1971 original dark brown carpet?

[joes]

Hello All,

I trust you are well and safe in these troubled times.

My car has original dark brown multi-loop carpet and there are 3 speakers in the back vertical panel behind the seats.  I would love to acquire some original carpet, remove speakers and fill those holes in with carpeting. I have been searching for years and there is of course new replacement avail but not sure if I will ever find a piece of original.  My carpet is original and mint otherwise and I do not want to replace the whole lot.

Michael Salemi (our group Treasurer) gave me some sage advice and made a good point in that even if I found a piece of this holy grail carpet it most probably would not match and the filled in patched 'holes' would be noticeable.  If there was a larger piece out there I guess I could replace the whole panel section?
 
I know this is a a very unusual request but any suggestions would be grand.
 
Many thanks in advance,
Joe

[Jonny B]

I would agree with Michael, if you only fill in the holes, it will stand out like a sore thumb.

Have you looked at what is available from new? You should be able to get a small piece from a vendor to check for a match of color. Note - there is one supplier of carpet for the US and the various vendors get it from them, Veterans I believe. I know there is some consolidation going on, so I don't know if anyone else has tried to get into the US market.

It sort of depends on how much the speakers bother you. Is it worth trying to find/wait/hunt for a piece of unicorn carpet? Only a question you can answer.

Most likely making a contact with a member (or them posting on this thread) of the group in Germany might be your best bet to see if they know of any source for the old carpet.

[FGN59]

Another issue might be that the original carpet in your car is probably a little bit faded with time and light, and another piece of the same carpet, even if original and matching, would very likely not match the faded original in the car...?

[hauser]

Gernold may still have the brown carpet that came out of my car.  It was all good except for the rear wall due to having speakers installed by previous owner.