# Recarpting a 240SX **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [December 23, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631 "2004-12-23T16:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/1 "2004-12-23T16:35:45Z")
Has anyone ever done this? I want to redo my interior with black carpet because it would look much nicer, and the car could do quite nicely with some new carpet. The problem is the stock carpet is moulded, and any carpet I would buy would come in a roll and be flat. Is there a way to get the carpet to take the shape of the floorpan? Any help would be appreciated. If we get some good info here I will move it to the FAQ section. ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/2 "2004-12-23T16:54:40Z")
i just typed in “_nissan 240sx carpet_” into google and 1st on the list is: [http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Carpets/Nissan/240SX/ACC3532/27393](http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Carpets/Nissan/240SX/ACC3532/27393) but from the few liks i clicked, i only found coupes…probably the same thing anyway though ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/3 "2004-12-23T16:58:11Z")
I don’t want to buy a moulded carpet. There is a place that sells moulded carpet for the 240 for $100usd. I just want to take carpet from a roll, and form it to fit my car so that I can have the same kind of carpet right back to the trunk. ---
**Author:** ![DTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/4 "2004-12-23T17:08:39Z")
its not as easy as it sounds, and those 100 dollar moulded carpets fit like SHIT, my buddy has one and it was 169 us and it isnt even moulded properly it sticks up everywhere and looks like compleate ass, he even used carpet taape to try and get it to sit flat and it dosent sit flat at all. buy a new oem carpet off courtesy nissan and dye it black ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/5 "2004-12-23T17:44:13Z")
good call scott… i have carpet dye at my work too ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/6 "2004-12-23T18:40:46Z")
I know a few who have tried just using a roll of carpet and it doesnt work well at all… even the oem carpet can be tough to get to stay down proper but with it you are much farther a head then just trying to get a normal roll to stay down… my own idea was possibly to hook it in and be able to pull it tight then screw it down or tie it down some how so it stays flat but then you have pins or screws all over the place holding it down… which led me to a better idea which i cannot share at this time but will post my pictures once its complete 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/7 "2004-12-23T19:43:41Z")
> [@DTS](#): > > buy a new oem carpet off courtesy nissan and dye it black and have your shoes turn black? ---
**Author:** ![\_RSTuning.ca](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_rstuning.ca/32/6098_2.png) [@\_RSTuning.ca](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_RSTuning.ca)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/8 "2004-12-23T19:44:55Z")
things youll need: carpet exacto knife spray on glue = speaker box carpet stuff will do recycled padding = stuff you find in those cheap work jackets. measuring tape youll notice that when you take out your oem carpet it will have padding underneath it like in the foot areas, take the oem carpet lay it over your new carpet and trace an outline, but remember to give yourself an extra 2-3 inches for triming. once youve cut your piece out make the proper slits and holes for seat bracket and so on. onc eyou got that done it pretty much a test fit trim situation, once it sitting the way you want it take out out and cut sections of the recycled padding and glue it to you new carpet this padding is used to make a smooth looking surface on the carpet due to the creases in the floor pans. hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/9 "2004-12-23T20:16:01Z")
My OEM carpet is in good shape, I’d like to just dye that but I haven’t had any luck, and either way i need to carpet the rear area anyways… Do you guys know anywhere I could get the carpet professionally dyed? I have tryed some dyes already and they rub off fairly easily ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/10 "2004-12-23T20:19:22Z")
> [@iQuABoB](#): > > My OEM carpet is in good shape, I’d like to just dye that but I haven’t had > any luck, and either way i need to carpet the rear area anyways… > > Do you guys know anywhere I could get the carpet professionally dyed? I > have tryed some dyes already and they rub off fairly easily ☹ Why not just get a huge roll of black carpet from homedeopt and do it yourself. If im not mistaken Alex (perlS13) redid his own car. ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/11 "2004-12-23T20:33:15Z")
Thats what I’d like to do, but it seams like it would come out shitty… I guess i should just talk to Alex… ---
**Author:** ![pearlS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@pearlS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pearlS13)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/12 "2004-12-23T21:59:38Z")
hey Andrew i got some carpet from homedepot and carpeted the rear of my car. I had it gutted out and didnt really like it all bare metal so i covered it with carpet and it came out pretty good. The stuff i got was some kind of water proof marine carpet, it was the lightest stuff i could find and it was pretty thin so you can mold it easily to the shape of the interior. ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/13 "2004-12-24T03:50:13Z")
[http://members.rogers.com/jjm-imports/Pictures/Trunk.JPG](http://members.rogers.com/jjm-imports/Pictures/Trunk.JPG) thats m trunk i did the hole car. It took me 40H’s and turned out nice. ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/14 "2004-12-24T11:19:03Z")
I took a look when I was at home depot today to pick up some MDF but I didn’t see any black carpet. Canadian tire sells some which is $20 for a 3’x6 ft piece, but I would need a bunch of rolls. Must find BLACK ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/15 "2004-12-24T13:22:02Z")
Go to a carpet store and buy it there. I got a 10-12 and had lots left over. I did the hole cabin with one pice. First i layed down one big pice of plastic so that if water get in it will not rot my flore. then i put down the fome padding to keep nois down (i mounted the plastic with ductap to make it water tight, and then ductaped the fome to the plastic) then i kinda layed out my new carpet with the old and cut a pice about 1foot bigger around. Then i trace out the middle concil holes and cut the out. then i put the carpet in and molded it by using all the bolt in the car to hold it in place. (dont cut any bolt holes untill its in the car, if you cut them when you are tracing the old carpet you are going to be off.) I hope that helps you out. it was alot of work and now that i have taken it out i am not going to put it back in. I am going to get my original one died. ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/16 "2004-12-24T18:13:42Z")
If you find a place that can do a permanent type of dye please let me know… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/17 "2004-12-24T22:22:40Z")
I went to a few places looking for S14 options, seems nobody makes a stock replacment and I mean like the actual cut pile carpet style. You do want it to be moulded because if its not you get issues with it bubbling up and the only way to correct that is to make multiple sections and have ugle carpet beeds all over. ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/18 "2004-12-25T07:46:12Z")
I only used one pice and it looked perfict in the front seats with no bubbling. The back seats were alot harder and didnt look 100%. Ya I will let you Know if I find a place to get it died. ---
**Author:** ![pik420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@pik420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pik420)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/19 "2005-01-09T13:05:02Z")
what about just taking your existing interior out and using clothing dye throw it in the washer and it should be fine. May have to do it in three stages but the ftment should be good. Just a possible suggestion Bryce ---
**Author:** ![GT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@GT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GT1)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631/20 "2005-01-09T14:51:09Z")
how do you throw carpeting in a washer? GT [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recarpting-a-240sx/82631.md?page=2)