carpet question...

LEADFOOTjoshLEADFOOTjosh Wagonist
in Bodywork & Cosmetic Modifications
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is the carpet for the 4door sedan.. the same for the wagon???

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  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    pffffftttt. ohhellno. That would be nice, though :D
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    bam-bam wrote:
    pffffftttt. ohhellno. That would be nice, though :D

    x2
  • LEADFOOTjoshLEADFOOTjosh Wagonist
    bummer... found a place that sells the molded carpet kit for the 4dr sedaon for CHEAP.. dont show a listing for the wago... any idea's??? my carpet is WACK!!!!
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Nope the hatch/CRX/sedan all have different carpet moulds to the Wagon.
  • doitdubdoitdub familEE
    Find some used in better shape...
  • colecocoleco New Wagonist
    With a steamer (possibly even a steamer iron)and some quality rubber backed automotive carpet you could get a relatively close fit. Even the carpets from auto custom carpet and stockinteriors.com are not much fun to install without a steamer and some really sharp knives. Always ask them not to attach the jute to the bottom if ordering from them(its very hard to cut carpet rubber and jute nicely once they are all bonded and 1" thick or more). Carpet and the jute padding for below the carpet is readily available at trim shop wholesale suppliers in your area. even the rubber foot pad common to most carpets can be found online for a few bucks. I would guess carpet at around 21$ a 72" wide yard and jute padding maybe 5$ a yard but not as wide maybe 54".

    To make your own moulded carpet:
    You would basically steam the carpet into the shape of the floor working it from the center forward and then back. as you get to the kick panels you would then pinch and somehow bond the fabric pinched so that the excess is on the back where you can cut it off. You want to pinch it so that it is hidden between the dead pedal and hood release lever. Likewise on the passenger side you can fold and pinch it cut off the excess and generally hide it behind a piece of trim. This will be a frustrating process as it will take some time for the steam to soften and form the carpet. Hot glue can bond the pinched areas pretty well or a strong no-tack spray adhesive. Hot glue can also help you to hold the full carpet at strategic points while you get the right shape and without being permanent or damaging to your floorpan. The rear of the rear seat floor area also may require some pinching at the corners but it would be fairly easy to hide most of any visible fold behind the panelling.

    The cargo area carpet is a different animal completely because the edges are exposed to view. To make it neat you would need a sewing machine and some binding or some method of finishing the edges.

    Automotive interior trim is one of the few areas of car restoration that a lot of owners have reservations about working on their own vehicle. But keep in mind all carpet comes on bolts and begins flat. Every edge of it will be concealed by trim. There is no sewing required when referring to moulding a carpet unless you are doing a very old cut&sew style carpet found on classic cars. There isn't much to lose when your carpet is toast. These are just my experiences and hopefully can help. At my trim shop I try to avoid carpets as much as possible eventhough they require less work than sewing seat covers because i am never satisfied; carpet always has funky areas. aftermarket moulded carpets are generally thicker than factory carpet and end up causing fitment problems with kick panels, door sills, consoles, and seat rails that drive me nuts. lol

    Finding a used good condition carpet will always be fastest and fit best of course. we have few options these days for wagons.
  • klumklum Senior Wagonist
    no carpet is the best carpet!
  • ogwagonogwagon Wagonist
    Believe it or not I bought a OEM replacement carpet at a local Honda dealer. They sourced it from another dealer that still had it in their inventory. I paid a little over 200 bucks but it was worth it to me.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    That is actually a pretty fair price if its the whole carpet brand new. From memory to duplicates from online stores for Civics were 160-200USD.
  • ogwagonogwagon Wagonist
    Haydz wrote:
    That is actually a pretty fair price if its the whole carpet brand new. From memory to duplicates from online stores for Civics were 160-200USD.
    It was the complete carpet and included the door/step mouldings at all four doors too! I'm sure I took pics but can't seem to find them. I'll keep looking and post them if I find them.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    ogwagon wrote:
    Haydz wrote:
    That is actually a pretty fair price if its the whole carpet brand new. From memory to duplicates from online stores for Civics were 160-200USD.
    It was the complete carpet and included the door/step mouldings at all four doors too! I'm sure I took pics but can't seem to find them. I'll keep looking and post them if I find them.

    I'd buy 2 tomorrow for that price.
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