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New mats

June 22, 2009, 10:07:30 PM

Auto Custom Carpets made these for me. They were the only ones I could find who licensed the feathered bird logo:

I had looked into Lloyd mats, but they only use the 2002-2005 script Thunderbird logo. This would have been okay, but they can't put it on an '87 T-Bird mat (it won't fit and they're not licensed to put it on anything other than a 2002-2005 mat). Making matters worse, their 2002-2005 mat is WAY too wide for an '87 (I had them send me the outline schematic so I could measure it). So this was the only option. Nonetheless, they're quite nice. These use the Esshag material, in 1045A Maroon, with silver-thread logo. The Esshag material is EXTREMELY dense.

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Reply #1 – June 22, 2009, 10:29:20 PM

those look real nice

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Reply #2 – June 22, 2009, 10:31:21 PM

sorry to be nosey, but how much did those run you? Those are nice, and my birthday is coming up, i may through the hint out to the girlfriend. :)

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Reply #3 – June 22, 2009, 11:11:32 PM

Get ready for some sticker shock...

$247.71

That said, I went with the top-end Esshag material, which adds significantly to the cost. They have several other materials available which would lower it by quite a bit.

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Reply #4 – June 22, 2009, 11:26:34 PM

Nice mats!

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Reply #5 – June 23, 2009, 07:42:16 AM

What color are those? do they match the earlier red interiors or are they a better match for the 87-88 cars. I'm having a heck of a time matching the 85 red so far with anything from visors to carpet stuff. (It's darker) I need a nice set of mats for it though.

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Reply #6 – June 23, 2009, 11:54:08 AM

These are probably a better match for the earlier ones. Now that I've put them in the car I sort of wish I had gotten the lighter red. It's hard to tell color shades from a web photo. I might try washing them once or twice to see if they lighten a little.

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Reply #7 – June 23, 2009, 05:35:16 PM

Yup, I got the wrong color.

These are much more like the 83-86 Canyon Red, and are definitely too dark for Scarlet (which we of course call something else

) I really want these to match, so it's been a very costly mistake. I ordered a set with the correct color, so these are now available for anyone who wants to make an offer (mods: if you want to move this to the marketplace, that's okay). My location is Brookhaven, PA, ZIP 19015.

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Reply #8 – June 27, 2009, 06:46:54 PM

I got the mats for the lighter red yesterday, and those are a MUCH better match for 87-88 scarlet than the first set. I'll be putting the maroon ones up for sale in the marketplace section in the near future.

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Reply #9 – June 28, 2009, 12:47:58 AM

Quote from: Quietleaf;279274

Get ready for some sticker shock...

$247.71

That said, I went with the top-end Esshag material, which adds significantly to the cost. They have several other materials available which would lower it by quite a bit.

holly
paid less for my 20th matts