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got quoted $120 for standard R32 plush moulded carpet in I think about 8 different colours from a place in South East melb. They make em on the spot using moulds they've got... takes em about 15 mins to make one.

uhhh... looks like the standard carpet under your seats?

http://www.knoxautocarpets.com.au

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here's the standard colours they do:

http://www.knoxautocarpets.com.au/colours.htm

and the funky colours they do:

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I think with the carpets from knox, they only mould them, and you have to cut them out yourself?

....this is based on "what I heard" so it's probably wrong :)

Are you able to confirm this either way Shan?

they trim to the size of their mould, which is usually about 1cm oversized. when you put it in your car you have to trim it to size using a heavy duty blade. The edging isn't really hemmed or anything, just like the original, as its all supposed to tuck in under trim panels and so on.

They do some in 2 pieces like the RX7, and some as singles.

This is awesome. I HATE the grey carpet and would love some black carpet.

Now, the original grey carpet looks like LOOP PILE. Should I get black in LOOP PILE or PLUSH PILE? I just want it to be black, super flat, thin, subtle and not in your face at all.

Looks like loop is flatter than plush but I'm really not sure based on the tiny images on their site. :P

OK I just called them and placed an order over the phone for mine.

Turns out they come in 2 pieces even though the R32 carpet is all 1 piece.

So since I have no rear seats due to my cage I just ordered the front piece in black plush. $95 + $25 delivery to me in Sydney.

Good stuff, hope it's not a pain to install... I'm crap at DIY!!! Thanks heaps Shan for the contact.

Justin yeah they do some of em in 2 pieces if its hard to mould them around seat mounts etc. The 2 pieces overlap under the front seat usually. That's strange they do the R32 in 2 pieces though.

As for getting straight black... i dunno if its such a good idea... i was considering it for mine, but the slightest bit of dust shows up on the black, wheras with grey its a lil harder to see.

Will not be posting pics. Spent some time today taking off the old carpet.

Removed seats, seat belt retainers, dead pedal and centre console/unit.

I had to slice the carpet underneath the centre console to get it out without taking the whole dash out. The R32 manual suggests to do so when removing and installing so phew to that, made it a lot easier.

Amazing what's under there (the plastic air vents which lead to the rear passenger foot wells are nuts). Can't quite take that off without taking off the dash so it stays. So much tar too. Damn can't be stuffed getting that off either!!!

Got the new carpet in, it's black, just the front half which stops just under the front seat. Looks absolutely amazing. Pics will follow.

Plushpile. It's moulded pretty well, came really quick to me in Syd. from Melb. (3 days), easy to cut (you have to cut out all the holes yourself). Lovelydubly!!! I'm stoacked!

hey justin... how'd you find the mould fit next to the trans tunnel on the driver side, just in front of the seat?

The GTR's and GTS4's have a lump there from the tunnel being wider for the front driveshaft... the GTS's and GTSt's don't have that lump... wonder if they have two different moulds or if its a negligible difference that it dosent matter?

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