Advice please - replacing carpets - complete set - seat removal etc.

[RichardS]

Has anyone done this themselves and if so, do you have any tips please...including advice not to do it, if it's best left to an upholsterer?

My GT's interior is too beige/cream for my liking. I love the seat colour, but it's everywhere else too, and there's just no contrast. So I am starting by swapping the cream carpets for black (officially "blu" according to the manufacturer's labels) and have a complete set ready to go in. In my opinion, having black carpet sets off the cream leather much better as well as relieving the monotony of having too much of one colour. It's also more practical than cream carpet.

I have been wondering if this is one of those jobs that I could do myself, or is best left to the professionals. Apart from needing to remove the seats, it looks like the carpet tucks under the sill seals and the centre console, so it could involve quite a bit of stripping out before I can get the new set in. Anyone done it, please?

 

[conaero]

Take out the seats, mask up, buy yourself a gallon of black carpet dye for £30, wet VAX thoroughly, wear gloves and work in with a sponge. Job done!

 

[RichardS]

Take out the seats, mask up, buy yourself a gallon of black carpet dye for £30, wet VAX thoroughly, wear gloves and work in with a sponge. Job done!

I already have the replacement carpets in black - I found a complete set for £125, in excellent condition, complete with mats.

I did contemplate using dye but was a bit concerned about the longevity of the colour - i.e. the risk of it fading and ending up a dirty cream colour.

 

[conaero]

It wouldn’t fade if done correctly.

 

[RichardS]

It wouldn’t fade if done correctly.

Thanks. I'll do that then.