Last edited by Thord; 01-23-2018 at 10:42 AM. Reason: Wrong spelling
Thord,
I have been looking for years and have never found a correct/suitable replacement. I'm fairly certain the twill is unobtanium. I was told that some upholsterers were simply flipping the shetland fabric and using the reverse side up for the twill area as it has a texture that is very close.
Please let me know if you do end up locating a source for the correct twill!
Marco
1974 MFI Carrera
1992 Carrera RS
S Reg #1245
give these folks a try- http://www.cartex.de/
Early S Junkie # 658
Has anybody found or sourced the 74/5 blue/black carpet?
I see Cartex list black and dark blue and dark blue for mfi carrera.
S Registry#2021
Unfortunately, this too is not available. Most suppliers (including Cartex) are way off on the original texture and color (compared to original dealer sample book). AFAIK, much like the twill material for the seats, the correct midnight (blue/black) carpet is not available. If you don't find anything to your liking out there, Autobahn Interiors makes a really nice carpet set for the 74/75 MY that's a great substitute.
1974 MFI Carrera
1992 Carrera RS
S Reg #1245
Maybe all of you could set up a group purchase at Heritage...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...at-fabric.html
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
I order sample of the blue/black carpet and it looks not to bad, I have the original carpets stowed in bag when when I removed them in the late 80'.
The original carpet are bleached where it has been exposed to light but in hidden areas it's still black/blue.
When I compare the sample versus my old carpet it's very close in color.
The hair is much softer on the new sample, but that could be aging of my carpet since it from 1973.
The length of the hair or height of the carpet it's a little bit longer on my original carpet.
/Thord
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Thord,
Is the sample from Autobahn Interiors?
Please private message me if you are able to.
1974 MFI Carrera
1992 Carrera RS
S Reg #1245