Review of 914rubber.com carpet kits Options

[Tedman5]

Hello folks, I want to offer my review of the carpet kit and underpadding I purchased from 914rubber.com aka Mikey914.

First of all, the quality is not to be expected of original German carpet, but for an aftermarket alternative its pretty good by my standards. I don't have a concourse car (and never plan to) so the originality is not a huge deal.

The carpet is deep black and the edges are seamed with a vinyl binding. The binding is a little rough looking but how often do you really see the edge? Passable for my needs as a drivers car.

The kit had 8 perfect fit cut pieces, two of which I chose not to use for under the seat. Very easy to install with some adhesive glue and has remained in place, showing no wear after a summer of driving 2000+ miles and several AutoX events. There is a heel pad on the drivers side and has a nice vintage look to it.

Now the thing that got me excited was Mike offered me a trial product of a thin 4-5mm rubber padding for the underlayment for the floor mat pieces and firewall. The idea being a little more cushioned feel and a little sound deadening. The padding was one sided self adhesive and mounted to the carpet easily and does not slide around. It does have a good feel to it and I think it makes a difference with road noise.

I recommend this to anyone looking for a replacement carpet kit without BIG$$.