Carpet install help with 8 point.
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Carpet install help with 8 point. Plan on getting this 8 point weld in bar installed this weekend. I am going to use the stock carpet as of right now. It looks like the easiest method for putting the carpet back in is going to be cutting it into 3 sections rather than leave it as 1 piece from the firewall to the rear. Any suggestions on the best way of doing this so that it looks as clean as possible?
I am thinking of cutting the first section right under the front seats and then the second section maybe behind the rear seats. There is no way this thing is going back in as 1 piece with 8 bars welded to the floor LOL. Thanks
I am thinking of cutting the first section right under the front seats and then the second section maybe behind the rear seats. There is no way this thing is going back in as 1 piece with 8 bars welded to the floor LOL. Thanks
Plan on getting this 8 point weld in bar installed this weekend. I am going to use the stock carpet as of right now. It looks like the easiest method for putting the carpet back in is going to be cutting it into 3 sections rather than leave it as 1 piece from the firewall to the rear. Any suggestions on the best way of doing this so that it looks as clean as possible?
I am thinking of cutting the first section right under the front seats and then the second section maybe behind the rear seats. There is no way this thing is going back in as 1 piece with 8 bars welded to the floor LOL. Thanks
I am thinking of cutting the first section right under the front seats and then the second section maybe behind the rear seats. There is no way this thing is going back in as 1 piece with 8 bars welded to the floor LOL. Thanks
Mike
you could do 1 piece..where each bar is you must cut a x in that exact spot..dont make it to big at first,seeing you could always trim alittle more to get it to sit flush...then the shortest distance to the edge of the carpet make a straight line...so it would look like this ( ----X ) then once the bar is in the x and sitting flush just run a piece of tape along the line part and stick the carpet back together right there..now on the bar you will have 4 triangles of carpet sticking up..cut the bottoms of them of so its flush and bam your done...
Leave it 1 piece, just pull the interior (that takes about an hour) and whamo the carpet comes right out.
less then 100 bucks you can get the ozite and put that in too..I'd do that while it's out. easy way to remove 1/2 the weight of the bars you're adding
less then 100 bucks you can get the ozite and put that in too..I'd do that while it's out. easy way to remove 1/2 the weight of the bars you're adding
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Complete interior is out and I would really like to get it put back in as one piece. Thougth about the lightweight stuff. Just rather not right now. Thanks for the replies guys.
was it just me or did everyone have a problem with the rear seat area... what a pain!!! everything else came out fine.. i used to peices one in front and one behind the main hoop of the cage..
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i put mine in the car in one piece but its not the factory carpet plus i rolled a little bit of around the bottom to clean it up a bit. had to run a small piece in the very back but i have the t-top holder so it might be different
hope this helps a bit
hope this helps a bit
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Well we got it installed and carpet back in one piece. Let me tell you this has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done to the car, not physically but mentally. Harder than I thought to cut and grind and weld on my car like that and install a permanent fixture. It is starting to grow on me and yes it looks good but still it was pretty hard to do. I will try to get some pics up. Thanks for the help guys.
