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Summary: Make sure the driver side carpet matches the passenger side when installing replacement automotive carpet. Install automotive carpet correctly with tips from a certified master mechanic in this free video on automotive maintenance.
Mark Blocker is a semi-retired ASE-certified master mechanic with more than 20 years of automotive experience. He has been a state-certified emissions specialist for more than 15 years...read more
"Ok in this segment we are going to cover installing the carpet part two. We already got the passenger side in the front pretty well located where we want it, we just want to make sure this side is the same. And remember we've got a big duct that comes through here, creating that bulge, check there's my first pivot point where the snap goes in. There's the second you see where the foot pad for your foot rest goes there. And if you feel around over here, pull it up tight and we got our latch mechanism for the gasoline door cover and the rear latch. We go ahead and pull up and clip in the side rails, if everything lines up good. We've got our four spots for the seat here, the wiring is up for the, that be the lock muzzle assembly. Some cars would be equipped with a two wires on your seatbelt. And that's for the seatbelt warning light. If your vehicle has that, locate that wire and pull it through the necessary hole and have it in place. Everything lines up around the brake, there's our back seat belt on that side, seat belt on this side, and all we have left do now is just make sure the back fastened down or put down in a crimped position and that's where the seat is going to cover it up. So we're just about there on installing the carpet. When it comes to the back, let's get the seat belt out of the way. Just kind of knock it down into place and it's going to be kind of rigid at first and if you can do this in a real warm environment and it will help the carpet to lay in there and sink and soften up easier and faster. Then you come over and clip down your rails on the doors. Ok now you got the carpet fastened down on the back, what we are going to do is follow the same chronological order we did taking everything out. And then putting it back in in reverse order, so watch our next segment and we'll cover installing the lock module and the release lever handles and the cover assembly."
eHow Article: Install Replacement Automotive Carpet: Part 2