pearljam724
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What do you guys recommend to anchor down a new carpet ? A specific glue, sealant, tape ? What’s a popular product, particularly one that’s cheap and works.
What are you driving your car through?.......On both ends and under the sill plate it carries the 90* bend over and up......Washing the car would not flood the interior........The question/doubt I still have is how to best handle the carpet that ends under the door sill. It seems water could seep in that area where the sill clamps down on the carpet.
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Maybe focus on door alignment and ensuring the door seal, seals the best it can....Just based on seeing water seep into other areas unexpectedly, I was just wondering "what if".
And I did see a post somewhere once (maybe not on FBB0), where the installer actually put silicone or some other sealer in there. I guess I was a little shocked reading that at the time, because I still remember it.
I had water wick up from under the sill plate. I removed it and trimmed back the carpet a bit and then used clear silicone caulk at the leading edge of the sill plate to prevent water from getting in there. I think gravity will take care of the side edge.The question/doubt I still have is how to best handle the carpet that ends under the door sill. It seems water could seep in that area where the sill clamps down on the carpet.
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If you do use glue, use just enough to do the job. There's been times where I had to lift the carpet for whatever reason and there would be so much glue that I ruined the carpet getting it up.I don’t see the smallest problem not using anything if the carpet lays out for a while prior to install. But, under the rear seat there is a lot of shapes and contours that it would pretty much need to stick to there. I haven’t bought anything or started yet. Just trying to get a jump on things through opinions and advice. Front should be cake. Only challenge is area in rear I speak of
Buy it from ECS....It is shipped flat.......I don’t see the smallest problem not using anything if the carpet lays out for a while prior to install. But, under the rear seat there is a lot of shapes and contours that it would pretty much need to stick to there. I haven’t bought anything or started yet. Just trying to get a jump on things through opinions and advice. Front should be cake. Only challenge is area in rear I speak of