[2ndGen]

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The new "Raylon" that Dorsett makes, and we sell through ACC, is actually NICER than the old 100% nylon and 80/20's that we used to carry. So definitely step up to the Raylon. Unfortunately, it's not being run in 68-up specific colors... yet...
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I can attest to this... I bought an ACC carpet from Rick 4-5 years ago for my son's car, and just bought one from Rick last month for my current project.

The old carpet had straight rows of loops and the backing was clearly visible when bent around the driveshaft hump...

The new carpet appears to have more variation to loop placement so the "corn row" effect is minimized. The carpet is not fully installed yet (I have it in place with weights trying to get the shape set before burning holes and trimming edges) it looks pretty good. Have no idea how it will wear though...

-Rory

 

[datac]

After my previous comments I thought it only fair to resurrect this thread. With much trepidation, last week I bought ACC Raylon carpet from NPD for my '65 'vert, and it's, umm, not bad at all. An hour or two out in the sun and it laid down nicely. Still haven't screwed and trimmed it, but the fit appears quite good. If I had to be nitpicky the thread color of the serging isn't much of a match for the carpet, but if that's my biggest gripe I'm in good shape. We'll see how it holds up.

The dash pad in the pic is a new Ford tooling, just set down for a test fit.

 

[dfrome66]

datac - is that the Ford blue color carpet? I'm trying to get the correct color for my 66 vert.

 

[buening]

Please report back after a few months of vacuuming and use and let us know how durable it is. Thats my one gripe about the new carpet (not raylon) in my mach. Brand new carpet and after a couple vacuums it is already unraveling and getting fuzzies.

 

[datac]

Yep, it's the Ford Blue, which I've been told is closest for my '65 code 22 Standard Blue interior. Looks a bit light to my eye, but should be perfect for the lighter '66 blue.

 

[slim]

A few years ago I put new carpet in my 68 vert. As I recall it was about $150 including shipping. I would love to have much better carpet. Face it people what do we expect for $150 ($130 if you pick it up)?

You know how many stores like electronics or big box, home supply etc. ask you to rate the product you bought. So we have people who lets say bought a pair of speakers for $50, then give them low marks because at wide open power they distort or don't do well at the lowest bass! Hey, they're cheapo speakers what do you expect!

Last month we bought a cheapo gas barbeque grill. Three stainless burner, porcelen coated sheet steel. $140 delivered. Some reviews said it was flimsy construction. That's what I expected!! For $600-$1200 we could have bought a rock solid Weber all stainless gas grill.

Folks with new cars don't have the experience of buying a part at the dealer for their car. I suspect I'm like many others. Our regular "new car" drivers are almost always 8-15 years old. Most times the needed part is availible OEM or "replacement", ie repo.
Kinda like with Mustang parts most of the time the replacement (repo) requires rework to make it fit/work. I often price the OEM (NOS) part to see how much I'm saving by reworking the damn replacement!

So Slim, what's your point? Just for fun go to your Ford, Chev, Toyota, Honda etc dealer parts counter and price a new front carpet for your Fusion, Malibu, Camry, Accord.
Maybe $900 if availible at all.

As you can tell I spend a lot of time on VMF. A frequent posting concerns where to find the cheapest price. Do we honestly think there's a market for a $900 Mustang carpet?
$500? $300? $200? IMO even $200 would eliminate 75% of buyers!

Off my soapbox,
Slim

 

[slim]

Oops. Sorry most of the cars we've bought in the last 20 years have been MOPAR. They rate low in dpdendability but we really like 'em for many reasons!

 

[66stang289ci]

Very good point, I however do not think it would turn away 75% of the buyers. I buy ford tooling panels over cheap china fenders because they will fit better, the price is sometimes 2-3 times more but it is worth it. That being said I bought a cheap repro deck lid because I could not get a ford tooling lid, and it fitted perfectly but then I guess I fell in the "hit" crowd rather than the "miss" crowd for this particular situation.

After reading this post I am not looking forward to putting in my acc carpet. If it starts giving me issues I will pay somebody to custom make a carpet for me, but until then I will see how acc does.

A few years ago I put new carpet in my 68 vert. As I recall it was about $150 including shipping. I would love to have much better carpet. Face it people what do we expect for $150 ($130 if you pick it up)?

You know how many stores like electronics or big box, home supply etc. ask you to rate the product you bought. So we have people who lets say bought a pair of speakers for $50, then give them low marks because at wide open power they distort or don't do well at the lowest bass! Hey, they're cheapo speakers what do you expect!

Last month we bought a cheapo gas barbeque grill. Three stainless burner, porcelen coated sheet steel. $140 delivered. Some reviews said it was flimsy construction. That's what I expected!! For $600-$1200 we could have bought a rock solid Weber all stainless gas grill.

Folks with new cars don't have the experience of buying a part at the dealer for their car. I suspect I'm like many others. Our regular "new car" drivers are almost always 8-15 years old. Most times the needed part is availible OEM or "replacement", ie repo.
Kinda like with Mustang parts most of the time the replacement (repo) requires rework to make it fit/work. I often price the OEM (NOS) part to see how much I'm saving by reworking the damn replacement!

So Slim, what's your point? Just for fun go to your Ford, Chev, Toyota, Honda etc dealer parts counter and price a new front carpet for your Fusion, Malibu, Camry, Accord.
Maybe $900 if availible at all.

As you can tell I spend a lot of time on VMF. A frequent posting concerns where to find the cheapest price. Do we honestly think there's a market for a $900 Mustang carpet?
$500? $300? $200? IMO even $200 would eliminate 75% of buyers!

Off my soapbox,
Slim

 

[dalorzof]

I'm very perplexed by the complaints of "fit". We have customers cars where the fit is absolutely wonderful, and then we hear reports of horrid fit. It's so hit-and-miss, that it's hard to get one's brain wrapped around it

Maybe a combination of things. Could be the expectation that it will lay flat over the entire floors is wrong, maybe that the original quality was worse than one expects, and maybe the repairs... And maybe the opinon of "quality" is a variable, as some think a Maaco type tape-and-spray looks as good as a back-to-bare-metal-hand-rubbed "show car" paint job... different expectations and standards...

On mine (3 cars) the carpet just does not lay flat, or align properly to the wells. It's always a "close as can get". Pull the carpet to the correct position on one rear foot well, aligned to the side (pick one) and rear, the other side is too far in, and the front too far back so if you push on the carpet ther is a void between the metal and the carpet. Not a lot, but noticeable if you look. Poor fit from rocker to rocker, again tight one side, loose the other. Not something one notices opening the door an looking, but very noticeable when installing the sill plates and seats.

The most recent is skewed, on the front seam section, provide a nice even seam at the overlap on seat riser and the line of the carpet along the firewall is 1-2" lower on the RH side thatn the LH. And leaves a 1/2" gap between the kick panle side and the edge of carpet. This is OEM metal, except for less than a half floor at the front of the passenger seat, some light heater spots of rust and a few pinholes repaired, which did not move tunnel, rockers or anythign else... so one could expect it should not impact the fit of the carpet?

I'd try the Raylon in the next one, but need one to match a '68 Ivy Gold, buy sounds like it's not available... :0/