I just replaced the front carpets in my 1991 vanagon with the sewfine 9 piece kit. They are not formed, but sewn from patterns. Well done for the most part. I did have to trim excess off the back of some seams where it needs to wrap tightly!! over the wheel wells by the door jams kinda. my 10 cents, -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 2/2/2011 11:36 AM, John C... wrote: > >> Curious George here. > >> > >> I have all of my carpets out of the Van > >> and laying on the shop floor. > >> > >> And I,m wondering how VW formed all of the shapes into the carpets. > >> Especially into the front carpet. > >> > >> Does anyone know how they did that > >> or have any general insites into how it's done? > >> > >> Heat and a form press I'm a guessin' ? > >> > >> It would be great to be able to emulate what the factory has done. > >> I have some silver gray carpet that would be perfect in my Vanagon. > >> > >> Can we do this at home ??? ;o) > >> > >> Thanks, > >> JC... > >> > I "think" I saw a TV program that included how this is done, both for > internal > parts, but also making body parts, and they used a laser, connected to a > computer that stored the "elevation differences" of the surface the laser > was tracking on, and that computer program then controlled machinery > that would operate machinery to form, cut and sew/bond .... not a cheap > technology as I recall thinking. > I remember thinking it seemed like how they have learned to "map" the > ocean floor, and do the same via satellites via GPS mapping earth features > that are below the forest canopy, or ice covered terrain. THey can also > measure ice depth that way and figure out how much has melted .... > or how much your carpet has worn out over time. ;-) > bob |
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