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My plan today was just to pull the seats & freshen up their frames, but, I got carried away & pulled the carpet out too.
Pleasantly surprised w/ the condition underneath...no surprises whatsoever.
Originally Posted by Oldguyfl
Here is where I bought it from, lowest price around for ACC carpet
I looked around Al Gores' WWW, actually found a listing on Ebay selling the front passenger section only, ACC in correct Opal Grey for my Ex. $144 w/ tax & free shipping. Not sure if that is the lowest, but I'm okay with it.
No plans to do the rear storage area...its still in good shape & often have a Yellow Lab riding shotgun back there, so this deal worked out.
Just let the carpet sit in the vehicle for a day and it will relax quite a bit. Also you need the padding. You will have to cut it up around those floor vents to make sure it's level. 8-10 pieces. If you do nothing else get it level as the carpet will look nicer.
Get yourself some spray adhesive to hold it in place while you do it.
I also sprayed the padding down in a few as I went toward the back to keep it from shifting.
A soon as a spot in the barn frees up, the truck gets put up for winter. The carpet will have plenty of time to relax...no hurries/worries.
I am, however, looking fwd to its arrival to make sure its good stuff (& the correct stuff) Price almost seems "too good".
Ahyep, have a local source for the backing.
All the seat frames were rough looking, caught my eye every time I opened a door. Once cleaned up and painted, will be night & day difference.
All squared away, and for the most part, pleased w/ the outcome.
Only minor Con worth noting; the color is a little off from orig. It doesn't match the existing OEM carpet on the seats & door bottoms.
It is indeed ACC carpeting, Opal, from Carid (Ebay) $144 to my door. 1) piece, pass compartment only.
ACC box contained 2) (roughly) 4'x6' sections of 3/8" padding with it, and I used every bit. However, no additional padding was required to purchase.
Just like OGF's, it took some heating with the heat gun for some corners to conform, even after letting sit for 2) weeks in a hot, black truck.
Rather than scalpels, I picked up Kobalt "hooked" utility knife blades, and they cut like buttah.
The soldering iron (imho) is still the best bet for punching the bolt holes.
My initial plan was to just disassemble, clean, prep & paint all the seat frames. That time was well spent, as was the effort to clean the console, trim pieces, and everything else in a 16yo trucks interior.
Interior noise seems to have quieted down, likely due to every fastener now being snug.
While doing this, I couldn't help but recall some folks commenting how clean the interior was, before.
If flat rate time has concessions for motivation issues while sporting a surgical boot & messed up ankle, I nailed it.
An easy tool to make for cutting factory looking holes in your carpet is to sharpen a hole saw on a belt sander. ( demestrating by hand but if you spin it up in a drill it will sharpen perfectly round. )
All squared away, and for the most part, pleased w/ the outcome.
Only minor Con worth noting; the color is a little off from orig. It doesn't match the existing OEM carpet on the seats & door bottoms.
It is indeed ACC carpeting, Opal, from Carid (Ebay) $144 to my door. 1) piece, pass compartment only.
ACC box contained 2) (roughly) 4'x6' sections of 3/8" padding with it, and I used every bit. However, no additional padding was required to purchase.
Just like OGF's, it took some heating with the heat gun for some corners to conform, even after letting sit for 2) weeks in a hot, black truck.
Rather than scalpels, I picked up Kobalt "hooked" utility knife blades, and they cut like buttah.
The soldering iron (imho) is still the best bet for punching the bolt holes.
My initial plan was to just disassemble, clean, prep & paint all the seat frames. That time was well spent, as was the effort to clean the console, trim pieces, and everything else in a 16yo trucks interior.
Interior noise seems to have quieted down, likely due to every fastener now being snug.
While doing this, I couldn't help but recall some folks commenting how clean the interior was, before.
If flat rate time has concessions for motivation issues while sporting a surgical boot & messed up ankle, I nailed it.
Here's some final pics of the new black carpet installed.
Ordered from an ebay seller that sold ACC carpet.
Glued the backing down first, then laid out the carpet. Sounds easy, but it still took about 8 hours to complete.
I will say no wrinkles and the fit is superb, of course I had to massage it and heat it to get it to look like this.
How’s it holding up?
Do you have any pictures after the seats were installed?
I’m particularly interested in how the area where the transmission tunnel meets the firewall around to the corner area underneath the accelerator and passenger side. Did it lay down tight to the floor?
I had mine done and there’s wrinkles and interference with the accelerator pedal.
My thoughts are to replace it and go black like yours.
I hope you guys don't mind this thread being resurrected. I've already paid enough in repairs and upholstery work that included the replacement of the entire carpet. The area around the transmission tunnel is loose and unattractive to my standards. It's loose and baggy in the area of the accelerator. The carpet in this area must be tight to the floor! It looks like the carpet will be replaced again. This time in black just like Oldguyfl did here. I'm thinking going with ACC / OCC in the Essex plush style in black. I dig the black carpet accent to the tan trim. A black headliner will be a must.
@Oldguyfl - I'm very interested in knowing how yours turned out around the trans tunnel at the firewall. Pictures would be great please.
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