Hi Dave,
My new carpet pieces were similar but not exact. Some slight fudging
needed to happen.
I only trimmed pieces that would make fitting the carpet difficult. The
rest, I did as you mention, layed the next piece over.
Vic
David Moag wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> As my case of shipwrights disease expands (upgrading to overdrive ending up
> also including re-wiring much of dash, getting a new stereo, replacing the
> carpeting, etc...) I just purchased a carpet kit from Spitbits for my 77
> Spitfire. All of the pieces seem to generally be the correct size and shape,
> but none appear to be perfect matches. From your collective experiences:
>
> 1) is this normal (my guess is that the answer is yes, regardless of where
> you buy the kits)
>
> 2) is it better to trim off the excess as best you can, or to tuck the
> excess under the piece that goes down next
>
> Any other helpful hints from those who've already done this would (as usual)
> be greatly appreciated! I'm planning to use 3M General Adhesive spray for
> holding most of the carpet down unless the consensus is against this.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Dave Moag
> 77 Spitfire
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