Jordon T Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi,I'm in the process of ordering a moulded carpet set for my Herald 1200. I cant seem to make my mind up on what colour carpet to buy. Its between the Black, grey or Red as my cars Cherry Red with Black trim,Could i see pictures of your cars with the moulded carpet sets in to help me choose my colour. Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Jordan what are you going to do with the original set for your car?M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My car has red carpet, red seats and red door cards. Went with dark charcoal floor mats to break up the sea of red. Exterior is opalescent gunmetal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Grey or black would be best for your car as the red would clash with the paint. Grey would be technically correct, but black would match your seats...M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 1218 wrote:Jordan what are you going to do with the original set for your car?M.Hi Mark, I'll probably throw them out or keep them in the shed for sentiment to the car, due to them being the originals. Its only the drivers footwell which is worn the rest of the carpet just needs a good wash and maybe re dying back to the original colour.Thats a lovely interior you've got there Peter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 1218 wrote:Grey or black would be best for your car as the red would clash with the paint. Grey would be technically correct, but black would match your seats...M.I agree Mark, i think the Red carpet would clash.I did like the Grey set, but i don't want to order one when i having seen one in situ. Also i don't quite know what shade the grey it is.The Black would match my seats but its just boring! Allot of people seem to go with black.Does anyone have a grey set fitted to thy're car i could see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My car is a 13/60 convertible and when I first bought it she had a black carpet set fitted, with black door cards and seats. I however have decided to fit grey carpets and keep the other bits black, I think when an interior is all one colour it loses some of it's appeal. My Jaguar XJ8 had Ivory leather seats, yet it's carpets were a sand colour which worked beautifully, the dash top and door card tops were also the same colour as the carpets. My current Jaguar X Type has grey leather with black carpets, which again works well because it makes the seats and dash area stand out better than if it was all one colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thats what i was think Stu, Is there any possibility of seeing any photos of your Heralds Interior? I've been look at the prices for these Moulded sets and Fitchetts, Rimmers (due to the NO VAT discount) and Paddocks are all around the £215 price range. Canleys and Newtons them selfs are a good £20 more with postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I haven't bought them yet Jordan, and the ones I'm going to fit most likely won't be moulded. The main reason being cost, at the moment I just want to get the car rebuilt an allow me to drive it. I was going to use one of the many available from ebay for around £100 just to get me started, then maybe in a few years when I've got stuff sorted I'll treat her to a moulded set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldhabitat Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My old (now Goody's) estate was cherry with cactus vinyl with Grey carpets very nice, but a bugger to keep clean, I have tried to send a photot but it's too big, I know there a way of reducing them but never had any luck, and I am a computer dunce lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 heraldhabitat wrote:I know there a way of reducing them but never had any luck, and I am a computer dunce lolOpen it with microsoft paint, chose select all, then go in to the toolbar and click image and in the drop down select resize/skew. In there you can reduce the size of the picture, but make sure when you save it, you choose a different name otherwise your original will be lost. Then post here :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I thought about getting the Stitched sets but some of the sets i've seen look apsolutely shocking!!! Also, i suppose once i';ve got a moulded, whilst i keep it clean, it'll last years to come. Hopefully!heraldhabitat, If you want you can send the picture to my email adress, and i can post it onto this thread for everyones viewing. I'll PM you my email. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Jordan, if you don't want the orignial set then I'll take 'em off your hands as I need a restorable original set to get my car back to concours condition... Postage and beer tokens your way of course!M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi Mark, I don't need the original set and i'm happy for you to have them. The main section, passenger footwell and gearbox tunnel doesn't show much wear, however they are heavily faded! (this is especially noticeable when compared to the dark green/grey colour under the seats and the light tan colour on the tunnel cover). However the drivers foot well is in very poor condition!PM me if your still interested and i'll take photos? Thats if i haven't put you off.I've decided on going for the Boring Black molded set. I've ordered it from James Paddock (my preferred supplier) for just over £200, which is allot, but i suppose once fitted i wont have to replace them anytime soon.I'll update my restoration thread when its time to fit them.Thanks for the help guys,Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldhabitat Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Well I will see if it worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldhabitat Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Kinda lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Hi Chris, Ill upload it again for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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