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Old Apr 26, 2025 | 08:45 PM
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Hello I am installing new carpet in my 1978 corvette. My question is on the drivers side carpet where it meets the firewall does it get tucked under the firewall insulation or does it go over the top of it? Also do you make any cuts in the carpet where it goes under the gas pedal? Thank you for your help!
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Tucked under and no cuts.
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Leave the new carpet in a hot car for a day to make it pliable. Make small cuts. Do a Google search for more tricks, go slow.
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