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06-03-2021, 04:50 PM
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I ended up doing a DIY carpet replacement on the Azurite blue GTS I just refurbed. Took 6 yards of light gray sliverknit to replace _everything_ in the car, 54" wide. $42 per yard at Global Upholstery in Santa Ana, CA. Used all the old pieces as templates for the new. Hardest part is re-doing the floor carpet pieces on the 90-95 cars due to the molded foam, I had hand-seamrip all the old binding off and then slice off the foam backing with an electric knife ($20 black and decker electric turkey carver to the rescue) and take them to a local upholstery guy to sew the bindings on. And then re-glue the foams back on. He also replicated all the pieces that needed sewing (dead pedal, e-brake cover, driver's seatbelt anchor cover, amplifier cover). All in his part was $380 plus $300 in materials and glue.
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20interior%20showing%20carpet%204-10-21.jpg)
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I ended up doing a DIY carpet replacement on the Azurite blue GTS I just refurbed. Took 6 yards of light gray sliverknit to replace _everything_ in the car, 54" wide. $42 per yard at Global Upholstery in Santa Ana, CA. Used all the old pieces as templates for the new. Hardest part is re-doing the floor carpet pieces on the 90-95 cars due to the molded foam, I had hand-seamrip all the old binding off and then slice off the foam backing with an electric knife ($20 black and decker electric turkey carver to the rescue) and take them to a local upholstery guy to sew the bindings on. And then re-glue the foams back on. He also replicated all the pieces that needed sewing (dead pedal, e-brake cover, driver's seatbelt anchor cover, amplifier cover). All in his part was $380 plus $300 in materials and glue.
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20interior%20showing%20carpet%204-10-21.jpg)
Last edited by Rob Edwards; 06-03-2021 at 04:55 PM.
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These are the prices I was quoted from World Upholstery. It may give you some idea.
Full Cork Silverknit carpet set for 1979 with manual seats = $915
4 piece seat skins for front. Cork Vinyl = 990 Cork Leather = $1300
They only have the rear seats in Cork Leather $1010
These were reasonably cheaper than Lakewell Upholstery out of Belgium, especially considering Euro conversion, fees and shipping.
Hope these prices give you some reference.
Full Cork Silverknit carpet set for 1979 with manual seats = $915
4 piece seat skins for front. Cork Vinyl = 990 Cork Leather = $1300
They only have the rear seats in Cork Leather $1010
These were reasonably cheaper than Lakewell Upholstery out of Belgium, especially considering Euro conversion, fees and shipping.
Hope these prices give you some reference.
Last edited by GuardsRedHammerhead; 06-03-2021 at 05:12 PM.
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I think Classic 9 will be back. I just did a bit of business with them last week...raw material procurement only, no labor. The company was just sold, has/had backlog, had an old clunky website, had a few problem projects. The optimist in me thinks they are catching up, re-evaluating services/ costs to be offered, building a new web portal. That's what anyone who buys a business should do. Yea it would be ideal to do all of this seamlessly with no interruption is service but that is not an option for every business.
I would not count them out yet.
I would not count them out yet.
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Post just popped up in a 944 FB group showing parts recently refinished by Classic 9. Parts were shipped out about 4 weeks ago and recently arrived completed.
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They told me they were not accepting new orders until they catchup with their current backlog.
I am not aware they have been sold again.
I am not aware they have been sold again.
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I ended up doing a DIY carpet replacement on the Azurite blue GTS I just refurbed. Took 6 yards of light gray sliverknit to replace _everything_ in the car, 54" wide. $42 per yard at Global Upholstery in Santa Ana, CA. Used all the old pieces as templates for the new. Hardest part is re-doing the floor carpet pieces on the 90-95 cars due to the molded foam, I had hand-seamrip all the old binding off and then slice off the foam backing with an electric knife ($20 black and decker electric turkey carver to the rescue) and take them to a local upholstery guy to sew the bindings on. And then re-glue the foams back on. He also replicated all the pieces that needed sewing (dead pedal, e-brake cover, driver's seatbelt anchor cover, amplifier cover). All in his part was $380 plus $300 in materials and glue.
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20interior%20showing%20carpet%204-10-21.jpg)
Original stuff, hopelessly dirty. Did not respond well (enough) to cleaning.
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20all%20old%20light%20gray%20carpet%20pieces%201-1-21.jpg)
Bugs' handiwork:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20rear%20seatbacks%20recarpeted%20and%20bound%201-29-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20four%20floor%20padded%20carpets%20done%20by%20Bugs%204-17-21.jpg)
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20amplifier%20cover%203-13-21.jpg)
Endless amounts of gluing (Weldwood HHR):
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20tool%20tray%20re-carpeting%201-17-21.jpg)
Final result, installed:
![](https://webfiles.uci.edu/redwards/public/Azurite%20interior%20showing%20carpet%204-10-21.jpg)
WoW!
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Rob Edwards, is there anything you cant do?
Talk about smartest guy in the room, jeez!
The hits keep coming!
Talk about smartest guy in the room, jeez!
The hits keep coming!
Last edited by Landseer; 06-04-2021 at 08:11 AM.
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I bought two hood pads from Classic 9 around Christmas last year and received the items quickly, so the ownership change and backlog must have happened in the past 6 months
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Good grief. There's a company called LSeat that sells leather skins for our seats. They don't really have a reputation here, but they're so much less expensive that I think they're worth a try.
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Do you know if they have carpet sets? That Cork Sliverknit was a bit hard to find. I will look at LSeat. I have one of my other 928's that needs new bolsters. I may get a new set for that car, as well. Thanks for the tip.