Interior restoration

[asm69]

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[69Z28-RS]

What are we looking at with that photo labeled 'rear carpet backing'  What is the 'blue' part?   that doesn't trigger my memory as looking like 'factory original' to me....??

[HawkX66]

What are we looking at with that photo labeled 'rear carpet backing'  What is the 'blue' part?   that doesn't trigger my memory as looking like 'factory original' to me....??

The long slits go under the front seats. The small notches towards the bottom go around the rear seat front hooks. 

[asm69]

The "rearCarpetBackingjpg.jpg" picture is the rear carpet turned upside down showing the fibrous material attached to the back side of the carpet. The blue tint may be due taking the picture this morning. The picture of the same rear carpet from the top was blurred so I did not post it.

There is a layer of insulation on the floor boards of the car. They have a cardboard type of material and are black in color.

[firstgenaddict]

Did your front carpet set have HD velcro to attach the halves together in front of the console?







The binding on this 04C car did not go all the way across on either side, it was not there between the seta bolts.






Jute on the back of heavy TARBOARD, the jute goes toward the floor.

[asm69]

I don't think I have the Velcro piece to hold the front of the carpet pieces together. I was wondering about the front carpet being in two pieces, I thought the original owner may have torn in, now I know it is not torn. It looks like that the original front carpet came as two pieces for console installations and the rear carpet as one piece.

[HawkX66]

I don't think I have the Velcro piece to hold the front of the carpet pieces together. I was wondering about the front carpet being in two pieces, I thought the original owner may have torn in, now I know it is not torn. It looks like that the original front carpet came as two pieces for console installations and the rear carpet as one piece.

No, the front was a single piece and the rear was a second single piece.

James, is that your original shifter boot trim ring? The one in my picture is my original. They look very different.

[asm69]

"SgtHawkUSMC" if you look at "firstgenaddict" first picture, you will see his comment and picture the indicates that the front pieces are held together by velcro. My front carpet is also two pieces, but I dont see the velcro part on my front carpet. I will have to look to see if it fell somewhere, or is lost.

[HawkX66]

"SgtHawkUSMC" if you look at "firstgenaddict" first picture, you will see his comment and picture the indicates that the front pieces are held together by velcro. My front carpet is also two pieces, but I dont see the velcro part on my front carpet. I will have to look to see if it fell somewhere, or is lost.

They are split at the front to make installation of the console easier, but the rest of the carpet isn't split in half right? When I think two piece, I think two halves/pieces that can separate. I think the only reason his separated behind the shifter is because it ripped. I don't think they came in two separate pieces.

[asm69]

My front carpet is in two pieces. I thought maybe the original owner or I accidentally split the rear portion of the front carpet. For sure, my front carpet is in two pieces the left side and right side. Maybe "firstgenaddict"
can comment whether his front carpet is in two pieces as well.

[asm69]

If you look at my posted picture of the front carpet you can see the front carpet split at the rear.

[HawkX66]

My front carpet is in two pieces. I thought maybe the original owner or I accidentally split the rear portion of the front carpet. For sure, my front carpet is in two pieces the left side and right side. Maybe "firstgenaddict"
can comment whether his front carpet is in two pieces as well.

Interesting. I've never heard of the front being in two pieces. Only a back half and a front half.

[asm69]

 I would like to hear from 69Z28-RS and firstgenaddict regarding whether their front carpets were completely split into left front and right front carpets. I think if others could comment on this post it may lead to some interesting information. Especially during the restoration process.

[firstgenaddict]

Yes completely split, everyone 69 original carpet I have personally seen in console cars has been completely split.

The Black Z 04C X33 Carpet was JAN dated  with Velcro
The last one was a 12C X66 conv. Carpet was APRIL 68 dated.  Without Velcro

[asm69]

Thanks for the information.

Where did you find the date code for the carpet?

Should new carpet installations be modified to match GM specifications or just update the carpet with the one piece front carpet?