I got carpet from Stock Interiors and finally started installation. It looks good but will require a fair bit of trimming.
I started with the front floor section. I removed both shifters so the carpet lays flat. I used a small plastic sheet to cover the shift tower opening and held it down with a rubber band.
The carpet was well-molded to the floor pan, but there’s excess material on one side, so I have to decide whether to trim off a few inches including the nice binding.
Getting the shift boot back on after trimming a hole for the shifters was a bit challenging. There’s not a lot of room for error if you want the boot to anchor and totally cover the edges of the carpet. So the hole in the carpet has to be fairly small. But getting the lower shift boot through that hole and under the carpet takes a fair bit of manipulation. In addition, the lower shift boot is filthy with old RTV or some tar-like adhesive.
I covered the carpet for 3-4” inches around the hole with painters tape so the tar wouldn’t stain the brand new carpet as I worked it though.
Once the lower boot was anchored, the upper boot went on and pinched the carpet to hold it in place.
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