> Hello All,
> Well I have decided that I want to carpet the trunk. And it is my
> understanding that none of our vendors carry a trunk carpet kit like I want..
> One that covers the 'back' side of the trunk, the wheel well bulges and the
> floor. Basically everything you see easily when the trunk is open.
> On the advice of Ken I skipped the Kragen quality carpet..It was really
> really cheap looking, and went to a carpet store. Have you ever been in a
> carpet store and asked for ~8 square feet of medium quality BLACK carpet?? The
> guy looked at me like I had two heads......He pointed me to the 'remanants'
> section and said good luck....I jsut don't think black is a popular color
> for carpet nowadays...but all sorts of beige are (yuck). On to the next store.
> This place had a better selection of smaller remanants...But still no black..
> then it hit me.. Runners!!!! Runners are ~4ft wide pieces of carpet that
> people use in hallways and you buy it by the foot!!! ANd you can get good
> quality stuff and they don't look at you like your nuts!!! And they had a
> 4'by6' feet runner remanant of good quality black carpet that they sold me
> for cheap.
> So, if you are looking to do your own carpet and want good quality
> stuff..you might want to check out this option.
>
> Question: whats the best way to cut carpet?? Whats the best way to keep
> the ends from unravaling?? The guy at the store said use a hot glue gun on
>the
> edges and I think thats a pretty great idea.
> Anywho, hopefully by the big show this Sunday I will have a nicely
> carpeted trunk.
>
> Daniel 69 2000
> SF CA
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