miliman13 said:

oh my, that carpet is to die for

Seriously, is that cut 801- Black ? and this mass backing is that the "foam" under the original carpet ? or what does it look like?

i plan to fill the car with "peel n seal" to reduce noise, i have a noisy engine, and road noise. would you still recommend mass backing or not needed ??

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I put "Stinger Roadkill" down first. I like it better than brand name "Dynomat". It's a Little bit thicker than dynomat brand and also a little cheaper in price.

The black foam I think you are referring to is "Stinger Roadkill Carpet Pad". It's really dense, thick foam for extra sound deadening. [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Stinger-RKCP12-RoadKill-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B001TH8OC4[/ame]

The carpet backside has the "backing" Again, here I went thicker to have as much protection from roadnoise as possible. I probably went overboard, but road noise is one of my biggest pet-peaves in this world!

OK then what about the silver padding that's in the car also. the pic above were the roadkill is installed.

Oh, Sorry!

I believe this is "1001" black. I ordered the "Ultra plush pile", which is thicker and nicer than the standard "801" black. If you contact them, they will send you some samples of each style and color you want.

Yes, I'd recommend the thicker backing. It looks kinda like a thicker "tar" on the back of the carpet. It makes it tougher to cut, just take your time and have plenty of extra blades for the knife.

The silver stuff IS the stinger roadkill product. (dynomat) 1st layer.
Roadkill carpet pad (black foam) 2nd layer
Black carpet 3rd and final layer

Hey 98PaprikaAWD get this i found that same carpet you have. At junk-yard, in NEW condition for $7.49 man was i lucky ill post a pic of it tomorrow just wanted to share "bu-chaka-laka"

Great find at the junkyard! 98pep- I like the new carpet, you did a good job on it

Mili- Nice find! Can't wait to see the pics.

turtlespeeder said:

Great find at the junkyard! 98pep- I like the new carpet, you did a good job on it

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Thanks. I'm really happy with it.


I may have an extra brand new interior carpet (2g, black color, Ultra pile, and with mass backing) from Stockinteriors that they mistakeningly sent me and told me to keep if anyone's interested......PM me for price.

98PaprikaAWD said:

Mili- Nice find! Can't wait to see the pics.




Thanks. I'm really happy with it.


I may have an extra brand new interior carpet (2g, black color, Ultra pile, and with mass backing) from Stockinteriors that they mistakeningly sent me and told me to keep if anyone's interested......PM me for price.

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What!!!! bro post it on the for-sale's Tab, thats awesome.

Pm sent 98pap sorry mili I sent you one too by mistake.

turtlebain said:

Pm sent 98pap sorry mili I sent you one too by mistake.

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All is good in the hood.
So keep in mind this carpet was sitting in a Junker for some time.

but here i am following in the steps of 98papri. i also plan to place sound proofing.

Wow nice!! I definitely would like to do the sound deadening. My roof lining is sagging as well Definitely gonna check some threads for a fix on that

Does anyone know where I could get suede material for my headliner and how much it cost? Shop wanted to charge me $250 to redo my headliner, sun visors and sun roof cover, I think thats kind of overpriced

Hoby lobby in texas, is a start or any fabric store, and you tube how to redo headliner, plenty of vids.

Pressure washed the carpet and scrubbed her good!
she cleans up well





looking at the carpet today, i'm quite certain this carpet is an aftermarket piece like 98pap, the holes that are cut out are not perfect, like let's say the original that came out of my car. I still cant get over how cheap and awesome this find was.

So i picked up 2 rolls of "sticky foam/alum duct insulation " 12"x1/8"x15' = 18.77 a roll.
And a 6'x8' rug/carpet pad = 24.95

in the pics i used only one roll, im saving the rest for when i do the trunk.


See that below made in MURICA

Here i removed the E/brake and shifter assembly to lay down the insulation.

This foam is very cushie !!

With carpet makes it 3 layers.



Also, i want to add, that whoever originally cut this carpet did a fine job!!! All the hard work was already done
Side note, i didn't do it alone, i had a great helper made things go smoother! - thanks- Y.R

Did it make a good difference?

I don't know yet, I still haven't turned the car on, I've been working on this thing for years now, finishing up small things. But I'll let you know.

I just did this in my 96 gst. once you have headliner off it's easy to get the shape, but I wouldn't staple it up. I used 3m spray adhesive.