My carpet in my Jeep is in good shape, just a bit dirty and not my color choice. It's tan now, and I want to change it too black or dark grey...what would be my best option, dye or replace? I was pricing them online and holy smoke their like $300! Has anyone succesfully used alternative methods and done well...for less? I'm not a cheapskate when it comes to doing things right, believe me...but I could carpet half my house for that price...lol

 

go by an automotive paint store and get some SEM carpet dye in the spray can. get plenty. the ones you don't use you can return.

 

I just dyed the carpet in my new build. It came out excellent on two carpets i did.. check out my build thread here...

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1061371

 

Get it cleaned really really well before dying the carpet.

 

So should I dye using a can or soaking it?

 

I would just take it out and bead line it.. But that is just me. If I wanted a different color I would check the junk yards you might find the color you want and it might be really cheap. Were I go $20. Picked one up for a friend and it looked brand new. Jeep was rear ended.

 

Most of the time you have to get lucky with a JY carpet. If it sits for any length of time it will undoubtedly become unusable. Plus it is a good amount of work to extract it so definitely go to a pull and pay yard...

Also for the new carpet price... You have to keep in mind that automotive carpet is a different pile than house carpet, it has to be molded to the shape of the car, extra stitching and things like a heel plate and the jute are added and shipping the monstrosity isn't cheap.

 

Weigh the costs...

I read where the aerosol dyes can make the carpet feel stiff/brittle after use.. and the RIT is a cheaper alternative. Those are the two factors that swayed my decision.