I just replaced the front carpets in my 1991 vanagon with the sewfine 9
piece kit.  They are not formed, but sewn from patterns.  Well done for the
most part. I did have to trim excess off the back of some seams where it
needs to wrap tightly!! over the wheel wells by the door jams kinda.

my 10 cents,

-Ry
http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> >
> > On 2/2/2011 11:36 AM, John C... wrote:
> >> Curious George here.
> >>
> >> I have all of my carpets out of the Van
> >> and laying on the shop floor.
> >>
> >> And I,m wondering how VW formed all of the shapes into the carpets.
> >> Especially into the front carpet.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know how they did that
> >> or have any general insites into how it's done?
> >>
> >> Heat and a form press I'm a guessin' ?
> >>
> >> It would be great to be able to emulate what the factory has done.
> >> I have some silver gray carpet that would be perfect in my Vanagon.
> >>
> >> Can we do this at home ???  ;o)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> JC...
> >>
> I "think" I saw a TV program that included how this is done, both for
> internal
> parts, but also making body parts, and they used a laser, connected to a
> computer that stored the "elevation differences" of the surface the laser
> was tracking on, and that computer program then controlled machinery
> that would operate machinery to form, cut and sew/bond .... not a cheap
> technology as I recall thinking.
> I remember thinking it seemed like how they have learned to "map" the
> ocean floor, and do the same via satellites via GPS mapping earth features
> that are below the forest canopy, or ice covered terrain. THey can also
> measure ice depth that way and figure out how much has melted ....
> or how much your carpet has worn out over time. ;-)
> bob