Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 My car didn't come with a boot carpet so I'm on the hunt. Not sure if I want Hardura or black carpet and then it's which supplier. I know Newton's make both but any feedback or alternative suppliers? Cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 on the Vit6 i used some nice green to match the cactus and cut from an offcut off the house carpet the 2000 has the same but its a biscuit colour cheap easy to vac and lasts looking good for years guess its very comfy if you happen to sleep in the boot !!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigolf Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Iain, my convertible came with a rubber boot mat, which I believe was OE. I think saloons were the same. Suppliers supply a carpet alternative nowadays, as nobody makes the rubber mat made to fit. Gav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I went for the best of both worlds; my boot mat came from Newtown but I also bought one of those large universal rubber boot mats (about £10 on eBay) that could be trimmed to fit. It goes over the 'good' boot mat to protect it. They're a large size so plenty of material to work with for the best fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 and you probably have loads of off cuts from previous house carpet fitting in the loft just in case you need it (you never do need it ) The Boot Floor Needs it !!! Now Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: and you probably have loads of off cuts from previous house carpet fitting in the loft just in case you need it (you never do need it ) The Boot Floor Needs it !!! Now Pete I do have a large pile of left-over wooden floor... maybe do the dash to match and have both in beech? Anyway all my old carpet, including any that is removed or leftovers from fitting new, goes to the garage and the Triumphs park on it. It's allegedly good for the tyres, better than a bare concrete floor, and only when really grotty does it go to the skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Thanks for replies, I want the boot covering to be durable and also to hopefully reduce some of the din from the phoenix wheelbarrow exhaust. I like Colin's idea of a double cover. Living in an apartment we have to be ruthless with 'stuff' and don't accumulate any large things that could be useful whenever......the wife keeps wanting to put me in the recycle bin! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352065090761 This is the one I went for; quite thin rubber so easy to work with but plenty of scope for trimming and adapting for the Herald boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I bought a boot floor mat from the club shop. Great fit and just makes the boot look so much tidier. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, Andrew said: I bought a boot floor mat from the club shop. Great fit and just makes the boot look so much tidier. Andrew Nothing could make my boot look tidier. Even empty it looks cluttered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: This is the one I went for; quite thin rubber so easy to work with but plenty of scope for trimming and adapting for the Herald boot. The one I chose as I don't want to pay fortunes! Thanks Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, Andrew said: I bought a boot floor mat from the club shop. Great fit and just makes the boot look so much tidier Andrew, what material is it carpet, rubber or Hardura? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Colin - Should have tried this one!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394161450178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 BW that's a lorra rubber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 The sale includes 490 boot mats and if you are lucky you can get it all for £10? Not with a starting bid of 1p. If I'm lucky, that's what it'll be. Free postage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Free postage too. You'll be lucky to NI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Iain T said: You'll be lucky to NI! Yes, the latest argument was with a parts supplier in Germany who wanted to charge VAT to a UK address. However: that nightmare of a Northern Ireland protocol is supposed to mean that we're in both the EU and the UK at the same time so get the best of both worlds, or so the politicians claim. Theoretically it should be EU to EU then... but no. The supplier states that goods to NI must pass through the UK first so we get VAT added on. It seems UK firms treat us as if we're in the EU and EU firms treat us as if we're in the UK. Remember that song: "Nobody's child?" It comes to mind a lot these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I do hope for everyone's sake both the UK and EU soon come to an amicable agreement for NI 🤞 Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 My Vitesse mk2 , one previous owner, had an original ribbed rubber boot floor covering, fixed in place with poppers. Couple of other Vitesse's I have owned had remnants and tatters of the rubber Matt left. All Vitesse's and probably Heralds have the male popper screwed to the boot floor for this purpose. I made a couple of exact copies with almost identical ribbed rubber, as my original, minus the original smooth border. The original had started to disintegrate. Don't know if carpet was ever an option, but I would guess not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 15 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Free postage too. If you read the writing there is confusion. On the one hand it says free postsge. On the other that it is free collection or arrange you own courier. I think that this is a dodgy/weird one for the Heroes/Villains thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 So I've made my mind up I'm following Colin's lead and ordering some black carpet, James Paddock seem to be good on price, as well as the rubber mat. Next how to fit. The PO had Jigsaw spray the boot floor with underseal, I think he wanted it to look like a rally car, so the surface is not flat. I don't want to drill any holes for fixing and obviously need to lift it up to access the spare wheel. My guess is with the weight of some essential boot stuff the trimmed to fit carpet will not move? What to do about the seat back? Make that a separate part? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 The carpet won't move if it's well cut, there's nowhere for it to go! Mine has poppers along the front edge but some good self-adhesive velcro will keep it in place especially along the spring tunnel. I replaced the vertical boot board with one I made myself, just painted in blackboard black paint, and it's getting no other covering. I do have one of those long 'boot tidy' thingies from LIDL, and so might mount it there as it stretches from side to side across the panel. Handy for stuffing essentials in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Colin - There isn't a boot tidy big enough for my 'essentials' as mentioned elsewhere!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 As requested bought from the club shop it is carpet, fit very well and it does not move at all Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted July 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 The carpet from Paddock arrives today. Great service again as I only ordered it yesterday midday with standard delivery. I'll let you all know if it fits. I bet the club and Paddock buy from the same supplier. The rubber mat should arrive tomorrow. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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