Carpet & Heat Insulation

sudo911

Guys,

Anyone replaced the carpet in their car before? If so what did you use?

I have to replace a leaky heater core in my Corvette - so with the seats all out and the dash apart in prep for the heater core replacement, thinking I might as well change the insulation and carpets. An original set will cost me nearly 300 bucks from the US, but carpet being carpet, was going to remove the current ones and just buy some black carpet and use the existing ones as a template.....

Also, what have you used for insulation/heat barrier?

603304529

Mate, I've put carpet in plenty of cars before.

The only way you'll manage to do a halfway decent job with "non moulded" carpet would be to use backless carpet (from an upholsterers). Otherwise you just won't be able to get it to fit into the footwells properly. Even then, the backless wouldn't be ideal - it won't want to stay where you put it, unless you glue it down - and you don't want to be doing that - cause how will you get it out next time? And if there's an insulation layer, well, it just gets messy.

It is actually worth getting the proper moulded stuff - it just fits.

You should be able to get insulation from an upholsterers - it doesn't have to be moulded - you just snip it with scissors to make it fit into the corners.

sudo911

Yeah, was wondering whether to glue or not.... worried I guess that with the insulation and the carpet - it wont sit properly.... but as you say, prob going to have this issue with non-molded carpet..... the carpet is relatively straight anyway....

decisions decisions......

mustang68

603304529 wrote: »

It is actually worth getting the proper moulded stuff - it just fits.

I second that, I tried for about three hours with black carpet in the mustang trying to beat it with a mallet into the corners with no luck (although a friend of mine was very successful doing the same), I was very tired and it looked rubbish, so I pulled it all out. I'll order the moulded one next.

sudo911

My time is fairly limited too.... the heater core job is at least a 6/8 hour job with everything removed - really dont want to be spending another 6/8 hours just trying to get carpet to fit!

Will shop around for a decent price on the proper stuff.

thanks guys!

mountain

http://www.heatblok.com/

this guy makes heat resistant firewalls for volvos,
you may be able to buy the material from him, and cut to suit yourself.

I have it my car, but not able to provide a "before and after" comment, as i didnt drive mine much, before it went in.
Video on his site is impressive though.

shagman

Yeah I put a carpet in my scimitar it comes as a jigsaw of non molded flat sections. I bought the underlay from FJ Keoghs on blessington St. Glued it in place bit by bit lining up the edges came out well but was a lot of work and took the guts of a week.
Buy the moulded one.

68deville

i just ordered a set of moulded carpets from the states last week for 1959 buick im restoring and it worked out by far the cheapest and quickest way. the only snag was that they didnt want to accept an irish creditcard
so just got the brother in law to order them for me who lives in chicago and fedex em over.it usually takes 1-2 weeks to make them from time of order and 4-5 working days to arrive.

Big Nasty

68deville wrote: »

i just ordered a set of moulded carpets from the states last week for 1959 buick im restoring and it worked out by far the cheapest and quickest way. the only snag was that they didnt want to accept an irish creditcard
so just got the brother in law to order them for me who lives in chicago and fedex em over.it usually takes 1-2 weeks to make them from time of order and 4-5 working days to arrive.

That sounds a bit odd? If it's MC / Visa or whatever they should have no problem accepting it! Maybe they heard about NAMA! Make sure you get your bro-in-law to mark the package as used parts so you don't get hit for customs. Any pics of the car?

Rowan, the amount of money you've spent on the Vette already what's another $300 (€200) if it's gonna fit like a glove? Just ordered the SE Decals for the T/A myself!

68deville

The crowd i got carpet and other parts ship FOC in The US so i made more
sense at the time,i had to wait for samples to arrive to nail down the right color and best bet is to have zero documentation in the package! Car is in bodyshop at mo getin a baremetal respray and color change and will posts pics when it back(whenever god knows!).Carpet is oversize so draw somebodys attention!!

Big Nasty

On second thoughts Rowan I hear Des Kelly are doing a special at the moment! :D:D

sudo911

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Rowan, the amount of money you've spent on the Vette already what's another $300 (€200) if it's gonna fit like a glove? Just ordered the SE Decals for the T/A myself!

Says he! Anyway, better get in there before the wife gets in there!!!

Going with the proper stuff, although will wait till the summer is over before I do that.... going to sort the heater core first and leave her run for a while, otherwise I'll have antifreeze all over my new carpets!

Have the seats removed aswell now - the leather is in really good condition, very little scruffing & no holes... I just need to get new seat foam and maybe fix the steel seat frame - but all good interesting work eeping me outa trouble!!!!! :cool:

JoeySully

Does anyone know where I would get some get black GEL backed carpet and some foam underlay.
I need to redo the carpet in the Scimitar after a small disaster with an oil gauge.

clark2334

sudo911 wrote:
Guys,

Anyone made a carpet replacement in their car before? If so what did you use?

I have to replace a leaky heater core in my Corvette - so with the seats all out and the dash apart in prep for the heater core replacement, thinking I might as well change the insulation and carpets. An original set will cost me nearly 300 bucks from the US, but carpet being carpet, was going to remove the current ones and just buy some black carpet and use the existing ones as a template.....

Also, what have you used for insulation/heat barrier?

when i did a carpet replacement in my car, i never use glue or anything that will bond the carpet in the floor so that it will be easy to take them off in time of cleaning.