Your Classic Car Carpet Set will be handcrafted by me (Josh), the "Old School" way, in Langham, Colchester CO4 5NE UK.
For a Christmas delivery, your order paperwork needs to be finalised and on my Cutting List (Not from date of order) on or before:
8pm or 22.00 on Thursday December 07th 2023.
Last UK Mainland Christmas dispatch date for Stocked and completed Made to Order items is:
Thursday December 21st 2023.
Subject to change, depending on my workload, material stock and Couriers.
Normally, my build time is around 3 to 5ish weeks from adding your order to my "Cutting List".
So, to make sure everyone gets theirs in time for Christmas. I'm working 16+ hours a days, 7 days a week.
If you have any questions, please contact me (Josh) by clicking this Green link: send me a message and I'll reply as soon as I can.
Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding and I look forward to making even more of you happy this Christmas.
A big thank, to all that supported me throughout 2023, I hope you all have a great Christmas and I look forward to making 2024 an even better year for you and I.
= = Merry Christmas from TA Classics = =
Hessian Backed Handmade to order Classic Car Carpet Set.
Your new carpet set will be handcrafted to your specifications the "Old School" way by hand at our family run factory with over 40 years of experience in the motor trade.
To order for these cars listed below, just follow the instructions in the "How to order" section below.
If your car is not listed please send us a message and we'll look into it for you.
Model | Date | Notes |
VW Golf MK1 Caddy Pick-Up European | 1982 to 1996 | Please reply to the confirmation email |
VW Golf MK1 Rabbit Pick-Up USA | 1978 to 1984 | Please reply to the confirmation email |
VW Golf MK1 Caddy Pick-Up Rest of the Globe | 1978 to 1996 | Please reply to the confirmation email |
Please note:
If you have modified the interior in any way please contact us BEFORE purchasing so we can make sure all is well and that our set can be modified to suit your needs as not all can.
Hessian Backed is a high-quality, Belgium made, modern, short pile tufted car carpet material that's around 5mm to 6mm thick and comes with a fairly stiff, flexible and durable Hessian backing making it ideal for any everyday classic. It also has a slight sheen/glint when the sunlight catches it.
Your made to order carpet set will be hand created by us and our machinists which allows you to choose from 9 Carpet and 16 Binding colours in any combination. (See "How to order" below)
Your set comes fitted with a Driver's Heel Pad as standard but you can also add the Passenger's side to, this does add to the overall price.
Depending on the car there may be Underlay and Sound Deadening (Felt) drop in sets (a must have item on any classic), Over Mats, Boot/Trunk sets etc...
Once fitted, your car's interior will look and smell like new again.
Sadly, creating car carpets this way is a dying art, no one is coming to replace the skilled staff, so buy your car the best carpet set out there today before another British industry disappears (Ok we expect to carry on for anther 20 years so there's hope).
Click the links if you'd like sample colours and materials. as a Auto Velour or Tufted Deep Pile version of this set may be available, check below in the related section or Our eBay shop or send us a message, preferably before ordering...
Opening times.
We prefer working at night, so available till gone midnight. But never before Midday.
This way we’re able to help you when you're with your car or at home and not just at work.
We work till 4am usually but on Friday mornings continue through till 7am where we take the week’s cut sets to the machinists. Making Thursday/Friday a 30+ hour day and a 90+ hour week at least. Hence, we shut at 3.30 on Friday
Monday to Thursday 12.00 Midday till gone midnight
Friday 12.00 Midday till 3.30pm or 15.30
Saturday 4pm or 16.00 till gone midnight
Sunday. Preferably closed as we need some sleep but if you insist then post 4pm or 16.00, we will answer the phone and emails but we're prepping for the week ahead. Plus, we have Old School Sunday dinner between 5 and 8pm…
Our eBay approved ordering System.eBay's software is not designed for handmade to order items like our hand-crafted carpet sets. Only the raw materials are in stock and we make your set upon ordering.
After many months of ironing out our ordering system, eBay gave us the green light and added an addendum (2017) to our eBay business account that allowed our times and quantities to override eBay’s own.
Therefore, when pressing the Buy it Now button You are agreeing to…
By purchasing you are agreeing to our delivery times and terms and ignoring eBay's displayed dispatch times. Please follow our lead and all will be well... We really do have your best interests at heart.
How to communicate safely whilst on eBay.
We’re old school and I’m Dyslexic so I (Josh) prefer to chat than to type. I was not born when typing was the norm, so bare with us.
If you insist on using eBays A.I controlled and monitored message service, then please only press the “I Have a Question” or “Details About the Item” buttons as you’ll get your reply or update on your order you want, without inflicting damage to our account. (An eBay only problem, getting penalised for an update request.)
How NOT to communicate whilst on eBay.
I beg you not to press the “Where’s my order” or any other buttons bare the ones above in eBay’s message service when asking for an update and on the Feedback Page “Did it arrive on time”, as both are designed to destroy your sellers account and loss of Seller status (to gain more fees for their shareholders, who don’t care that we get punished for a courier problem). For me that’s the loss of my family’s home, for no fault of our own…
But this is shareholder eBay for you and they really don't care as long as their shareholders get their unearned fees…
eBays redirected email service.
This is the latest goalpost moving and the worst part of eBay to date. eBay have removed your personal email address and replaced it with one of their own so that they can circumvent UK and EU privacy laws by redirecting it through their eBay USA email servers.
UK Shipping.
£17.99 is included in the eBay price you pay to cover a UK courier and carpet box. The half hour shipping preparation time is not included.
The box costs us over £5.00 as its courier proof and designed to stop couriers from bouncing it to make it wider so they can fine us... Modern couriers, milk us for everything they can get, almost as bad as eBay.
Sadly, eBays shareholders take a large percentage of all shipping costs too and we have not included that in our shipping costs, so we make a loss on shipping on every order. (Another eBay only problem, that being greed)
International Shipping.
If you're not on the UK mainland, then you're international. Apart from Northern Ireland and some of the Isles off the coast of the UK, all other international shipping quotes are eBay’s, you’re paying eBay to use the eBay Global Shipping Program (eGSP).
eBay’s Global Shipping Program (eGSP) How it works…
Firstly eBay won't let us change or ship to any other address other than the UK eBay depot. Once eBay states that they have received your order, from there on it's all down to eBay.
If it's late or lost or whatever, then it’s entirely eBay’s doing, not ours. , PLEASE DO NOT OPEN AN EBAY CASE AGAINST US IF IT'S NOT OUR FAULT you’ll badly affect our account if you do. (We'll get penalised for eBay's wrongdoing, again, another eBay only problem.)
eGSP works like this.
This is a two-part shipping process.
In simple terms, We ship your order to eBay UK depot and eBay UK ships to you.
You cannot change the delivery address… eBay won’t let you or Us.
Once we have hand-crafted your order, we will dispatch it to eBay’s UK forwarding depot for eBay to process. Then eBay ships your order to you.
The tracking number we email you is to your personal email address (not eBays redirected one) and is to eBay’s UK depot only, not to your chosen delivery address, eBay send you a new tracking number once it logs you onto their system.
Once eBay have signed for your order, you and I will get updates from eBay as the second part of its journey begins.
But eBay will take it’s time (up to a week sometimes) to in touch to let you and I know they have it, this is normal, so do not worry and just hang in there and eBay will come through.
Once we get that message, check your purchase section for an updated eBay tracking number… We do not get that tracking number.
Any problems with eBay shipping, please talk to me first, otherwise eBay A.I. Software will bludgeon its way in and ruin everything. (Another eBay only problem). ... And again, please do not click the "Where's my order" button as that open a case against us... Adds a mark onto our account for no reason what so ever..
Our Pictures.
All pictures shown are examples of the quality of workmanship only. Please do not assume that what is pictured is what you will receive as it's impossible to photograph everything without incurring a massive expense which would have to be added your buying price. If you would like more pictures please send us a message..
Don't buy those you'll regret it.
Please do not get our handmade to order bespoke carpet sets handcrafted in the UK confused with the cheaper sets you'll find on eBay from China, Eastern Europe and so on. There is no comparison between us and them. Our sets are handmade in Colchester UK from British and Belgium materials and will last and look great for years to come and not wear out in months.
All good things come to those that wait for bespoke handmade carpet sets. ;-}
... And if you cannot wait for us to hand craft this for you, then please do not purchase as all it will do is cost us time and lost eBay fees, the only winner will be eBay and it's greedy shareholders that are doing everything they can to make the eBay experience a difficult and stressful one, hence we're of the old school way...