[Mr. G]

Well they must be making these in China these days as they have become rather crappy in the fine detail department. This is going in the '73 Formula and I began installing the rear piece first but couldn't figure why the jute backing was not lining up with the foot wells as the factory one did. Turns out the jute is just cut in a rectangular shape and slapped on the carpet with no thought given to where it should be. This jute was about in the center of the carpet with the driver's side rear corner 7" forward of the rear corner of the carpet and passenger side 14" forward of that corner. neither side sat in the foot wells and was mostly situated up under the front seat which is useless. I removed the jute padding and reused the old piece from the old factory carpet but still haven't fitted the rear piece in yet as my patience was gone and I needed to address this when in a better frame of mind. The front piece still has to be dealt with and I am expecting similar problems there. I have done about eight of these carpet replacement jobs in the past, all with ACC carpets and never had this type of problem which is why I say these carpets must be made in China. The only good thing is my car restoration projects are coming to an end and I am thankful that my wife made me promise not to buy any more cars back in 1999. Anyone use a reproduction carpet they like recently?