Vixen carpet set
Discussion
Jerry, I used Coverdale carpets, they had a full set of patterns for my 1971 Vixen. All were good, apart from the large carpet on the rear platform, which had a very small gap at the area it butts up to the wheel arch. It was not noticeable, but if I were to get another set, I would make a pattern of this piece and send it to them.
Jerry. If you can't find a kit off the shelf, I found doing it myself was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
I retrimmed mine 10 years ago as I couldn't find any one supplying carpet kits at the time. I bought a roll of black carpet, edging material, carpet to floor studs & clips etc. I also purchased a roll of headlining and dash material (IIRC called Ambla) with all the other bits & fittings to do my own full DIY re-trim.
Although I'd never done anything like that before, it was actually a really enjoyable job and it's very easy to hide mistakes so the end result still looks good.
For the carpet, I just held thin piece of card in situ and marked around approx edge. Added a couple of inches where necessary for overlaps, then when happy used it as a pattern to cut the carpet. My wife kindly used her sowing machine to sow edging strips on any sides which would be on show. I used spray contact adhesive to secure side sections to the fibreglass and hidden carpet studs/clips to secure sections to the floor. Everything I needed was supplied by Martrim.
I retrimmed mine 10 years ago as I couldn't find any one supplying carpet kits at the time. I bought a roll of black carpet, edging material, carpet to floor studs & clips etc. I also purchased a roll of headlining and dash material (IIRC called Ambla) with all the other bits & fittings to do my own full DIY re-trim.
Although I'd never done anything like that before, it was actually a really enjoyable job and it's very easy to hide mistakes so the end result still looks good.
For the carpet, I just held thin piece of card in situ and marked around approx edge. Added a couple of inches where necessary for overlaps, then when happy used it as a pattern to cut the carpet. My wife kindly used her sowing machine to sow edging strips on any sides which would be on show. I used spray contact adhesive to secure side sections to the fibreglass and hidden carpet studs/clips to secure sections to the floor. Everything I needed was supplied by Martrim.
GJL- Thank you for replying. I had looked at Coverdale carpets on a trimmer's recommendation, but I am looking for a Burgundy colour and their red carpet was a bit bright for me, so they are on the backburner for now but am really surprised that they have the Vixen carpet patterns so might sway me a bit. If I go further with that though I'll bear in mind the issues you had with the large rear carpet and work around that. Thanks again.
Moto- Thanks to you too and I must say, you've made a cracking job of your interior which has stood the test of time. I am reusing the vinyl that was in the car (beige/light tan in colour in my case) apart from the door cards needing recovering and I sourced the correct Ambla vinyl needed from a trimmer at the NEC Classic Show a few years back. So only need the carpets sorting. As you say, maybe they are relatively easy to make patterns of, but to be honest, if I thought an off the shelf set was out there, for simplicity, I might take the easier route. My wife's pastime is sewing and quilting, so no way would I get near her sewing machines with carpets and therefore would have to take any mates etc that needed edge binding to a trimmer anyway, for that reason. Your results are very good though so a pat on the back there for sure.
Moto- Thanks to you too and I must say, you've made a cracking job of your interior which has stood the test of time. I am reusing the vinyl that was in the car (beige/light tan in colour in my case) apart from the door cards needing recovering and I sourced the correct Ambla vinyl needed from a trimmer at the NEC Classic Show a few years back. So only need the carpets sorting. As you say, maybe they are relatively easy to make patterns of, but to be honest, if I thought an off the shelf set was out there, for simplicity, I might take the easier route. My wife's pastime is sewing and quilting, so no way would I get near her sewing machines with carpets and therefore would have to take any mates etc that needed edge binding to a trimmer anyway, for that reason. Your results are very good though so a pat on the back there for sure.
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