Just installed a new molded carpet kit from Larry's in my T-Bird. The area around the shifter, and near where the hump breaks toward the firewall is a bit wrinkled/lumpy. I am tempted to pull it up again and maybe use a heat-gun on it, or try gluing the jute to the carpet back (like my old replacement carpet was apparently done). But, if time & engine heat will settle it in, I won't bother.

Can anyone offer advice from personal experience?

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Dan , I had the same problem with carpet from larrys .....I used another layer of pad ,  helped a lot , but not perfect  ............Sam...............................Florida  West Central

56 victoria

Dan ,  ... I should have said ,  another layer of pad on the hump............Sam

56 victoria

Sam,



Thanks. I had come to that conclusion also. The area around the shifter seems hopeless though. I think I WILL glue the carpet to the jute, as that may stiffen/smooth everything. Heat gun may also help the area under the throttle, since it won't lay tight against the firewall.



Dan

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

I had the same problem, but when I had to pull the carpet, the glue pulled the loop out from the bottom. I used double back tape on the replacement, thinking I could dissolve it with alcohol , but haven't had to pull it yet. The way that carpet is made, it just pulls out from the bottom side.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

I notice there is a limit to the thickness of jute you can use over the tunnel. Eventually the carpet winds up short at the sides.



I've decided to draw a line finally and just live with it, and hope it settles in with time/heat. Like door alignment, you could spend the rest of your life adjusting, and still never get it perfect. It's perplexing, since I assume they must mold/sew these carpets on a buck cast from an original floor pan (?). If all floor pans were stamped on the same die, that would seem to indicate sloppy carpet fabrication work at Larry's.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

I doubt if Larrys makes the carpet, they probably buy it from someone in the carpet business.  I'm surprised that he sells a carpet that doesn't fit properly, he's always been a "concours correct" and "high quality" guy.  I bought a carpet for my Ranchero from a carpet place, and it included a rear seat carpet, which is strange, it has no rear seat.  The front carpet fit fairly well, but not like the original did.  I used the "rear" carpet in my race car, and it seemed to be a generic "fits all" molded carpet with a hump and two footwells and plenty of extra material at the sides.  Did not fit well at all, but no one rides in the back seat of my race car anyway.  But I got what I paid for.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

John,



Larry's custom-builds their upholstery on-site, so I just assumed carpet also.



FYI: The guy at the trim shop that installed my seat covers said that the carpet manufacturers have been cranking out the same poorly fitted line for years. He frequently installs a common GM model (Camero?) and always has the same problems. He keeps complaining, but they refuse to re-tool.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Daniel, I know what you mean, as I almost had a custom carpet made for mine-but decided to not spend the extra cash. But if you think about it the original carpet from Henry did fit about the same! It will settle in after time and look ok, It just bugs me to have that extra wad along the transmission hump. I also thought about taking it to the interior guy and have him section that out and resew. So bottom line is, you're not alone.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Is it possible to cut out the 'fat' and use the iron-on tape that house carpet installers (carpeters ??) use to mend the seam? Just throwin' an idea out there...





Johnson Rod



Southern California