DIY carpet replacement. 92

[westech]

My carpet is trashed. Soaked with old antifreeze & water. Yuck.

I would like to use my old carpet as a template and buy something cheap from a local carpet store. and plan to use double sided carpet tape and or spray glue.


Anyone have suggestions on carpet/glue type?
also my soundproofing material is ruined too. Could I use extra pieces of carpet rather than sound padding underneath?

Mind you I'm looking for cheeeap and functional.

 

[baxtej44]

could always go with bedliner material so you don't run into the same problem again.

 

[That Baker Guy]

i would not see why you couldn't go with the cheap carpet and cut it to fit, the spray bed liner is also not a bad idea but, i would think thats a bitch to clean, no stains but vacuuming would be hard. as fas as the tape that would be fine too. you probably wont need alot of it, as far as i can tell there isnt much on the bottom of the carpet in my truck its all held in with other screws, from the seats and trim panels and such

 

[westech]

i would not see why you couldn't go with the cheap carpet and cut it to fit, the spray bed liner is also not a bad idea but, i would think thats a bitch to clean, no stains but vacuuming would be hard. as fas as the tape that would be fine too. you probably wont need alot of it, as far as i can tell there isnt much on the bottom of the carpet in my truck its all held in with other screws, from the seats and trim panels and such

I'm lucky and live close to a "carpet barn" They sell leftover "end of roll" sections. She said over the phone that they had a warehouse full of scraps larger than 5x7'.

sounds cheap and I'll have a huge selection.

can't wait...
going next week.

 

[strvger]

i'd herculiner the floor first for sure. after it has cured, then go for the carpet. try using the Permatex spray for carpeting and such. and carpeting with the thin, smooth foam backing will probably adhere better with the spray on adhesive. i will be carpeting the cab wall behind my seat to cover the dynamat stuff i put there. also need to do the roof as well as my truck never had a headliner. the whole floor (cab and bed) of my truck has bedliner covering it.

 

[_BEYONDER_]

If you havent already done this, you should consider that left over residential carpet is probably a bad way to go. There are significant differences between automotive carpet and a residential. E.G. Automotive carpet is designed to hold moisture for cleanup, where as residential carpet is not. Liquid will pass through residential carpet and stay there, smell's,etc will be next to impossible to get rid of.

You'll see what I'm talking about when you pull your old carpet out and compare them. I would suggest you use an outdoor carpet meant for decks,etc.... Walmart sells them, 6X8's i believe for around 40.00 Canadian, so depending on where you are they may be cheaper. These are designed simular to automotive carpet in the sense that they hold the spill,etc on top so you can clean it up.


For your sound deadening material, If your looking for somethin cheap and functional, goto your local hardware store ( home depot,etc ) and get the foam underlay meant for carpet. This stuff won't rot like most underlays.

I like the liner idea, however, the only problem with that is there is nowhere for water,etc to go. It works great on its own, but if you put carpet ontop of it you may be replacing that carpet again within a few years.
So depending on how indepth you go...e.g. forming the carpet,etc to match perfectly or just cutting,etc to get over the humps of the floor,etc You may just be setting yourself up for another headache. ( Depending on the interior design of your vehicle ).


Just my thaughts.

 

[strvger]

the bedliner will keep the water from getting to the floor metal and rusting it out. much easier to pull the carpet out to dry it in the sun and wipe up the water/liquid laying on the bedliner. and if you can't get to it for a few days, you won't be worrying about the liquid eating through the paint under that carpet. up here, i use carpet pieces on my floor where my feet are. they work great for all the winter crud my boots pick up. trash them in the spring and replace them with new pieces.

 

[Cheaplabor]

I found this may not be cheapest way but think its well worth $120. Take a look http://www.stockinteriors.com/AutoCarpet.asp?Itemid=2497&MakeId=34&ModelId=217

 

[_BEYONDER_]

the bedliner will keep the water from getting to the floor metal and rusting it out. much easier to pull the carpet out to dry it in the sun and wipe up the water/liquid laying on the bedliner. and if you can't get to it for a few days, you won't be worrying about the liquid eating through the paint under that carpet. up here, i use carpet pieces on my floor where my feet are. they work great for all the winter crud my boots pick up. trash them in the spring and replace them with new pieces.

Good point, however the point i was getting at is water will get trapped between the bedliner and the carpet creating a huge potential for mold, etc to form. If you were to take your carpet out within a few days to dry it out, That would be ok to for you or myself, however the average person doesnt want to take there carpet, seats, consols,etc out every week.
Also, i just reread your post, when i was posting, i was refering to putting in 1 piece of carpet for the whole cab. doing like you say would work just as good, but it wont with a 1 piece installation.

 

[liamkeough88]

well im just finishing up the complete rebuild of my interior. Heres whats i did.
Cleaned/prepped and sprayed with rust peventitive primer all the bare metal. Lined the floor, back part of the cab and the roof with two layers of fatmat which i ordered from ebay(great stuff). and just finished installing new carpet which i got from lmc truck. All that in addition of lots of other new goodies.. anyways it looks great and the carpet was easy to intall.. pre molded. just had to make holes for the shifter and various seat mounts etc. this was not at all the cheap way of going about doing it but i am supremely impressed with the finished product. worth the extra time and money. As far as adhesive goes.. i didnt even bother. the stock carpet is just held in place by the seats and a few trim pieces. if you use some generic carpet and do a good job trimming i dont think you need adhesive. it kinda stays in place all on its own. and dont bother with the bed liner on the floor unless u are plannin on swamping the thing out.