New 60 carpet for sale! DECEMBER 14, 2024 UPDATE (1 Viewer)

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Rustinator said:
That looks amazing! Thanks for the pics. I can't wait to get a set for my 62.

Did you get the floor mats? If you did, can you post some pics of those too?
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We are in the final stages of creating replacements for the OEM carpeted mats. In this thread OEM floor and cargo mats, you can see where @Godwin posted photos of his FJ62 mats, and he even was kind enough to provide me with tracings of all. Therefore, we have tracings for a complete FJ62 set, and since all but the driver's mat will transfer over to an FJ60, all I need now is a tracing of the driver's side front floor mat from a 60 to have all the tracings we need to complete both sets. I've had a couple of people tell me they were sending tracings, but I've never received any on this one specific mat...........if anyone wants to volunteer to send me that tracing, please PM me for contact info!

FARMAN33 said:
@Rustinator I would like to find a mat that won't "de-loop" my nice new carpet. Had mats in it before but the spikes to keep it from moving were rather aggressive and my carpet underneath them looked very "hairy" I am on the hunt though and will let you know what I find.

If no one buys my take out set, I may make some from the front and mid section.
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I'll report back with the type of backing these new mats will have.

cruiser enthuiser said:
That looks awesome man! Sooo clean!


-Ed
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I agree!!!!!!

Rustinator said:
@FARMAN33 Did you have anything done to the carpet on the door/trim panels? From the pics, it looks like the carpet on the rear trim panels is loop pile. The carpet on my factory panels is cut pile.
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Good point! For those of you wanting to replace the door panel / rear side panel carpets with the same nap as they had from the factory, I believe these same colors are also available in cut pile. I'll check with the mfr. to be sure.
 
Other than the obvious (cost $$$$) has anyone evaluated these sets vs SOR's? What are the differences? Is there any reason to consider SOR over this deal?

Also wondering about the vinyl floor pads, these appear top stitched vs welded... Has anyone who has finished installation noticed the edges of the vinyl catching during use?

I'm about to do a reno including some deadening and soundproofing and will want new carpet for that work. Not looking to poke holes in the arguably awesome work done to bring these to market, just looking to understand the differences (besides 7 bones!!)
 
TomJoad said:
Other than the obvious (cost $$$$) has anyone evaluated these sets vs SOR's? What are the differences? Is there any reason to consider SOR over this deal?

Also wondering about the vinyl floor pads, these appear top stitched vs welded... Has anyone who has finished installation noticed the edges of the vinyl catching during use?

I'm about to do a reno including some deadening and soundproofing and will want new carpet for that work. Not looking to poke holes in the arguably awesome work done to bring these to market, just looking to understand the differences (besides 7 bones!!)
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Granted, I'm biased, but the SOR product is one of the main reasons I started this whole process. What they offer is opposite from what I wanted. It looks like fine material, and I'm not bashing their product; it's just that their goal was evidently different than mine. Since their sets have vinyl seams throughout, I'm assuming it's not molded like OEM - unless there's another reason for the seams.

The goal of my carpet project was to (a) produce a product as close to OEM as possible (as I said at the beginning of this thread, no one will EVER have the budget to produce exact OEM-quality molded carpet, because the consumer base to purchase replacement carpet is but a fraction of what an OEM manufacturer initially generates), and (b) be able to offer it for sale at a price that makes it feasible for individual Land Cruiser owners to initiate / continue the restoration of these awesome trucks.

There are certainly other vendors out there, and it's worth considering them all. Furthermore, like any other non-OEM product, these sets can be picked apart from a variety of angles. However, it's my opinion these sets are as close as you can get to OEM, and at approximately 1/8th of the cost of the no-longer-available OEM carpet, them being a "good deal" is kind of an understatement.

David
 
dnp said:
WOWOWOWOW! That's the first set I've seen installed.....B E A U T I F U L! So, who did you have perform the install? (EDIT: I keep going back to look at the photos, and it's conspicuous how much this carpet adds to the "new" look of the interior!)

It's really not difficult to install, just time-consuming. Once you get all of the carpet positioned (not difficult), you have to find all of the holes to mount stuff, like seats, consoles, etc. I usually take a small section of a coathanger, bend it into an "L" shape with a long side/short side, grind the end of the long side into a sharp point, and use that as a probe to find the mounting holes. Then, I take the point of a carpet knife to cut an "X" in the hole (really hard to mess that up, because the tip of the knife is "retained" from going too far by the hole itself). As for the big holes (transmission shifter / t-case shifter), once you establish where their holes are to be, you've got a lot of latitude to cut, because the hole needed for each shifter is small, and yet the boot is much larger. Really, on a 6x, the most challenging part would probably be the removal / re-installation of the old rear heater.

For most of you who are adept at wrenching on your old vehicles, this won't be a big challenge......the front two sections just won't be a fast process.

dnp
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I would recommend using a solder iron to melt the holes where bolts pass through. Helps to not frey and pulling the carpet loom!
 
LCS said:
I would recommend using a solder iron to melt the holes where bolts pass through. Helps to not frey and pulling the carpet loom!
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Good point! I hadn't considered that technique........

LCS said:
Am I still down for a grey set for an '86?
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Yessir. You made the list on 7/20/2017
 
LCS said:
I would recommend using a solder iron to melt the holes where bolts pass through. Helps to not frey and pulling the carpet loom!
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dnp said:
Good point! I hadn't considered that technique........
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I would refine this by selecting a spent cartridge case of the "caliber" appropriate for the diameter of hole needed. IE a .243 Winchester for 6mm holes, a .30-06 for 8mm holes, a .40 S&W for 10mm holes and so-on.

Heat the case mouth and push it through.
 
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Local regulations apply.....:)


Use wadcutters. :hillbilly:
 
Received my replacement brown carpet yesterday! Looks fantastic, thanks @dnp

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