1981 Carpet Installation Question
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: Chesterland, OH
1981 Carpet Installation Question
Hi All,
I am about to start installing the carpet in my 81 tomorrow...been almost 5 years coming!
My question is do I glue the carpet to the insulation or just lay it on top?
I'm thinking that if I glue it and ever have to get it back out for any reason it will be ruined.
Thanks in advance....Dale
I am about to start installing the carpet in my 81 tomorrow...been almost 5 years coming!
My question is do I glue the carpet to the insulation or just lay it on top?
I'm thinking that if I glue it and ever have to get it back out for any reason it will be ruined.
Thanks in advance....Dale
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,837
Likes: 1,028
Hi All,
I am about to start installing the carpet in my 81 tomorrow...been almost 5 years coming!
My question is do I glue the carpet to the insulation or just lay it on top?
I'm thinking that if I glue it and ever have to get it back out for any reason it will be ruined.
Thanks in advance....Dale
I am about to start installing the carpet in my 81 tomorrow...been almost 5 years coming!
My question is do I glue the carpet to the insulation or just lay it on top?
I'm thinking that if I glue it and ever have to get it back out for any reason it will be ruined.
Thanks in advance....Dale
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 365
From: The Motor City
I was fortunate, I guess to not require any glue, or screws when installing my carpet, but it was the heavier weight (same as original) carpet option from Al Knoch.
However, I removed the old formed resin/cellophane style insulation over the rear wheel arches and replaced it with two layers of carefully contoured (via scissors) reflextix, (held in place with spray glue) stacked upon a layer of dynamat sound deadener. Looks extremely nice, and stock.
However, I removed the old formed resin/cellophane style insulation over the rear wheel arches and replaced it with two layers of carefully contoured (via scissors) reflextix, (held in place with spray glue) stacked upon a layer of dynamat sound deadener. Looks extremely nice, and stock.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 37,637
Likes: 3,116
From: Crossville TN
Use the same method used by the factory to hold the carpet on vertical surfaces. On early C3's, there were 3 rubber plugs in the front right and front left footwell and at the back of the storage compartment. There was some glue used to attach carpeting to the vertical bulkhead behind the seats. No need for glue anywhere else; but follow what you find was used from the factory if you are removing original carpet.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 365
From: The Motor City
Hope that maybe it helps, somehow. Good luck -
Last edited by Lakeside49; Jul 18, 2020 at 07:55 AM.