Ron,Here is a link that shows the detail of the various styles. Thet also offer the padding material. I have purchased from them in the past and have been happt with the carpet. Their mats did wear throught on my daily driver faster that I thought they should but I admit being hard on them and they price was right. http://www.accmats.com/products/carpet_types/types.htm This is a guess, but I believe the loop was used as the material of choice in american cars (except may high end luxury cars) until the late 70's mid 80's (I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong). I prefer the loop carpet over cut pile. The cut pile seems to hold onto the dirt and fine particles (like short hair) a lot harder and in my opinion is harder to vacuum and sheds a lot more. I had the choice when I changed carpet in my daily driver and went with the "correct" cut pile and wish I had switched to the loop. In the wife's 76 Vette I used loop (factory was cut pile i believe) and I very much prefer the look, and feel of the loop in this car. My 56 Dodge was loop carpeting I have still not found an exact replacement carpet for that car. The most common underlayment is a jute padding, but there area a lot of materials that reduce heat and deaden sound, but they come with an additional cost. When I do the Dodge floor I will skip the Jute and go with a material that I used in the corvette. It was a soft polyester type padding with a layer of reflective material, like a foil, that reflected the heat. I am happy with the results in that car. I dont have the name of the company I bought it from but will dig it out if you are interested. Scott 1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab ----Original Message Follows---- From: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [FWDLK] Carpet Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:13:08 -0400 Hi Everyone - What is the correct style of carpet for my 1958 Plymouth Belvedere ? I've seen two different varieties available - loop and cut pile. Also, any recommendations as to where to purchase, and do you need some kind of padding underneath, or do you just lay it down on the bare floor ? Thanks, Ron ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 |
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