Floor carpeting

[Nut124]

What are the best carpet sets out there, available? My carpeting is partially finished for a long time. The carpet seems very light, thin and does not stay in place well.

What carpet have you used and how do you keep it from moving?

[18Fiatsandcounting]

I can't speak for the "best" carpet sets, but I've been reasonably satisfied with the carpet sets that I have bought from Vick Auto and from Midwest-Bayless. While not super high quality, the price was around $200 as I recall. My guess is that if you want a really great carpet set, it would have to be custom and likely very expensive.

As for keeping the carpet from moving around, I put new thermal/sound insulation (Thermo-Tec) in both my cars, and the carpet doesn't move on that (I have the aluminum foil side facing down).

-Bryan

[TheBender]

All of the “regular” vendors have their version and I believe they are similar. I went with the one from Autoricambi and like it. I also but down a butyl thermal barrier but with aluminum side up. I used a 3M spray adhesive to hold it down.

[DieselSpider]

I went minimalist and just have spay-on truck bed liner without any carpet and just a floor mat. Makes it really easy to keep clean and dry so less prone to rusting.

[F16Waldo]

I went with the Auto Ricambi set and happy with the product. I failed to put down any adhesive so passenger side area slides around a bit. Will be resolving that issue over the winter.

Cheers
Waldo

[jon8christine]

Could anyone post close up photos of their replacement carpet and where they bought it please? In the process of restoring my interior too.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SH0kgT ... p=drivesdk

[nvillacci]

I am in the process of doing my interior. Currently on laying down Hushmat. (not so fun to cut and fit but it was only $200 for the whole car).

Next step is to lay down either some 1/8 foam or some 3/8 foam padding I got from a carpet show (was $20 total for 6x6 feet).

I have some cheapo carpet mats that came from the PO, not sure what I will lay down to finish though.

[Nut124]

What are you using to keep the carpet in place?

I had googled previously and found a "sticky" strip, not tape but like a adhesive paste in the form of a 1/8" or so diameter string than remains sticky and can be flattened down and does not harden.

Anyone know what this was?

What are you using?

[jon8christine]

I was just planning on using a spray adhesive like 3m

[RRoller123]

That is what I used, but I wish I hadn't used the super nuclear, hold during a hurricane strength. It is not necessary and it makes removal, especially of the underlying EZ Cool insulation layer, very tough.

[nvillacci]

I’m leaning towards some good double sided Velcro tape.

[profcucchi]

Hello All.

I recently did insulation work on a 75 Super Beetle, and it worked to keep the sound down (1600 air cooled is loud) and floor vibrations are now non-existent.

Killmat Aluminum side up
Noico Red 150mil
DEI Sound insulation on the firewall

Floor mats aren't glued and nothing slides.