Best quality carpet set supplier

[Sam Pritcher]

Hi I am about to replace the carpet in my 1975 280z.
What sets have people used and found to fit well and be good quality?

I had heard Romas does good quality carpets but I messaged him and he said he only does 240z sets.

The Coverdale sets seem good but they only list 240/260/280zx (everything but 280z!)

Cheers in advance!

 

[Turn & Burn]

I’ve made my own, bought the carpet, trimmed to fit and got it whipped by the local carpet fitter. Probably £120 all in.

 

[jonbills]

I’ve made my own, bought the carpet, trimmed to fit and got it whipped by the local carpet fitter. Probably £120 all in.

I had to look up carpet whipping. I didn't realise that would be an option. I'll have to put new carpets on my list now.

 

[status]

Place in Wolverhampton have the nearest thing to a Zed carpet with the whipped edging,I’ll get the name of em tommorrow,I’m looking for the tunnel bit off a 260 so I can take mine up there as I don’t want to leave car there as it’s a pain in the butt,had to leave the lotus cortina there back in February then go back three weeks later when finnished,works out expensive that way

 

[Sam Pritcher]

Place in Wolverhampton have the nearest thing to a Zed carpet with the whipped edging,I’ll get the name of em tommorrow,I’m looking for the tunnel bit off a 260 so I can take mine up there as I don’t want to leave car there as it’s a pain in the butt,had to leave the lotus cortina there back in February then go back three weeks later when finnished,works out expensive that way

Do they sell carpet kits to be fitted yourself or are they an automotive upholsterers?

 

[status]

Can fit yerself

 

[Bazzateer]

Hi I am about to replace the carpet in my 1975 280z.
The Coverdale sets seem good but they only list 240/260/280zx (everything but 280z!)

Cheers in advance!

Excuse my ignorance but is there any difference between 260 and 280 carpets?

 

[Turn & Burn]

Excuse my ignorance but is there any difference between 260 and 280 carpets?

Late 260 and 280 the same floor pan. But it’s hard to get hold of a late RHD 260z carpet set. Not sure you can get a RHD 280z so carpets will be rare.

 

[status]

I’m looking for the carpet that goes over the tunnel then I can take mine up there get full set done then fit the whole lot when I get it all back,did put a wanted ad but no luck as of yet for the carpet

 

[uk66fastback]

If you have the car can’t you make a template?

 

[Sam Pritcher]

Late 260 and 280 the same floor pan. But it’s hard to get hold of a late RHD 260z carpet set. Not sure you can get a RHD 280z so carpets will be rare.

So would Mine being a 75 (early) 280z be the same carpet set as a 260z?

 

[Sam Pritcher]

If you have the car can’t you make a template?

My car came with next to no interior so I dont have any of the original carpet, I really wanted a set as I dont know how all of the original carpet went

 

[Turn & Burn]

So would Mine being a 75 (early) 280z be the same carpet set as a 260z?

It would be the same as a late 260z LHD I think. I assume your LHD?

 

[Mr Tenno]

So would Mine being a 75 (early) 280z be the same carpet set as a 260z?

The floor panels for the 260z & 280z (they were sold at the same time) changed in 08/76 - so your carpets should be the same as an early Euro 260z.

 

[Sam Pritcher]

It would be the same as a late 260z LHD I think. I assume your LHD?

Yes mines a Lhd, I will order the 260z carpet set from Coverdale then, even if most of it fits I can always just make/alter the bits that dont

 

[Sam Pritcher]

Cheers for everyones help!

 

[SeanDezart]

I had heard Romas does good quality carpets but I messaged him and he said he only does 240z sets.

Strange - I've bought 2x 280Z carpets from him.

 

[status]

Plan is Mike to borrow someone’s old one they don’t want as they might want/need new carpets and then when they are ready I can just swop the tunnel carpet over without taking it off the road as I can just take the rest out as it’s a ten minute job,also looking for original or as near material to do the seats although nothing wrong with mine atm as that’s my trade shouldn’t be a problem,just getting it spik and span for when I sell it

 

[Sam Pritcher]

Strange - I've bought 2x 280Z carpets from him.

Oh really? I might message him again then as I heard his carpet sets were really good quality, how did you order yours from him, was it through Facebook?

 

[Sam Pritcher]

So I messaged Romas again and he will be doing the Matts for 280z but he doesnt sell full carpet sets