WallyP

If you go to our On-Line store, you will find complete sets, floor sets, and carpet by the yard...

Mattman928

I talked to the guys from Original Fit Interiors. The Domestic reproduction carpet is under $300. To get the original German version (OEM Carpet) it's $695

Ketchmi

Sliverknit is the factory original that we charge $595 for...

I will try to get a photo of a set with the backing material posted later today, I'm off to lunch.

bigs

AMEN! To keep the sliverknit carpet looking good, I just vacuum it often. The PO tried to clean it using some sort of liquid or foam, and it did indeed wad up into a mess. Kinda like how your hair looks if you just put a bunch of gel in it and moosh it around!

Marine Blue

Funny, that is exactly what my interior looks like Anyone able to revive the carpeting with a brush or other tool? I'm not buying the carpet until next fall so I want it looking its best until then. Sugestions?

By the way, those of you that have replaced your carpeting......did you do it yourself or pay someone to do it? If you paid what was the cost?

tv

Any luck??

Anyone have a pic showing the back of the floor pieces with black dimpled thick mat?

Nicole

So, how are you supposed to get stains off a silverknit carpet, if anything wet is out of the question? Is there any powder or else that dissolves stains?

If I ever redo my carpets, I definitely don't want to get that "wet poodle" look back...

Ketchmi

We sold the last one we had in stock, I've been waiting for one of our local customers that has bought a set to come in for a visit so I can sneak out and snap some photos.

Sterling, we use Dap HHR Solvent type, Spray grade contact cement. It says it's for Landau tops and trim but we have been told by many more experienced folks than us that it's the stuff to use. I use disposable brushes in 1" and 2" sizes for application. The smell goes away after a week or two...

WallyP

Nicole asked, "So, how are you supposed to get stains off a silverknit carpet, if anything wet is out of the question? Is there any powder or else that dissolves stains?"

While I haven't tried it on my 928 carpet (don't know why not, just haven't...), we have had very good results from a powder cleaner called "Capture". You just sprinkle it on the carper, and brush it in (the more you brush it, the more effective, it seems), then let it sit for as long as you can (at least 30 minutes), then vacuum it up.

Google will probably have some info - Sears has sold it for years, as do Home Depot, Lowes, and many vacuum cleaner dealers.

Tony

But the brain damage lingers

Nicole

Hi Wally:

That's great information! I found it on epinions with a four star rating. http://www.epinions.com/Appliance_Ac...=94560&x=6&y=6

bigs

BTW, the correct term is "sliverknit," not "silverknit."

I think it's because the carpet is not a typical loop and pile carpet but rather it is woven so that the surface consists of myriads of tiny "slivers."

As far as fixing the matted appearance, I'm just brainstorming here, but I would think that GENTLY using something like a new, clean steel brush (like you'd use on a BBQ grill) might undo the mats.

Nicole

Thanks for clarifying! I'll call it sliverknit from now on...

BTW: Isn't there a car missing in your signature? I mean, the other "sexy" one... Or did you trade both the A4 and that one for an A6? I'm confused.

bigs

Yeah, I traded the Infiniti G35 coupe and sold the A4 to my adult daughter for cheapo - all to get the new A6.

I must be gettin' way old, but with the sport suspension, and those low profile rubber band tires, I couldn't drive the G35 for more than about 15 minutes without getting a headache! So I must've owned it for all of 6 months. That was not exactly a financial windfall on my part!

Nicole

Ah, that explains the absence of the Infidel in your list of rides... And your daughter probably got the deal of her lifetime on that A4. Good for her!