Source for New TC Carpets

[Larry & Marilyn]

Hello Group I am about to order new carpets. Mine are old and rotten and are not original. I have searched the email archives and found several members recommended Heritage. I did not find any other recommendations. Here are the choices in the U. S. Moss at about $200 on sale Abbingdon at about $300 Heritage at about $400 for Karvel Is Heritage worth the extra? I am willing to spend some to preserve originality. Looking for opinions. Thanks Larry TC 4703 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mark Stolzenburg]

Larry, I used the Moss carpets in my TC and was (and am) extremely pleased. I had to do a little trimming, but I think you will have to do that with anybody's carpet set. Too bad Badger is not on the list anymore, he had a beautiful set of handmade Persian carpets in his TC. Mark Stolzenburg St. Louis, Missouri TC 7812

----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Marilyn" 48mgtc@shasta.com> To: "mg tc group" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Source for New TC Carpets > Hello Group > > I am about to order new carpets. Mine are old and rotten and are not original. > > I have searched the email archives and found several members recommended Heritage. I did not find any other recommendations. > > Here are the choices in the U. S. > > Moss at about $200 on sale > Abbingdon at about $300 > Heritage at about $400 for Karvel > > Is Heritage worth the extra? I am willing to spend some to preserve originality. > > Looking for opinions. > > Thanks > > Larry > TC 4703 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com]

Good Lord; That is a wee bit pricey for a replacement carpet. The "originals" were nothing to get excited about. Just plain, practical, inexpensive (Cheap) unbound, thin carpet, that bunched up. We put rubber mats over the carpet to hold them in place For pennies on the dollar you can go to any carpet store and get leftovers of the finest quality. For example Wilton wool type carpet. Make a pattern, cut them out and put in place. For a few extra dollars they will bind the edges for you. A lot better than the originals. Badger used to put old pieces of oriental carpet in his cars. Sort of wild , woolly and totally :"Mahvelous". Now if you want to be in a Roll Royce mood, purchase some sheepskins. Just wash them in Woolite when soiled. Tally Ho! Thom Collins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[mark heathman]

I oredred a complete set of carpets and interior for a Healey from Heritage. Much of it did not fit and had to be redone. Not what to expect at their prices. When I asked for demensions on another item, the employee appologetically replied that when he went to look the owner yelled at him told him to get back to work that they had no time for such things. Apparently the owner thinks they are the only one in the business. Buyer beware!!! Mark

>From: "Larry & Marilyn" 48mgtc@shasta.com> >To: "mg tc group" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [mg-tabc] Source for New TC Carpets >Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:30:56 -0700 > >Hello Group > >I am about to order new carpets. Mine are old and rotten and are not >original. > >I have searched the email archives and found several members recommended >Heritage. I did not find any other recommendations. > >Here are the choices in the U. S. > >Moss at about $200 on sale >Abbingdon at about $300 >Heritage at about $400 for Karvel > >Is Heritage worth the extra? I am willing to spend some to preserve >originality. > >Looking for opinions. > >Thanks > >Larry >TC 4703 > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com]

Dear Mark: Looks like we kissed off Heritage. Justice can be sweet at times Tally Ho! Thom Collins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bruce Collins]

Thom, A few years back I purchased a set of carpets from Heritage. They are nice BUT, I wan't impressed with the way they fitted. I had to do a LOT of trimming. For the money, I'd go with MOSS. I had also purchased a set of Leather Seats Covers for my TC from Heritage. At that tinme they had told me that there were complete instructions on their website. But, they also tried to convince me to send my seat to them and have them do the work. After purchasing them I went on their website to look at these instructions (They give you a code in order to do so once you purchase the item). There wasn't any! After finally getting through to them (I had to threaten to send the covers back), they admitted that they had never instealled a set of MG-TC seats before! Luckily for me I have experience in Leather work! They didn't have a Dart in the Seat Squad cover and there was a lot of rework to get them to fit correctly. And, they boast that they are made in UK with Connolly Hides. That issue I have with them when I opened the box and there was paper label "Made in Canada". I wrote an article on installing the covers, complete with pictures and it was published in the British Marque Car Club News a few years back. Anybody interested can contact them for a copy of the Article. Oh yeah, Heritage heard about the Article and asked me for permission to place it on their website. Permission was denied. Tally Ho! Ho! Cousin Bruce TC #2721

----- Original Message ----- From: LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com> To: mmheathman@msn.com>; 48mgtc@shasta.com>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Source for New TC Carpets > Dear Mark: > Looks like we kissed off Heritage. Justice can be sweet > at > times > Tally Ho! > Thom Collins > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[DougPulver@aol.com]

I am very sorry to hear of the apparent displeasure with Heritage. A couple of years ago I purchased a carpet kit (not their most expensive one) and was very pleased with it. Of course, I had a professional install it. He was impressed with the carpet itself since at the time Moss carpet (at least for MGAs) was not very good. Moss seems fine now. Maybe these things go in cycles? Doug Pulver TC 5850 San Diego, CA -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Collins bdcollin1@Bellsouth.net> To: mmheathman@msn.com; 48mgtc@shasta.com; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com; LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com Sent: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:51:39 -0400 Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Source for New TC Carpets Thom, A few years back I purchased a set of carpets from Heritage. They are nice BUT, I wan't impressed with the way they fitted. I had to do a LOT of trimming. For the money, I'd go with MOSS. I had also purchased a set of Leather Seats Covers for my TC from Heritage. At that tinme they had told me that there were complete instructions on their website. But, they also tried to convince me to send my seat to them and have them do the work. After purchasing them I went on their website to look at these instructions (They give you a code in order to do so once you purchase the item). There wasn't any! After finally getting through to them (I had to threaten to send the covers back), they admitted that they had never instealled a set of MG-TC seats before! Luckily for me I have experience in Leather work! They didn't have a Dart in the Seat Squad cover and there was a lot of rework to get them to fit correctly. And, they boast that they are made in UK with Connolly Hides. That issue I have with them when I opened the box and there was paper label "Made in Canada". I wrote an article on installing the covers, complete with pictures and it was published in the British Marque Car Club News a few years back. Anybody interested can contact them for a copy of the Article. Oh yeah, Heritage heard about the Article and asked me for permission to place it on their website. Permission was denied. Tally Ho! Ho! Cousin Bruce TC #2721

----- Original Message ----- From: LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com> To: mmheathman@msn.com>; 48mgtc@shasta.com>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Source for New TC Carpets > Dear Mark: > Looks like we kissed off Heritage. Justice can be sweet > at > times > Tally Ho! > Thom Collins > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[LuckyFloridaLin@aol.com]

Well said Mark: I will never purchase anything from Heritage. Even Cousin Bruce Collins told the truth behind his purchase of so called Connely Leather seat covers From Heritage. Made in Canada and they did not fit. Krap Is Krap! Don't these turkeys realize that we talk to each other, 600 plus strong Kiss the illigetimi suppliers off and truly support the good guys like Joe Curto, Skip Kelsey, Abingdon Spares etc. Tally Ho! Thom Collins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]