on 5/25/2000 2:34 AM, K. Taylor at ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET wrote: > The carpets in my '91 Multivan are worn on and I want to replace them. I > haven't been > able to find replacement carpets (not mats... the basic carpet system). I > found a > chunk of carpet down at the local carpet shop that looks pretty good... heavy > duty > commercial carpeting... black with lots of specks of color throughout. My > plan is to > remove the original carpeting and send it with the new chunk of carpeting to a > local > company that cuts and stitches edging so that the... uh... well, the edges are > stitched. (yawn). Anyone know of a flaw in that plan? Will there be a > problem if the > new carpet is thicker? > If i'm not mistaken, Sew Fine was looking for a donor carpet to pattern production of replacements to. Maybe you could get a good deal on the replacement for being the donor? Or maybe just be the donor if your set on what you have now. Cheers, Dave C. Williamsburg, VA zzzzzzzzz__ |E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | _DC&SP | _ || * * * =-( )---------( )--= '85 GL Westy (His) '91 Cabriolet (Hers) |
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