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Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:51 pm

I've never seen a e30 with black carpets!..So i can't purchase a used one from a scrappy! any recommendations on what i can do to make them black!? dye?! 8)
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:33 pm

Dye them, cheap and cheerfull :)
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:02 pm

cheers imy! :cool:
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:50 pm

No problem, dyeing mine red or black soon as well.
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:04 pm

i need to dye a carpet black soon, any recommendations for what to dye it with?
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:14 pm

nickso wrote:i need to dye a carpet black soon, any recommendations for what to dye it with?
carpet dye?

http://www.valeterspride.co.uk/black-ca ... l-69-p.asp
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:26 pm

iDreamBeemer wrote:
nickso wrote:i need to dye a carpet black soon, any recommendations for what to dye it with?
carpet dye?

http://www.valeterspride.co.uk/black-ca ... l-69-p.asp
er right.....that simple. :mad:

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Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:30 pm

nickso wrote:
iDreamBeemer wrote:
nickso wrote:i need to dye a carpet black soon, any recommendations for what to dye it with?
carpet dye?

http://www.valeterspride.co.uk/black-ca ... l-69-p.asp
er right.....that simple. :mad:

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Sorry, couldn't help myself!

Planning on doing this myself, you can fill it in the spray bottles (bought a 2 pack from poundland) and a couple of light coats should do it. Can't be arsed to take the whole carpet out so will spray it while still in the car.

Seen a couple that eko has done using this technique and carpet dye and they have always come up really nice.
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:31 pm

My touring has black carpet baur320 (Mick) dud it before I bought it off him looks great
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:12 pm

A twenty year old carpet will be filthy! You're just dyeing dirt.
Really needs to come out and be jet washed first.
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:22 pm

Would really like a black carpet in my next car
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:30 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:A twenty year old carpet will be filthy! You're just dyeing dirt.
Really needs to come out and be jet washed first.
yeah i wet vac'ed my interior and the water in the return tank was like grey paint!brought the colours out a treat!

i would do this first before the dying as brian said!
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:34 pm

Did my carpet with black carpet dye a while back for my 325 sport, i took the carpet out washed it well using a jet wash let it dry then used a 5 litre tin of black dye from ebay about 20 quid, i used an ordinary spray bottle and did about 2-3 coats and noticed it turning purpleish once dry so i did another coat this time agitating it in with a big paint brush, seemed to work better however... I found that trying to rinse the loose dye off after id let my last coat dry took most the dye off so it was back to square one in a way, so i did the process again then threw it back in the car without rinsing and its stayed a good black colour now for3 months and ive not had problems with my shoes getting stained just make sure each coat gets agitated in in my opinion :D
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can you get red dye of this site?
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