Carpet does not fit tight
05-31-2010, 09:44 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Carpet does not fit tight
NEED HELP TO GET CARPET TO FIT TIGHT. WHEN I TRIAL FIT MY CARPET IN THE 63 THERE WAS A LOT OF WRINKLES. THE FIT WAS JUST NOT CORRECT. I THOUGHT IF I PUT JUTE OVER THE DYNAMAT IT WOULD TAKE UP THE SLACK. ALL IDEAS AND COMMENTS WELCOME.
THANKS GEORGE
THANKS GEORGE
05-31-2010, 10:16 PM
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Because 63 and 64 had rubber backed carpet from the factory, anything you put under it is going to change the fit. Most repo carpet is made wrong anyway, it makes it worse with a backing, you may have to slice and dice it, with the border on the main pc's it won't be easy to hide. I just put ACC carpet in a 67 conv. and matched it with the original all the back pc's were made wrong. (all the originals still had the J.P. Stephens tags on them.)
05-31-2010, 11:15 PM
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Le Mans Master
I used Al Knoch rubber backed carpets on my 63 Convertible. They fit to perfection. The shouldn't have had wrinkles from the start. Or after for that matter. Sounds like a manufacturing issue.
I laid a single layer of hushmat through out. Double layer hushmat on tunnel. Followed by a thick ceramic tunnel blanket. Mine laid down perfect. Only had to trim a few places. Sorry to hear your having issues.
I laid a single layer of hushmat through out. Double layer hushmat on tunnel. Followed by a thick ceramic tunnel blanket. Mine laid down perfect. Only had to trim a few places. Sorry to hear your having issues.
