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I recently bought a set of the red Type-R carpet from Tom (MovIt-USA) and I would like to share my carpet replacement experience with all of you. I have a red 92 with ivory interior. I love the ivory interior and it was one of the things I looked for when I purchased my car a few years ago. In my opinion, ivory interior presents the exotic look. I know there are a few NSX’s with interior and many of you (including myself) find the original ivory carpets annoying since they have worn and faded over the years.
Prior to the purchase of Tom’s carpet set, I contacted a few Acura dealers to inquire about the NSX carpets. I learned that the carpet set costs about $1,000 - $1,200 and it takes 2-3 months to ship since it’s a zero-demand item. I didn’t want to wait that long so I took out all the carpets and deep cleaned them. Unfortunately, the result was not satisfactory. I was glad that Tom offered the molded carpet set recently and since the ivory color unavailable, I bought a black NSX-R set (I thought it might work). When the carpet set arrived, I was very disappointed (it wasn’t Tom’s fault). The color coordination between the interior ivory trims and the black carpets was way off. I immediately contacted Tom and requested a refund. Tom’s customer service was superb. Instead of simply honor the return, he took time to acquire new ivory color samples and assured me that he would find me a set that I will be satisfied with. He told me I will be taken care off no matter what. He asked that I give other samples a try and I am glad I did. Tom really wants to make all his customers happy. In our sales transaction, he offered excellent communication and stood by his promises. One week later, ivory samples showed up, but it wasn’t the Type-R type carpet.
I ended up getting a set of the red Type-R carpets. I figured if they don’t work out, I will just sell or give them to a buddy of mine who has been thinking about replacing his black interior carpets. When I received the red carpets, I was very pleased with the carpet color and texture. The carpet set was of great quality.
I wanted the local professional upholstery shop to do the install, but they quoted me $300-$500 for the job and the shop was also at least one week out for appointments. Furthermore, I have a lot of equipment wires/cables and I was afraid they might get damaged during the carpet install by someone unfamiliar with the car. I decided to take on the challenge myself. I worked slowly and over the Labor’s Day weekend to finish the project. The project is not very difficult, and I feel the members can do the install themselves. The painful part was reattaching the vents. I am not a handyman, and I got the replacement done! I need to thank KKT for sharing some information with his excellent carpet install, the tips were invaluable.
For those of you with ivory interior, especially if your car is red, if you don’t want to switch to other trim colors and want to stay with the ivory trims, and if you are unsure if the red carpet will look good in your car, please check out the pictures in my gallery. See link:
http://www.nsxprime.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=10175
Prior to the purchase of Tom’s carpet set, I contacted a few Acura dealers to inquire about the NSX carpets. I learned that the carpet set costs about $1,000 - $1,200 and it takes 2-3 months to ship since it’s a zero-demand item. I didn’t want to wait that long so I took out all the carpets and deep cleaned them. Unfortunately, the result was not satisfactory. I was glad that Tom offered the molded carpet set recently and since the ivory color unavailable, I bought a black NSX-R set (I thought it might work). When the carpet set arrived, I was very disappointed (it wasn’t Tom’s fault). The color coordination between the interior ivory trims and the black carpets was way off. I immediately contacted Tom and requested a refund. Tom’s customer service was superb. Instead of simply honor the return, he took time to acquire new ivory color samples and assured me that he would find me a set that I will be satisfied with. He told me I will be taken care off no matter what. He asked that I give other samples a try and I am glad I did. Tom really wants to make all his customers happy. In our sales transaction, he offered excellent communication and stood by his promises. One week later, ivory samples showed up, but it wasn’t the Type-R type carpet.
I ended up getting a set of the red Type-R carpets. I figured if they don’t work out, I will just sell or give them to a buddy of mine who has been thinking about replacing his black interior carpets. When I received the red carpets, I was very pleased with the carpet color and texture. The carpet set was of great quality.
I wanted the local professional upholstery shop to do the install, but they quoted me $300-$500 for the job and the shop was also at least one week out for appointments. Furthermore, I have a lot of equipment wires/cables and I was afraid they might get damaged during the carpet install by someone unfamiliar with the car. I decided to take on the challenge myself. I worked slowly and over the Labor’s Day weekend to finish the project. The project is not very difficult, and I feel the members can do the install themselves. The painful part was reattaching the vents. I am not a handyman, and I got the replacement done! I need to thank KKT for sharing some information with his excellent carpet install, the tips were invaluable.
For those of you with ivory interior, especially if your car is red, if you don’t want to switch to other trim colors and want to stay with the ivory trims, and if you are unsure if the red carpet will look good in your car, please check out the pictures in my gallery. See link:
http://www.nsxprime.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=10175
