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rcooled
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| The current carpet in mine was either for the wrong car or they really got their measuremts wrong |
The Newton Commercial kit fit perfectly. I warmed the back side of each piece with a heat gun and molded it to the contour where it fit before applying any glue. Properly installing the whole kit is a time-consuming process so take your time and your patients will be rewarded.
I also recommend getting the vinyl binding instead of cloth. Vinyl was used on the OEM carpet and won't fade like cloth. Looks better too IMHO.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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rusty57
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: Carpeting. |
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Where did you get the seat and door covers? I like the color combo, so if you can recall the specific color combination, perhaps you can pass on those details. I have a 67 coupe in the body/paint shop and will be dealing with the interior soon. You have a beautiful car.
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boinkffd
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| My carpet is coming from Newton Commercial and is for the rear seat support back, rubber floor mats from Lemke and door panels from SMS. Will post pics when they arrive. |
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rcooled
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Carpeting. |
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| Where did you get the seat and door covers? I like the color combo, so if you can recall the specific color combination, perhaps you can pass on those details. You have a beautiful car. |
Thanks...
I had Sewfine in Amarillo TX make up the seat covers. They're black vinyl (#001) with Black Marble tweed inserts. The piping is off-white (#029).
I also had them send me some extra vinyl for the seat backs, parcel shelf, hinge covers and the rear seat-bottom surround so that everything matched.
The door panels are original and still in decent shape. The "chrome" is peeling off the plastic trim in a few places but I haven't found anyone who makes a good replacement.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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kdcaul
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rcooled
Thanks for the reply,and the added pics.
Once again,nice ride. |
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c21darrel
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| Thanks too. I always thought rcooled seats were navy blue. |
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rcooled
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| Thanks too. I always thought rcooled seats were navy blue. |
No...they're black & gray. I'm sorry for the poor color rendering in some the photos I posted in this thread. They were taken outdoors in deep shade and the camera picked up a lot of blue from the sky. I tried to correct them a bit but couldn't make them look right.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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DanapointRock
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:12 pm Post subject: Carpet |
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I really like the way Newton Commercial carpet looks. Question for Rusty 57 the one photo looks like grey while the back seat looks blue. Are they two different cars? Oh I see in a later thread you answered that question. 2-3 weeks for delivery?
Also I did not see seat covers or panels available from Newton Commercial. Did you get yours from them or some other source? I see – again in a later thread that you went for Sewfine for the seats and panels ... what color did you go for your top?
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c21darrel
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| the vert above is rcooled's 67... Rusty57 has just recently painted his 67 coupe... |
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rcooled
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Carpet |
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I really like the way Newton Commercial carpet looks. 2-3 weeks for delivery?
... what color did you go for your top? Thanks |
I think 2-3 weeks was about right for delivery from Newton. I went with a black Stayfast canvas top. They've available from several suppliers...I got mine from HoG (along with the padding and headliner). Finding someone I could trust to install it correctly was a bit of a chore. Finally found a small one-man shop in San Jose run by an old gentleman who understood how to do these 3-layer tops correctly.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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Roadcow
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rcooled, Very nice vert. Can you please pm me the name of the shop in San Jose? I have a 74 which will need the top installed on and I work in San Jose.
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carl4x4
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I've just stumbled across this thread, and the Newton Commercial carpet set looks really good. The icing on the cake is for once they are in the UK !
I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ?
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rcooled
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| I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ? |
Yes...Newton offers both vinyl or cloth binding on their carpet sets. Just be sure to mention which one you want when you place your order. I would definitely recommend the vinyl. The OEM carpet in my '67, as well as most high-end vintage European cars that I've seen, used vinyl. Cloth binding will eventually fade...especially in a convertible. I've seen black cloth binding fade to a coffee-brown color which looked terrible on charcoal gray carpet.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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carl4x4
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| I take it you can specify either vinyl or cloth edging for the carpets ? |
Yes...Newton offers both vinyl or cloth binding on their carpet sets. Just be sure to mention which one you want when you place your order. I would definitely recommend the vinyl. The OEM carpet in my '67, as well as most high-end vintage European cars that I've seen, used vinyl. Cloth binding will eventually fade...especially in a convertible. I've seen black cloth binding fade to a coffee-brown color which looked terrible on charcoal gray carpet. |
Thanks, what do you use for the sound insulation? (as opposed to sound deadening which I've already used some Dynomat type material) |
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rcooled
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| Thanks, what do you use for the sound insulation? (as opposed to sound deadening which I've already used some Dynomat type material) |
Being that I mostly drive the car with the top down, I figured that adding additional sound-deadening material would just be a waste of time & money. You'd probably have to line the interior of a Ghia with mattresses to really dampen out all the road noise anyway. My car still has all the original tar-board insulation under the carpet along with all the original engine compartment insulation and I'm leaving it at that.
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'63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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