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I'm putting a new carpet kit in my TR4A. Is there a guide or handy website? I'm finding that the pieces seem to need a bit of trimming, which scares me, and someone mentioned molding with a heat gun that I suppose I could try if necessary.

I don't want to use any glue, and I have both the underfelts and the carpeting pieces. It's a nice, quality kit, but I can tell that installation is supposed to involve some custom work.

Thanks
 
Whose carpet set ,not that it matters to your answer.
 
Which pieces need to be trimmed? I don't recall having to trim any on mine but that was a cheap set from a company probably no longer in business (Continental Covers Company in Seattle WA) and had no underfelt.

Some of the pieces were definitely glued originally such as the piece on the firewall above the tunnel, the sill pieces and I thought the rear deck pieces as well (Someone let me know if my memory is wrong here!). I can't recall how the tunnel and emergency brake pieces were held in place though (glue, snaps, held by console?). Front floor pieces used snaps and the rear floor pieces were held in place by the seat rails.

Scott
 
I just removed all the carpeting in the driver's and passenger's sides in order to install some heat/sound deadener. I, too, did not want to glue either the deadener or the carpet down because (a) the old glue had dried and failed and (2) I want to be able to pull up the deadener and carpet from time to time to check things out.

My solution: I used small pieces automotive double-faced tape to stick the deadener down at key spots and on the carpet to the sides of each cockpit. So far so good; it is holding. The the floor and tunnel pieces wedge in quite firmly, so there is no need to glue them down (most cannot be glued, anyhow, because of need to access the various plugs on the TR3). As for the floor carpet that rises up against the firewall, it has to be secured at the top. For that I used velcro.

And, finally, on top of my carpets I have heavy rubber "Triumph" mats that keep everything firmly in place.

Result: Everything seems to be solid, and I can remove anything that may need to be removed for checking, cleaning, or whatever.
 
I just finished installing mine, too. No glue is necessary on the four carpet panels and pads that are held in place with snaps or the two panels and pads held in place by the seat tracks. Also, these are the same panels you'll probably want to removed during a clutch replacement.
 
Couple of hours would be enough unless one runs into some 'while I've got it apart' things or if something breaks (e.g. a seat track bolt). The carpet kits themselves are nearly drop-in items.
 
I have read several times about snaps to hold the carpets in place, but the carpets in my car (58 TR3) don't have any snaps. They are probably not original. In any case, a restrained use of two-faced automotive trim tape seems to do the job, and is easily removed if necessary.

I just went on my first road trip after installing the "3 in 1 Insulation" purchased recently from Moss Motors (felt on one side and foil on the other). I was hoping for SOME noise reduction but was not prepared for such a difference. It does a TERRIFIC job of sound reduction and heat reduction. The product is inexpensive, easy to cut, and easy to install. I highly recommend it.
 
For me it took several days because I glued the panels behind the seats and along the sills and I clamped them or weighted them and wanted to let them dry overnight. I'd say just take however long to make sure it's done right rather than worrying about getting it done quickly.
 
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