SILLy carpet question
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SILLy carpet question
Looking at replacing my carpet(s). Readers have pointed me to Wilcox who provides all the pieces necessary to change color. In other words, all pieces.
I have all the trim removed from the car but haven't taken the seats out yet. My assumption is that the carpets will come out fairly easily after the seats are removed. (Do I need to remove the console)?
My biggest concern is where the carpet is glued. Wilcox conveyed that "The sill plate and the console cover are a bear to get the carpet off of."
I assume the console cover refers to the carpet that travels up the sides of the transmission hump?
Because I've already removed the doors sills, I tried to separate the carpet from the underlying fiberglass sill. I didn't go crazy with it, but it seems that the force necessary to separate the carpet from the sill cover could end up damaging it.
Am I wrong? Is there a trick? Any advice would be helpful. Heck, I even considered using Rit Dye to change the carpet color from lt. grey to black. (Someone else did this about a year ago). My carpet is not old/worn out. I'm looking to change color.
Seems like a SILLy question to me!!!
I have all the trim removed from the car but haven't taken the seats out yet. My assumption is that the carpets will come out fairly easily after the seats are removed. (Do I need to remove the console)?
My biggest concern is where the carpet is glued. Wilcox conveyed that "The sill plate and the console cover are a bear to get the carpet off of."
I assume the console cover refers to the carpet that travels up the sides of the transmission hump?
Because I've already removed the doors sills, I tried to separate the carpet from the underlying fiberglass sill. I didn't go crazy with it, but it seems that the force necessary to separate the carpet from the sill cover could end up damaging it.
Am I wrong? Is there a trick? Any advice would be helpful. Heck, I even considered using Rit Dye to change the carpet color from lt. grey to black. (Someone else did this about a year ago). My carpet is not old/worn out. I'm looking to change color.
Seems like a SILLy question to me!!!
Safety Car
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
The sill plate area is on the side where the parking brake is as well as the passenger side. If your vette is an 88 and up then the carpet goes over the sill areas. If its an earlier vette then you have sill pads without the carpeting on them. I have an early 87 vette and I have sill pads. I took off the sills before and the carpet was fairly easy to remove. I don't know about the later vettes with the carpeted sills. As faar as the console areas.. I don't think it should be that difficult. However you do want to remove the center console plate so you can pull them off without damaging it. Just go easy on them and you should be fine.
Instructor
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From: Lancaster CA
I just did a carpet replacement in my 96 and it wasn't to bad. My buddy and did it in half a day. (everything was already prepped)The sills were glued but we worked slow and used some slight heat to get the old stuff off. We did have a tough time getting the new stuff on without wrinkles but they look good. You do have to remove the console and seats etc. you do not have to remove the speaker covers from the sill, the carpet went right over them. Lay the new stuff out in the sun to flatten it out and make it more pliable(spl?) The console sides were a little trickey to get out but the FSM covers everything. Use a good quality glue, I used pliobond (it's an a/c glue) heck if we can do it anybody can!
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From: SpringHill florida
i just changed my carpet paint with a wall-mart carpet paint grey-black also and it looks great just be sure to wash the carpets really well and let them dry for about 2 days. spray cans only cost about 3.40 a can and use 2 coats also works well on plastic and dashboard goodluck
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i just changed my carpet paint with a wall-mart carpet paint grey-black also and it looks great just be sure to wash the carpets really well and let them dry for about 2 days. spray cans only cost about 3.40 a can and use 2 coats also works well on plastic and dashboard goodluck
