Carpet Thread

[55 Fargo]

Hey all, bought some automotive carpet today , for a good deal, about $50 for a 6 ft X 7ft piece, it is navy blue.

Now factory is in 2 pieces, I paln to intall 1 piece, and surge all the edges, which is $2.50 a foot up here.

I will also use some for the bottom of my door panels, as that is how they cam from factory.

Now any suggestions, before I start measuring/cutting to shape, is going with 1 piece okay as opposed to a 2 piece carpet.

The holes for the gas pedal rod, brake and clutch pedal arms, dimmer switch, hope to have this surged some how if possible, even thinking of cutting an access to the MC cover, or should I not do this.

Just wondering what some of you have done.....

[cwcars88]

All I can suggest is do not use a drill or hole saw, it may catch a thread and pull it out all the way accross the carpet. Use a knife.

[Young Ed]

Fred 1 piece will be ok but typically to get it flat you'll need a seem along the hump

[Plymouthy Adams]

if running screws through carpet and you know wehre the screws may go..align with mails insert in and through the carper..heat a ice pick red and pull one nail at a time..burn the holde ..this will make it the correct size hole and often seal the carpet at the same time..

[Normspeed]

Fred, some of the carpet sets I've seen advertised have some sort of plastic grommet instead of the surged edges. Maybe some auto carpet searches will pull up a source.

Seems like some time back, one of the forum guys posted about having his carpet cut so he could get to the M/C? Can't recall who posted it.

If you have the time to do so, might be good to cut your main floor pieces and place them in the car with some heat source to "settle in" before you start snipping:D

[LuckyDevil]

My carpet is one piece and it makes it really difficult to get to the tranny cover in the front floorboard, when I redo mine I will make it a two piece. It also has a little plastic cover glued below the drivers heals so it covers the hole cut out for the master cylinder. I think you could make the plastic piece by cutting up some cheapy floor mats.

[BobT-47P15]

Fred, did you also get any felt padding to go under the carpet? Helps even more

with sound deadening. Mine is done in two pieces...front and rear.

I'm the one with the cut place to fold back a section of carpet to access the master

cylinder........done by my upholstry guy.

To make openings for the brake and clutch pedals, he cut and bound the carpet,

leaving a hole for them.......

He also glued on a vinyl heel protector pad. I didn't really want one, but

failed to tell him that.....so he added one of his own accord.

Probably a good idea, actually.

Next, you can just see the bound places he cut to allow the carpet to lay

right over the hump. I normally use a rubber floor mat on top of anything

else.

#2 and 3 where carpet lifts and can fold back for master cyl.

Edited October 17, 2009 by BobT-47P15

[BobT-47P15]

Hi Lucky......you can actually purchase those little heel mats at auto upholstry

supply places.....or a shop could perhaps order one. They are fairly thin, and

come in assorted colors. Actually, my upholstry man installed a black one first,

and when I saw it I really hated it. So I asked him to glue the maroon one on top

of it. The black one is actually sewn down. Ah, well......

I got all my carpet items at a wholesale place in Kansas City.

[v8valiant]

The best way to put holes in is with a soldering iron, burns a controlled hole through and seals at the same time. You'll be better off with 2 piece as it will give a much better fit . this is because of the trans tunnel changing shape under the seats. I personally cut mine all to shape then just get it bound. Always use a sharp blade as the number 1 rule too. Just be careful with your fingers. try and use felt underlay if possible, its the best for heat and sound proofing. Good luck!!

[Plymouthy Adams]

soldering iron works well..if you don't want to use it for soldering later..

[55 Fargo]

Hi all, thanks for all the super advice, and knowledge.Will get carpet next week, and will pull seats and see whats what, looks like it is having to be in 2 pieces.

Been on night shiofts, so took me a while to respond to this thread....Fred