Putting in carpet Issues!!
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mpett1,
I've put in many carpet sets and I never re-use those rubber plugs 'cause they'll drive you crazy and probably tear anyway. I usually spray the carpet and rear wall with contact cement, wait ten minutes and Bingo!......problem solved.
Good luck,
Greg
I've put in many carpet sets and I never re-use those rubber plugs 'cause they'll drive you crazy and probably tear anyway. I usually spray the carpet and rear wall with contact cement, wait ten minutes and Bingo!......problem solved.
Good luck,
Greg
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From: Hobart Ind, near chicago
I just had to pull mine out yesterday and i don't think they're to be reused, i glued a small wooden block over the hole and used a quarter sized washer and small screws. works good and is removable
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Pro
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From: Harleysville pa
Thanks guys. I think what I am going to do since I already put the holes in the carpet for them is to cut the back of the rubber fitting of and just glue it into place where it should go so it looks correct and then just glue the rest of the carpet to the back wall.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Parts stores have all sorts of retainers. I found some black plastic ones with a "toothed" shaft. The teeth are angled so they slide in easily, but don't come back out. It's not too hard to break them if you need to remove the carpet.
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From: Panama City Beach, Florida
Some of those plugs seal up the alignment holes in the body. If the plug has a hole in the middle a small punch will fit and it streches them slightly to poke through. Also a little silicone or liquid soap helps.
Frank
Frank
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From: Harleysville pa
Originally Posted by myoriginal77
Some of those plugs seal up the alignment holes in the body. If the plug has a hole in the middle a small punch will fit and it streches them slightly to poke through. Also a little silicone or liquid soap helps.
Frank
Frank
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From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
Lube them well, and push them in GENTLY using a phillips head or a punch.
After you get them started, reach under the car and grab the end with a needle nose plier of some such device and pull them through the rest of the way.
Do the same for the front carpet plugs. Chuck
After you get them started, reach under the car and grab the end with a needle nose plier of some such device and pull them through the rest of the way.
Do the same for the front carpet plugs. Chuck
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From: Excelsior, MN
Never, ever use a screw driver or punch on the rubber plugs. They used a special tool to install them, and you can make one yourself for a a couple dollars. Get a piece of threaded #8 or #10 rod,(or a long screw) Bend the threaded rod about 4 inches from the end, forming an L shape. Get a an oversized fender washer and a nut. Run the nut up an inch or so, put the washer on, and insert it in the plug. Adjust the nut to allow the rod to push on the inside and stretch the plug. the washer controls how much stretch is applied, with out letting you pierce the plug end. It also facillitates installing the plug, along with a little grease, vaseline, or oil.
Another thing. WD-40 is not a lubricant, it is a solvent! Get your hands really dirty grimey greasy sometime, then spray a little WD-40 on and it will cut the grease and you'll be cleaner faster than if you used anything else.
Try it sometime.
Another thing. WD-40 is not a lubricant, it is a solvent! Get your hands really dirty grimey greasy sometime, then spray a little WD-40 on and it will cut the grease and you'll be cleaner faster than if you used anything else.
Try it sometime.
Last edited by NorthShore Bob; Mar 19, 2006 at 12:50 AM.
