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Carpet

Postby aerofarm » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:22 pm

Where is a good place to get new pre-cut carpet for my 260B

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Re: Carpet

Postby jeffrey aryan » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:03 am

I have heard Airtex is good and has patterens.
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Re: Carpet

Postby JIMICS2452 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:17 pm

Airtex does not cut out slots for the seat tracks. I used a good local auto upholstery shop.

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Re: Carpet

Postby Jay » Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:43 pm

Usually you can fin someone local that does planes and boats in addition to cars. I'd ask at local FBO's.

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Re: Carpet

Postby MULEFLY » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:27 pm

You can buy the Airtex and then install it... trim around the seat rails... take it to an upholstery shop and have the edges stitched.
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Re: Carpet

Postby Randy Johnson » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:39 pm

Bought airtex and am very pleased with results. Didn't do cut out after much investigation. Be ready to do more work when you pull seats out. If you pull a floor panel you may find 50 years worth of dirt and grime, decayed insulation and, in my case..an old rat trap. Fortunately it was empty. 8)
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Re: Carpet

Postby Jerry Mazza » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:30 pm

Airtex was good for me. The hard part was geeting the old carpet out, removing all the seat rails,old glue, grime, debris etc.
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Re: Carpet

Postby aerofarm » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:27 pm

Doesn't your carpet come out at every annual? My mechanic always makes me take it out to inspect gear, fuel pump, flaps, etc.
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Re: Carpet

Postby JIMICS2452 » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:10 pm

My carpet is out every year. I want to look under the floorboards! After finding cracks it the bulkheads under the seat rails in multiple Comanches the floorboards will probably start coming out too!
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