Hot Rods Carpet installation

I have a 32 Tudor sedan. I have the original wood floor boards. I want to add carpet in the front area.
I'd like to know how to do this and still have the carpet removeable in the event I have to get to something underneath? Maybe Velcro? I think I can make and sew the carpet, just need info on installation.
How is carpet installed in modern cars? Glue with padding, I assume, which I'd rather not do.
I tried to look thru the upholstery threads, but so many of the pictures are now missing, that it's become a real pain in the ass.
Thanks for any help
Jim

 

A lot of upholstery shops will glue carpet in, but it's not what I'd do and certainly not what the factories do. Almost all factory carpet is held in by the door sill plates, the seat mounts in a lot of cases, and the various trim panels, with an occasional screw into the floor in a problem area. This is carpet that's been molded and/or cut and sewn to fit. Velcro may be ok for maybe the top of the toeboard, but I think you're really going to need some sort of trim piece at the door openings to keep it from curling...

 

Thanks a lot Steve
I appreciate the help

 

I put snaps on the carpet in my T. Fiberglass body and no doors so no sill plates. Figured it would get wet so I wanted to take it out to dry. I think I got the snap kit at Sears.

Something like these:

http://www.amazon.com/Shoreline-Mar...id=1460767096&sr=8-1&keywords=canvas+snap+kit

Bill

 

I'm interested to hear what others have done also as I'm going to be upgrading the carpet in my coupe soon and don't want to glue it down for the same reasons as mentioned above.

 

I usually hold them down with the sill plate. If they need to open I bind a slice under the seat and use Velcro. If there isn't a sill plate I bind the edge and use Velcro. You can also get carpet snaps like these

 

I did mine. Couple of things. To make carpet patterns get some clear plastic sheeting. Lay it out, and you can see the floor thru it. Mark it with felt tip . Also mark seat mounting holes, belt mounts, shifter hole, etc. I used snap, similar to the ones above for driver mats. Needs to come out for master cylinder access. You can't get carpet under a 32 sill plate, so it will have to be glued or snaps.

 

Mine is no show car, but I glued my carpet down with that spray stuff...works real well..I pulled the front area up recently to add sound deadening and it came up with little effort..then just resprayed the glue and it is back in place..

 

Thanks everyone.
Greg, thanks for the pics of your interior and thanks for the suggestions re the clear plastic sheeting. I wouldn't be opposed to using some spray glue on the edges.
Jim

 

Shit, that's a good idea, I'm going to remember that one, for more than just carpets.

 

At carpet seams or door openings with no sill plate I use carpet tape, a heavy duty double sided or double stick tape. Bought it at the hardware store. You can peel the carpet back to get to the under floor brake master cylinder or such. When complete just place the carpet back in place and smash it back down to get good contact with the tape.

 

Maybe too much info but I always use woven wool carpet instead of tufted. It lays better and easier to form. More expensive but worth it, lasts longer and looks better. ALWAYS USE SEAM SEALER ON ALL EDGES EVEN IF SEAMING. with woven you can take a shear, think hear trimmer, and cut down the pile to go under plates. Two face tape is fine. Tufted carpet has a "grain" and tries to move when you walk on it. You've seen wall to wall rooms with wrinkles over time, that's from the carpet traveling in walk ways. Company in SC called Radici USA that has two weights of cut pile that are great. Lol, like I said too much info!



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