AppBiz Carpet Deficiencies??

[37yrold911]

In going thru the many carpet threads, I see that Appbiz doesn't rank high. But nobody gives any specifics.

Why are other brands or places better? (This is for a DIY install BTW). Thx

[LiveFromNY]

I think the Appbiz stuff is fine for the price. The quality of the materials isn't what you'll get when you pay someone else a bunch more money but that's to be expected.

[37yrold911]

by material quality do you mean density? or a more perfect match to the original color(s), or edge binding, or...?

[LiveFromNY]

by material quality do you mean density? or a more perfect match to the original color(s), or edge binding, or...?

All three, actually.

[Fishcop]

There is nothing wrong with the Appbiz product, but most here are restoring or maintaining fairly original cars. The correct carpet is a very expensive wool called Hargaarn (pepper and salt) and is a deep, lush, heavy stock. It's tricky to work with and does not stretch. A full set of this stuff is about $1k The Appbiz is a synthetic perlon thats pretty easy to work with and the base stock inexpensive sot the overall price reflects this. It's closer to the carpet used in later cars, and a great solution for the average daily driver. But it's just not right for the early cars if something close to stock is wanted.

[mfitton]

I was pretty happy with Lakewell.com