"Proper" Carpet Replacement: What should it involve?
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"Proper" Carpet Replacement: What should it involve?
My 79's got a measly 14.9k miles on it so the carpet, in general, is in really good shape, but while it was sitting for a decade+ some mice decided to use some of the back carpet to make a bed...
As I start to investigate my desired projects and prioritize them, I'm trying to track down the full cost and a rough labor estimate for each project, SOO: what's actually involved in a proper carpet replacement?
I'd like to make the cabin a little less hot when the engine heats up and a little less noisy while I'm at it.
Should I be doing rust rememediation when I pull up the carpets?
Do I need "insulation" or "underlayment"?
Is there a good material that will provide both sound deadening AND insulation?
I'll need to take the seats out, won't I?
Is there a trick to getting the carpet to lay down nicely and not have any ripples and not stretch out in the future?
Even custom carpet kits need to still be trimmed to fit properly, right?
If I were to try to just replace the rear carpets would the replacement carpets exactly match my OEM color and texture or should I just replace the whole thing?
Thanks for any and all help.
Adam
As I start to investigate my desired projects and prioritize them, I'm trying to track down the full cost and a rough labor estimate for each project, SOO: what's actually involved in a proper carpet replacement?
I'd like to make the cabin a little less hot when the engine heats up and a little less noisy while I'm at it.
Should I be doing rust rememediation when I pull up the carpets?
Do I need "insulation" or "underlayment"?
Is there a good material that will provide both sound deadening AND insulation?
I'll need to take the seats out, won't I?
Is there a trick to getting the carpet to lay down nicely and not have any ripples and not stretch out in the future?
Even custom carpet kits need to still be trimmed to fit properly, right?
If I were to try to just replace the rear carpets would the replacement carpets exactly match my OEM color and texture or should I just replace the whole thing?
Thanks for any and all help.
Adam
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Melting Slicks
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From: Woodinville WA
Hi Adam,
"If I were to try to just replace the rear carpets would the replacement carpets exactly match my OEM color and texture or should I just replace the whole thing?"
Unless the interior color happens to be black the chance of a partial set of new carpet matching the rest of the original carpet in color and exact texture is slim.
"Is there a trick to getting the carpet to lay down nicely and not have any ripples and not stretch out in the future?"
"Even custom carpet kits need to still be trimmed to fit properly, right?"
Installing the carpet well is very doable. It takes a good bit of fitting and trimming and an extra dose of patience.
Regards,
Alan
"If I were to try to just replace the rear carpets would the replacement carpets exactly match my OEM color and texture or should I just replace the whole thing?"
Unless the interior color happens to be black the chance of a partial set of new carpet matching the rest of the original carpet in color and exact texture is slim.
"Is there a trick to getting the carpet to lay down nicely and not have any ripples and not stretch out in the future?"
"Even custom carpet kits need to still be trimmed to fit properly, right?"
Installing the carpet well is very doable. It takes a good bit of fitting and trimming and an extra dose of patience.
Regards,
Alan
Patience ?!?! Well, time to scrap this project. -I refreshed this thread probably 5 times before anyone replied; patience is probably a step too far for me.
Adam
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Not to over simplify, but it's a matter of taking out the old and installing the new.
You may not find any rust. The rear compartment is fiberglass. Only the floor pans, tranny hump, and seat riser are steel.
You will find factory applied sound deadener/undercoating of both sides of the underbody. You can add Reflectix if you want. It's cheap.
Rhetorical question?
Work carefully as you go.
Yes.
Possibly not. While your fronts might look good, keep in mind the sun has been on them over the years.
Your choice, but if you're going to all the work to do the rear, might as well do the fronts at the same time.
...Should I be doing rust rememediation when I pull up the carpets?...
...Do I need "insulation" or "underlayment"? ...Is there a good material that will provide both sound deadening AND insulation?...
...I'll need to take the seats out, won't I?...
...Is there a trick to getting the carpet to lay down nicely and not have any ripples and not stretch out in the future?...
...Even custom carpet kits need to still be trimmed to fit properly, right?...
...If I were to try to just replace the rear carpets would the replacement carpets exactly match my OEM color and texture...
...or should I just replace the whole thing?...
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