Sunday, July 05, 2020

A carpet set was ordered from Auto Custom Carpets that included both front and rear floors along with rear wheel wells and side wall/kick panel pieces. Not taking into consideration that a fiberglass tub is dimensionally different than a steel one, we encountered a problem with the bound width of the carpet. 2nd and third photo shows excess. Shell Valleys bodies are double wall construction making them narrower inside. After laying down some Cool It Thermal Barrier (first photo) the carpet was centered, fastened down the shifter mount to hold it in place, then worked towards the sides by mounting the seat mounts. That way we could get an accurate idea of how much had to be
trimmed off. All hole locations were cut in at this time also. Same method was used for the rear wheel wells. All edges were marked with a fabric crayon then removed and trimmed then given to Rays Upholstery to rebind. Upon return the main carpet again was reinstalled using the previously cut holes to align. Shifter and seat mounts were installed then wiring (last photo) for the heated seats were routed and access slot cut in the carpet below seats leaving enough slack to allow the seats to tilt forward. E-Brake cables were also fastened. The main carpet was not glued in place for ease of removal to access wiring if needed, but will use Velcro strips along the perimeter. Unlike the front carpet the rear wheel wells were
glued in place using  3M Super 77 Multipurpose Adhesive This stuff if used correctly really sticks. Center rear cargo area carpet will be Velcro-ed. Unfortunately the side pieces that came with the carpet kit could not be used, again because of the fiberglass body's double wall construction. Shapes were not the same as with a steel body. Although it is possible to buy the front passenger floor and rear cargo floor area together, the only way to get the rear wheel well covers is to also get the sidewall/kick panel pieces. It would be nice to do so to save a bit. The side wall/kick panel areas are not a big deal to us due to the quality of the paint work Garys Auto Body applied. The inside is as nice as the outside, plus with the double wall construction acting as a sound barrier, the carpet is not needed. All in all we were happy with the results and quality of the carpet.
 






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