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The last price I got from AeroComfort was $18,000. But, that requires that someone remove the interior, ship it to them, then reinstall it. They no longer offer those services. There are a number of local shops around the country that do aircraft interiors. I used Roberto's Aircraft Interiors, now located at New Garden airport (N57) in SE PA. He did nice work, for a lot less than AeroComfort. Mine was done during an avionics upgrade, so my airplane was not at his shop. So it was not a priority for him. He replaced the poster board and other backings with Kydex. All materials have burn certs. My local FBO quoted about $12K for an Airtex interior install, including the Airtex interior. They would remove, repair and paint all the plastic parts.

Over the last couple years I’ve done mine and used multiple sources. The last piece I have are my seats. I talked to Hector at AEROCOMFORT Tuesday who is currently doing my glareshield and trim. I am sending my seats to him after the holidays. For everyone’s S/A he is discontinuing complete drop off GA interiors as of 1 January. He is on contract with AIRBUS who is taking a bulk of their time but he will do GA just not drop off complete interiors. When you want to send something in, plan early. i did my plastic on my own and had AIRTEX send me the carpet. I recommend diving in and doing some yourself, it’s a great way to get to know your airplane while you wait to send your seats off you can always add a cushion. Aircraftspruce lists a number of them for a temporary until you decide what to do.

Many people who want a budget option will purchase a kit from Airtex and then either do a lot of work themselves (which is probably a $5k interior) or they hire an automotive interior company to do the seats and coverings that can be removed from the aircraft (which is still likely under $10k all in). There used to be a company in Pennsylvania that regularly offered a full $10k interior refurbishment on eBay, but their prices seem to have increased post-covid. ETA: https://www.ebay.com/itm/300334424661

My original interior used foam core. I installed Airtex panels. The corrugated material is very light and much stronger. It is also easy to punch holes through with an awl when locating the attaching screw holes. I like to reuse the existing screw holes because I didn’t want to drill blind and risk nicking a wire or something. Airtex would probably supply the material cut to size with their patterns if you want to do your own covering.

You can read what Airtex uses : https://www.airtexinteriors.com/catalog_items.php?cat=wallpanels

Double congratulations! Let me know what you figure out for upholstery. I have cloth airtex I'd like to change out eventually.

After a few iterations with the design, the test panel has arrived. The CB panel markings still need a revision (it will be rounded and separate sections instead of the solid lines and one big blob). You can also see the new switches fitted on the test panel. It might be a bit big if you are comparing to the ETA rockers, but looks nice after looking at a M20V panel at the factory. The avionics shop is also making quicker progress than I expected. Firewall front is done and looks great - luckily they also believe in functionality and clean looking result when it comes to their work. My turn to pick up the pace and finish the seat and wall panels that AirTex shipped and then on to interior panel repair. Enjoy the pictures:

22 feet of Door seal welt purchased from AirTex. Part # DT-82 Slate-A 70 + Shipping from 13035 (OBO)

I've put Airtex carpets with matching side panels in two M20Js (a 1978 and a 1994) and they both fit well. The carpet comes with foam backing and is light weight. The side panels come glued to corrugated plastic board. It's not a premium carpet that I'd put in my house, but it looks fine (to me) for a vehicle (comparable to my autos).

I looked into it priced that option years ago and Airtex was about the same, so I just decided to order from them. IIRC, surging the edges is what increased the price substantially and tipped the scale. This was in Seattle so your mileage may vary.

AIRTEX interiors are not the best, however the price was good and samples I received were nice enough so i ordered carpet kit 5-6 years ago. It's still looking good and I'm pleased with it. One thing to point out is that is (probably) 10lb lighter then the old wool carpet I had for years. I always wondered if the old one was really so heavy or just collected all the dirt and sand in it.

I used Hector at AEROCOMFORT and he is always my “ go to” guy who I call first.he did all my trim, mouse boots, glareshield, windless, etc. However sometimes he gets backed up. Another option is AIRTEX interiors. They sent me my carpet set (floors & door panels) when I did my interior in 2020. Hector will do all the custom logos, etc. AIRTEX does not. http://www.airtexinteriors.com

Depends on who did the paint and how good that is. The engine is a narrow-deck and depends again, if it it has a reground cam and lifters or new, and new or rebuilt cylinders. it only has one nav, and that’s GPS only. Deficient for a plane in this price range. the interior looks good but cheap, like, vinyl and cloth Airtex. Fine for a flight school 172 but this is an expensive plane.

What are everyone's thoughts on mixing and matching interior upgrades from different suppliers? I'm thinking about replacing the carpet with Airtex carpets, panels with a Jaeger/Wisconsin Aviation system, and then likely custom upholstery for the seats. For those familiar, are the Jaeger interiors actually easy to install?

If it’s your first interior, then no it’s not easy. If you’ve done an aircraft interior before, or you have a good amount of help from someone who has some experience, it’s not too bad. My Mooney was my 3rd aircraft interior, plus I’m an A&P. I thought it was a good mix of straightforward pieces, intuition, and common sense fabrication. Just be aware that there really aren’t any step-by-step instructions. I used Airtex for my seats and carpet. I’m very happy with it.

Airtex 345 from ACR According to my avionics shop, the ACK is prone to accidental activations. Enough so they gave me a deal on switching to the Airtex.

I ripped up the factory carpet with no problems. The Airtex carpet comes with foam backing. I just put down a light coat of 3M spray upholstery adhesive and glued the new carpet down. I had to lift portions a couple of times: once to get to the bolts that go through the floor pan to attach the gear up/down relays when I replaced them, and once to remove the gascolator. I just used a putty knife to separate the foam from the floor. It didn’t even damage the foam. The secret is to not use too much glue.

I was thinking about just doing the hook and loop on the bottom. Snaps are quite the labor extensive thing aren’t they? I don’t disagree I think snaps are far superior and look good. Just not sure if I want to do it to this plane. It seems Airtex and SCS are the only 2 options for kits. I’d like to hear from people who have used both.

As noted above, Airtex is probably the most reliable way to go, but they won’t match your existing seats. An idea to consider would be sheepskin covers, if you bought 2 then at least your front seats would match. A lot of people really like them.

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It’s actually several years old. I bought it from Airtex (https://www.airtexinteriors.com/about.php). Great company to work with. I ordered their stock carpet for my my Mooney but I didn’t like the fit. I asked if they could work off of a template and they said they could. Made a paper tracing of the carpet I wanted and they cut and bound it for the same price as the stocked stuff. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

I removed old carpet and replaced with Airtex kit this afternoon. Man, the refitting to cut out the fuel selector and time on knees as well as using screw driver to remove sidewall feet trim was brutal. I got 'r done, but will be feeling "it" tomorrow. LOL. Tomorrow will be seat re-installation. REALLY looking forward to that.

I installed the Airtex kit some 5-6 years ago when working on the ADSB transponder install. the old carpet was (once) high quality wool but very dirty and green. I decided I can't tolerate it and ordered a new grey one. It withstand a test of time and I'm very happy about it and it's fit. I can't remember I needed to cut the hole for fuel selector but it's been a while. One thing I remember is it was significantly lighter (5, 10lb?) then the old one. Some of it might be all the dust and dirt in the old one...

Chapter V (Life is Good) Well from the moment I received my buy out in the fall of 2022 I missed the magic carpet that are our Mooney aircraft. If I am being honest, the Missile was way more airplane than I really needed for my mission (flying in the Midwest to visit family and cottages). What to do? Well first I repaid my co-pilot and lovely wife of 40 years. I had told her on entering ownership "I am buying a Mooney, you can get on board or do what you need to do". I do NOT recommend ultamatums and had never ever given one before...of course, she was right in that at the time of purchase I had two children approaching college...and weddings...and life is expensive, right? The co-owner solved that challenge, but that option was gone. 2022 flew by and in the summer of 2023 we learned that our daughter was moving from the east coast back to Iowa. An HOUR away. Any aspirations of putting Iowa experience behind were NOT happening as having two grand daughters an hour away was/ is perfection. I decided that I wanted to re-enter Mooney ownership and finally from a financial stand point sole ownership of a nearly 60 year old airplane made sense. What about a hanger? Box checked on the opposite side of my old hanger. I had plenty of time in the M20E so insurance was not a problem. I located my plane on Barnstormers and began discussions with the "transitional" owner in North Dakota. I say transitional because the long time owner (involved in long time ownership of the plane essentially since the 1960's) and family of a Mooney Service Center sold it to this owner. He flew crop dusters and a tail dragger was "more his speed" so he was selling after hanging a low time engine. The plane had some very desireable mods including a REAL J cowl, wing tips, South West Texas Aviation Speed Slope Windshield and updated, but somewhat tired (if closer than six feet) paint. Monroy tanks, Aspen and ADSB were also installed. A price was agreed upon and a pre-buy completed. I picked up my bird and flew it home. All was right with my world. Since purchase I have done small updates to "make it mine". I removed yokes and had them powder coated. I relocated the PC disconnect to the panel allowing a push to talk to function in the pilot yoke. The original six pack glass was fractured and the scrpt not legible. I had installed an EDM830 in the Missile on pilot side and really liked it. I decided to retain the OEM engine gauges and have an 830 put in the plane. Plane went in after a long difficult search to find an avionics installer that would install used equipment. While the down time was extended, I don't do much flying over the winter so in the plane went to have panel upgrades completed in Mid February. The plane will be completed tomorrow. I had originally hoped to install a large Aera on the co-pilot side, but it would not fit. Fortunately, plan B worked fantastic. An old in-op BK GPS and Com 2 were on co-pilot side and an Aera 660 fit PERFECTLY. I had bought the large Aera on Mooneyspace and sold for what I had in it on Ebay. The RPM was relocated below MP and a serial input from Aera to EDM installed. I am VFR so the 830 (purchased from AeroDon on Mooneyspace) is on pilot side in a Non-used old VOR/Glideslope hole. The plane did NOT have an intercom so a used Stereo PS engineering intercom was installed. Com 2 was relocated to center stack. I have replaced the baggage carpets with Airtex and remaining carpets will be installed by me this week. Seats have new rollers and shoulder harnesse's are going in during May annual. I am nine days from retiring from a 38+ year commercial insurance job. Looking forward to flying my "short body J" to family in Arkansas, Cottages in Northern Wisconsin and concerts throughout Midwest. Health is always the trump card (both my and the Mooney's Engine) are doing well, but we all know that can change. I am going to enjoy "it" while I can. Next phase, here I come!

Nope. My original armrests were made of something that sounds like exactly what you describe but they were in really bad shape and warped. I installed new Plane Plastics Interior Panels years ago, then finally got around to making aluminum armrests and side accent panels after I retired. I might go one more round soon with carpet and seat covers; Airtex or SCS. Waiting until I get my tanks reseal; carpeted side panels will need to come out to replace the fuel senders... then maybe new carpet... again.