Thanks John. Sounds like you've been down this road a few times.
The 24" narrow hole is probably not a defect, since it's bound. Given that
the edges are bound, I figured that it would be a perfect fit. Otherwise, if
you cut it, you are loosing the advantage of the binding. Methinks that they
sent an incorrect piece.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Carpet Problems
> Hi Ron,
>
> I have no idea what the opening is in your carpet - sounds strange, a
defect
> maybe? It is normal that the carpet sections are wider than the original -
> it does have to be trimmed to fit. As far as heel pad, yes, it is not
quite
> as the original, it's a generic pad. Only Legendary carpets have the
right
> heel pad, as far as I know.
>
> Installation instructions? Get out the razor blade / carpet knife and go.
> Start with the rear piece. Center it well. Trim it out as required. Make
> damn sure you press down hard in the footwell areas / sill areas before
> doing the final trimming. Then repeat with front carpet. Not only do you
> need to center it well, you also need to deal with the forward edge of it
> being as far forward as possible, and trimmed out as required, before
> worrying about the rest.
>
> Most important "trick" is to press down hard in the footwell areas and
make
> sure carpet conforms to floor pan, before making final cuts at left and
> right sides. If not, the first time someone puts their feet down, the
carpet
> will be pulled out from under the sill plates / kick plates. I use a
> rubber mallet and beat the crap out of the the carpet where it needs to
> "bend" more. I also leave a couple extra inches at the side edges, and
only
> make the final cut after I am SURE it's right.
>
> As with everything else, take your time. Always work from the center, out.
>
> Just installed an ACC made carpet in my '61 Newport. Had no problems. Just
> took a few hours.
>
> John Hertog
> Sag Harbor NY
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
> [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Waters
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:12 PM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Carpet Problems
>
> Hey Everyone -
>
> Finally had a chance today to measure out the carpet that I bought from
Auto
> Custom Carpets (actually one of their affiliates). I chose them based on
> positive feedback from the list. The results were disappointing. Carpet is
> about 6 or 8 inches too wide. But worse, it doesn't seem to be correct for
> my 58 Plymouth: there is a 2' long horizontal opening in the center
heading
> off to the right of the front piece. Anyone know what that is for ? The
heel
> pad is totally wrong and seems to be too far down to be of any good. Rear
> piece is also too wide. Is the carpet supposed to go under the rear seat ?
> No installation instructions provided. Grrrrrrr !
>
> If anyone else on the list has dealt with them, have they had similar
> problems ? Any suggestions ? I plan on calling the company tomorrow (their
> tech support people only work until 2pm !). Box did say 58 Plymouth 2dr HT
> on it.
>
> Ron
>
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