65oldsninetyeight

Hey guys,
ive seen a bunch of vendors on ebay and other websites selling molded carpet sets for around 150 bucks. I just dont want to get a bad product. any recomendations on a carpet place. I have a 4 door 98.. Thanks

jaunty75

I bought carpet for my '73 Custom Cruiser, which is also a four-door, from this place:

http://www.varkmotors.com/1965-OLDSM...T_p_46363.html


Below is what it looks like installed, which I did myself. No complaints at all, and the price didn't break the bank, either.

65oldsninetyeight

Great.. thanks so much. how many peices did it come in?

Olds64

You can also order carpets from Kanter. They have decent prices and great customer service.

jaunty75

Two pieces. You can see the overlap of the two halves in the second photo above just below the power seat lever on the driver's side of the seat. The edge is finished, as you can see. You can see that seam on the passenger-side photo also, but not quite as easily.

jaunty75

Many places sell carpet. I ordered from J.C. Whitney once for a '64 Jetstar 88 I owned back in the '90s, and that carpeting was perfectly fine in both look and fit, too.

I ordered from Vark because they're an Ohio-based company, I lived in Ohio at the time, and I liked being able to give my business to an in-state company.

I have no idea if Vark actually makes their carpet. Like lots of auto-related items, there is probably only a handful of manufacturers, and all the vendors simply have one or more of those manufacturers as their sources.

Fusick sells carpet, but their catalog does not say where they get it. It does say that it has to be special-ordered, so allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Like everything else they sell, it's a bit pricier than other vendors. They show a two-piece carpet set for '65-'73 full-size Oldsmobiles at $229. That's about $50 more than Vark's price.

Olds64

I wasn't sure if Fusicks sold carpets or not. The carpets in your Custom Cruiser look nice. It would be worth while to look at Vark. At least to compare prices.

You never know what JC Whitney has. I've gotten some good stuff from them though.

65oldsninetyeight

on another subject.. my driver side window stopped working.. i believe its the motor because when i push up the switch, i hear a small click in the motor.. anyone know of a cheap place to find a motor. also looking for some new switches..

jaunty75

rockauto.com has them for about $72.

The ever-popular Fusick has them, too, and, like everything else, you'll need to take out a second mortgage to buy one as they're $149 each or more than double the rockauto price. Also you have to look in the Fusick Cutlass catalog, not the big-car catalog, which doesn't show them. But the Cutlass catalog says that Olds used the same power window motors for all of its cars for 1961 to 1977.

As far as power window switches, Fusick has them for your car for $36.50 for a single switch and $69.50 for the four-switch set for the driver's door.

starman63

Ck 1aauto. don't know about quality but their prices decent. I bought a headlight assembly that fit perfect and was cheaper than Rockauto and had it next day. Most things FREE SHIPPING. My neighbor got whole frt, grill, lights assy, that fit perfect for 300.00

Olds64

You might also remove the power window regulator and see if it can be rebuilt locally. Sometimes shops that rebuild starters and alternators can also rebuild electric motors.