Stan,
Thanks for the explaination! I rechecked and it looks like they do just lift
off with a little help. They are in bad shape so I'm glad I have some on
order but they have been on backorder for over 6 months. I'll leave the
snaps. I have the 3M adhesive so I'm set there. Instead of felt I'm doing a
heat shield made by Second Skin so I'll cover everything then then attach
the carpet to that.
Marty
On 8/4/07, Foster, Stan <stan.foster@hp.com> wrote:
>
> Marty, it looks like you are doing ok with this project. The carpet
> covering the sills is often/normally glued on and the fuzzy door seal is
> pushed on over the door edge and over the carpet leading edge. The carpet
> has a vinyl/fabric leading edge that folds over the door frame and the fuzzy
> seal is just pushed over it and the door frame to secure both the seal and
> the carpet. If you lift the fuzzy seal in the middle of the door frame it
> should lift off without much of a fight and you can see how it is put
> together.
>
> The fuzzy seals, at least the originals and many of the replacements fall
> apart after a few years but with care they can be eased off. If they are not
> obviously worn out often the fabric/rubber part of the seal can be glued
> back on to the metal spring part with 3M super weather strip adhesive. I
> think TRF has some new ones that look the same but don't have these
> mechanical issues.
>
>
> There is a chance that someone in the past glued to door seal to the door
> frame and/or to the sill carpet. If that is the case you may have a slightly
> bigger mess on your hands but it is not terminal. While the sill carpet is
> removed you have an opportunity to check for rust and to rustproof inside
> the sills via the holes revealed when the sill carpet is detached.
>
> Regarding snaps.. not sure why you would not be using them but I would
> evaluate based on where they are, the condition they are in and the
> condition of the metal underneath and around them. If they look like they
> are in the right place, functional and have not rusted I don't see any
> reason to disturb them. If they are loose or worn out, replace or remove
> them but don't leave holes in the floor.
>
> Don't know what to suggest about the felt remains on the rear shelf, I
> guess I would remove as much of the loose fuzz as I could then not worry
> about it as I would be putting more felt on top although I would probably
> not glue the felt on this time and just rely on gravity, inertia and the
> carpet to hold it in place.
>
> Overall I used very little glue, I like to be able to take the carpet out
> when I need to and deal with rust so I don't like gluing anything to metal
> that is prone to rusting (floor, sills, bulkhead). I'm ok with gluing carpet
> to kick panels and vinyl to rear wheel arches etc, non rusting or areas that
> are not prone to rust.
>
> Stan
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