyl in the heat.

[PCC]

For the floor lay the heat shield / insulation and then get your wilton floor mats to fit. This way you can remove your whole floor carpet. Side walls are leather. The only carpet is the floor mats.

I originally had the cheap stuff installed which grubs up very quickly.

[cameron02]

Hi Paul,

Automotive Carpet Industries
19 Brighton Road Dandenong
9792 2333

Found my recipt from 2004
"Sound Shield" felt underlay 1.5 mtr X 1 mtr $42
Normal felt underlay 1.5 X 1 mtr $15
Black car carpet 2 X 1.7mtr ? by 2 $110

Cant complain about the price

[sambo]

Here's the web link guys. They're now called Tru-fit.

http://www.tru-fitcarpets.com.au/s_shield.htm

[Ralph_C]

Originally Posted by rdorman

Heal pads are nice in the mats and a pad on the trans tunnel right of the gas pedal is nice because it is a high wear area.

'dorman, it depends on which side the steering wheels on ....
In Oz, the passenger usually wears hand marks in the seat before in the trans tunnel ......

[rdorman]

Originally Posted by Ralph_C

'dorman, it depends on which side the steering wheels on ....
In Oz, the passenger usually wears hand marks in the seat before in the trans tunnel ......

LOL and yep, I forget where you put the steering wheel!