Door Carpeting install on 86'

[Mart]

Has anybody installed new door carpeting, my door panels are in great shape but the carpet sucks.

I'm just looking for some tips or how-to's on door carpet installation, seeing as I just ordered them, as well as new door window seals.

Mart

 

[terrykrueger]

Well I re-did my door carpeting and my carpeting was good so I used an iron and steam to soften it up and reglue it. I couldn't budge it until I used heat.

 

[Mart]

Great tip, but drivers side is toast, the bottom edge is crumbling apart

Mart

 

[rrubel]

My carpeting was great, but the upper panels were cracked, so I got used panels with great uppers and bad carpeting... so had to swap them. The carpet was stapled all around the back edges, and it NEEDS them to stay on. I used a heat gun to carefully remove the old carpet, then high-temp waterproof glue for glue-backed carpet and vinyl flooring (from Home Depot) to fasten the new stuff on, and then used a staple gun to restaple the carpet edges down. It's hard to find staples short enough not to go all the way through the door, but it's possible...
[RICHR]

 

[Mart]

Oh wow I did'nt realize they were stapled down, oh well more staples to deal with.

I also ordered new window seals I believe the outer uses rivets and the inner..... Hmmm I just realized that when I placed the order this afternoon they asked if I wanted the staples as well, I said yes, I wonder if this was for the inner window seal or the door carpet.

Thanks Rich.

Mart

 

[berky2500]

Staples for the door carpet, the window seals will come with three rivets. The old ones will have to be drilled out. Take your time, it isn't too bad of a job, and the window looks much better when done.

 

[bowmanm]

Don't drill out the rivets instead use a dremel tool to grind the heads off. This is much more easy to do!