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the carpet dye worked great...a liguid spray I got online..even the foot pad and trim on the front carpet dyed black...before I dyed it I gave the carpet a trim (for fuzzies) with my Wahl beard trimmer.....an idea stolen from NJSTEVE...it was a great idea, and I have stolen more than one...he has had brilliant ones(one size smaller tire in the front for TRANSA AM attitude is my favorite...this carpet trim was great too..just a bit comical as I felt silly doing it..yet it worked perfect and perfect results (I had a blue fuzzy residue fall off when I shook it!!)...although it did seem rather weird though as I shaved it...what we do for car restoration...I am happy though having been able to score an original 1972 excellent condition original carpet...again since it had to be black..no trying to match some original color(that could not have been done)...it looks brand new!!!plus no cutting...a perfect fit and all the holes in place!...and what I am very pleased with is the original 80/20 loop...the new A.C.C. carpet that I had originally gotten (which my cats use as a comfy bedding) did not look this good...and the fit is perfect...I was reading an old thread by RICKSGTO that was extremely informative explaining how the factory originally used steam for a perfect fit (I learned so much I was wondering if you were a line worker for GM back in the day!...seriously though thankyou for all that info....sometimes restoring a car is difficult to compete with a multimillion dollar corporation and inferior after market products...I am good now but I wonder is it possible to get some type of high powered steamer to aid in the new carpet install?...reminds me of how the car bodies were electically charged for painting purposes...some things you just cannot duplicate like the factory