Carpet 911 interior myself?

[moneymanager]

All the ads say I should have a pro do the interior carpets. Some are straightforward, others involve compound curves. Anyone done this? How difficult is it to get professional results? Thanks for any opinions.

[mjshira]

if you take your time and are patient there is no reason you can't do it. plus you've got all of us on the board to help when you get stuck. however there a lot of good shops in the LA area that can do this for you for a very reasonable fee. suggest you talk to Dave at TRE in North Hollywood. Tell him I sent you.

[Tim Casey]

I did it last year. Could have turned into a "while im in here" project...as i learned and found various items along the way. Pretty straight forward. I read every post i could find here, and then applied what i learned. Nice feeling when all was said and done, did it in one weekend. If you use the search button, someone just posted an amazing step by step pictorial....

[moneymanager]

Very helpful. Thanks for the replies.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Be thinking about rebuilding your pedal cluster and changing your clutch cable "while you're in there". You don't want to get it all done and nice and fresh and have to tear anything back out to address one of those. LIKE I DID! DOH!

[rcooled]

Installing a carpet kit is pretty straightforward. I completed the job in one afternoon with help from my girlfriend. Turned out very well, too. One tip that I would share is to do the job in a VERY well ventilated area and keep the car opened up. The fumes from the glue can be pretty noxious.

[sjf911]

Replacing the carpet is not that difficult although you likely won't get a "professional" result. The "while you are there" items can add up in these old cars. Redoing the pedal cluster and shifter bushings makes a lot of sense. I also replaced all of the sound padding since the old asphalt pads were crumbling. Use a better spray adhesive like 3M 80 and avoid the paint on (drying time too long). Ventilation is critical.

[moneymanager]

Thanks for all the advice. I'll tackle the pedal cluster... which may be why my clutch action is less than silky smooth... and turn the fan on for the fumes! Fortunately my sound padding looks pretty good.

[rphillips]

I did mine last year and it turned out great. I actually bought bulk and cut my own pieces using the old stuff as a pattern. Just take your time and like someone else said, do it in a well ventilated area. While in there I replaced all the shift linkage bushings. Much nicer now...