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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 531 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:17 am Post subject: Installation of carpet - 1957 ghia |
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I tried to start with the installation of a Newton Commercial narrow weave carpet in my 1957 ghia last weekend.
I started with the rear whell wells according to the fitting instruction.
Preheated the carpet piece and tried to shape it to fit.
It was an impossible mission. Even though I preheated it and tried to shape it I could not get a good fit.
How do you get it to fit? Anyone that has suceeded with this operation and with this kit? _________________ ----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11071 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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c21darrel Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2009 Posts: 8211 Location: San Dimas
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rcooled Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2008 Posts: 2507 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Installation of carpet - 1957 ghia |
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nize wrote: |
Even though I preheated it and tried to shape it I could not get a good fit. |
Don't know what you're using to apply heat, but I found that a heat gun works well for this. A hair dryer, or something similar, won't put out enough heat to soften the carpet sections enough to form them properly. _________________ '63 Ragtop (current)
'65 Ghia coupe (totaled)
'67 Ghia convertible (current)
'69.5 Ghia convertible and
'62, '63, '65, '69 Bugs (all long gone) |
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Ian Godfrey Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2006 Posts: 1137 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: Installation of carpet - 1957 ghia |
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yes, plenty of heat, but take care not to melt it.
I also worked it over my knee (with thick trousers on) to get some shape into it.
I remember on one side of the heater tube having to cut a little V in one piece and glue it down to avoid a 'pucker' |
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 531 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Installation of carpet - 1957 ghia |
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Thanks for the link to this thread! That really helped. It made me realise that I have used the wrong piece on the wrong side when it comes to the rear wheel arches. I thought for some reason that the edge banding was supposed to be pointing downward.
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1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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