carpet for car

[ullapool2]

i'm working on an 88 ix and need new carpet. any advice on where i can buy new or used? im looking for cardinal red. i'm changing the interior and the carpet i have is black.

[dannyg]

Going to be tough to find that. I'm almost positive the carpets for IXs is different because of the bump by the transmission tunnel for the transfer case. Finding a red carpet is hard enough, let alone one for an IX.

[ullapool2]

i have (2) 88 ixs and one 89 ix. i've never been in a two wheel drive e30. i guess i didn't know there was a difference in the tunnel.

[blunttech]

He is right on both accounts. IX carpet is specific to the car and cardinal is NLA
About the only thing thats avail is anthracite. i sold a new set of anthracite last week and its amazing how nice new carpet is.

[ullapool2]

any other options? i've got my heart set on the red. can it be custom made?

[dannyg]

There is a company who makes them aftermarket, but I've heard they are garbage.

[blunttech]

any other options? i've got my heart set on the red. can it be custom made?

I suppose you could have something made but have you ever looked at the foam on the bottom of an e30 carpet? its form fitting like a pair of bike shorts on graves.
The other thing you may try is get some tan and dye it. I think thats the lightest color there is

[ullapool2]

i do have a tan carpet maybe that would be the way. what is the name of the company that makes them?
btw thank you for the info and ideas

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

I used americolor to dye mine.

[ullapool2]

how do you like it? did you change color? if so from what to what?

[dannyg]

http://stockinteriors.com/AutoCarpet.asp?Itemid=5181&MakeId=41&ModelId=436

That is for a 325i, it may not fit your IX perfectly, but it might be worth a shot.

[325ix]

you can also use duplicolor

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

how do you like it? did you change color? if so from what to what?

I went from a light grey to black, looks pretty good but I think I shouldn't have diluted it so much because it took a few coats. Haven't had any issues with it yet. The people at americolor told me automotive shops use their dye.

[ullapool2]

thanks for the info. what is duplicolor? is that a dye also? i do have the tan carpet in one ix that i could dye and put in the one i'm changing and put the black back with the tan interior. i like the idea of just buying one if the fit worked and the quality was good

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

thanks for the info. what is duplicolor? is that a dye also? i do have the tan carpet in one ix that i could dye and put in the one i'm changing and put the black back with the tan interior. i like the idea of just buying one if the fit worked and the quality was good

Duplicolor is cheap spray on dye crap that is okay for small tasks but I tried it on the parcel shelf and wasn't impressed.