roof carpet dry? fibres moulting? help!!

[kingdalg]

hi to all!, i bought my first t25 devon pop top a few months ago, its cool but the roof and door lining capets seem very dry and when touch them a lot of fibres come loose (like a fine dust) has anyone else had this problem? is it common? or is there anything i can do stop it? just a bit worried with stuff getting on my families chests. any thoughts would be cool. cheers

[Devon81]

Hi
We have the same problem with our Devon Moonraker that we bought last year, we have tried vacuuming it, shampooing it, but at the end of the day its nearly 30yrs old, so we are just going to remove it and fit new carpet linning, you can get it on ebay, it will probably cost you between £80-£120 to do the whole of your bus.

Regrds Ian

[Wear Sunscreen]

I had the same problem, there is no alternative but to rip it out and replace it. Easier to do than it would first appear!

[1664]

just a bit worried with stuff getting on my families chests

Wear a mask as not only will the carpet have 'powderised' (for want of a better word) but the old glue behind it will have too. Best to remove old loose glue with a stiff brush and keep that mask on. Air the camper for a while afterwards and once the dust settles vacuum it from top to bottom as the dust will have settled just about everywhere.

[MattyG]

yeah, ive got the same problem as well - tried everything but just needs ripping out.
im gonna try mega van mats for the new material - ive read loads of good reports for these guys
Im recovering the interior panels as well so at least it will all match

[kingdalg]

cheers for all the responses! i thought it was gonna have to come to that. is it easier to rip the carpet off the panels or take the panels of then rip the carpet off? also how hard is it to do the roof? with it no being flat? cheers!!!

[MattyG]

take the panels off first
ive not done my roof yet but a few guys on here advised me to take the roof off.........cant wait!