Early A carpets.....

rgp266 said
66Dvert and others.....thanks for your replies. Wish April Michigan weather would allow for the sun bath thing but 55° just does not do it like 90° does. Makes me miss the sun in Phoenix. I had thought about the hair dryer thing but thought there would not be enough heat. I almost went to Harbor Freight this morning, too. Back carpet fit great, no issues there. 66, did you edge glue your carpets where there is no felt? Glue the rest of the carpet set down? Spot glue? There is also a small cut-out that "almost" lands at the steering column/mast but if I line that up with the column it throws everything off about 2". I had installed carpet and/or rubber mats when I was in fleet repair but they were OEM replacements and fit like a glove.
Bob

yeah I hear you on Michigan weather. I lived in Taylor for 30+years and then moved down here to stay warm! In Michigan I'd use a heat gun (HF works pretty good) but you have to keep it moving.(don't bother asking me how I know, since I already admitted to "almost" melting the carpet!) aftermarket carpets are a gamble. I've had both awesome and bad ones come from Year One and legendary. but so far the most reliable place I have found is stockinteriors.com for fit and function. but they don't always have the color/carpet style that the car restoration needs.
on the rear I just used double sided tape in a couple of spots to hold things down until I got the seats and console in to lock things down. for the rears I put the tape near where the side panels go and right on the rear seat section, since I was doing a convertible I also add a piece on the tail strip that goes between the seat and convertible side panels. that piece wanted to move .
for the front I put one small piece by the gas pedal/ firewall join (just to hold it till it forms from me pushing the later model floating gas pedal) and by each sill plate/side panel but on the floor not on the side and that was just to hold it until I put on the trim. my carpets usually were not glued into place.
but I have only done about 10 or so early dodges. I spray glue the crap out of the chevy's because they never fit the tunnels right. and fords get the side pieces lightly glued where the sill plate goes to hold them down, that sops the wrinkling as it transitions from the floorboard to the sill plate.
hope this helps some.