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My 412 has carpet in sections rather than one piece. Because the
carpet is not pressed in a heated mould like volume cars this is the
only way to get them to fit properly

They were replaced recently as part of a factory rebuild and they
use the same premium grade Wilton auto as for the current range of
cars. This has quite a large loop pile. You can use high thread
count cut pile which looks really good except where it is bent over
panels when you can sometimes see the base. I suspect that if you
use thick cut pile carpet it will retain moisture and rot over time
in normal usage.

Paul