Original Carpet & Trim

Because of the cage & chair bases, the carpet for this truck will have to be modified for a custom fit.

Original Carpet

Because of the cage & chair bases, the carpet for this truck will have to be modified for a custom fit.

Straight out of the box, I can see there will be problems. The carpet is too wide between the wheelwells (probably because of the thick Rhino & Dmat), it doesn't extend far enough forward or back, and the tailgate piece isn't made very well. It doesn't fully cover the t/g; the notch isn't centered on the peg; and the reinforcements are sewn on wrong. There are no fasteners or instructions.

These don't appear to be strong enough to hold the carpet in place; much less wrinkle-free. And there's no indication of how to attach it.

The corners have plenty, even if I wasn't about to unbind them & cut out for the cage.

The wheelwell carpeting is very loose and doesn't follow the contours well. But the way I've installed them, they can't move. The main floor carpet is too wide between the wheelwells, causing a permanent wrinkle (until it gets professionally cut & rebound).

The shoulder belts came from an '86 EB Bronco; the speakers are Alpine; the cupholders are from '92-96 Broncos & F-series X-cabs; the cargo lamp is from '80-91 Broncos. The bedwall panels & trim around the windows are hand-made. The cage was in the truck when Frank bought it.

See the PREVious & NEXT several pics...

The cargo area is done, other than possibly cutting the middle down & rebinding the corners.

Front carpet is next. The first step is to cut it down the middle.

Front carpet is next. The first step is to cut it down the middle.

Because of the modifications to the floor, and the fact that we're planning a large floor console, and Frank's need to be able to remove the carpet quickly, I cut it down the top of the tunnel.

After some fitting, the R side went in fairly well. The edges still need to be bound, and I'll probably add snaps or some other retainers, but it looks OK.

The L side took more work, of course, but it came out about the way I imagined. When the outer edge is bound, it should look even better.

After this pic, I added a few snaps down each side to hold the carpet flat against the floor. The screw near the flashlight hit the tank, so that had to come down for repair, and the screw got clipped short.

Despite a few molding wrinkles, it seems to fit better than any of the rear pieces. I still have to make kick panels, but I haven't decided how...

Eventually, the floor console will hide that gap.

Now that the carpet is in (even with the big gash down the middle), the A/C ducts are now the biggest eyesore. After this pic, I shot some black paint onto that evaporator insulation below the glove box.

The floorboards under this carpet are now completely covered in DynaMat Xtreme. The split where the wiring lies will eventually be covered by a custom floor console incorporating an amp & sub, cupholders, switchable lighter sockets, a heated/refrigerated storage bin, defroster & antenna controls, & rear A/C controls.

Even with tilt/slide seats, access to the back is difficult. But the shoulder belts, speakers, & lighter socket work GREAT!

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The passenger seat base is carpeted on its outboard face. I used an '86 EB Bronco captain's chair and its dumping base with a custom-fabbed floor bracket that was installed before the Rhino-lining was sprayed in. I also added slides for horizontal adjustment from the same type of driver's seat.

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Kick panel carpet is attached with snaps.

Rather than the bulky eyesore tracks, we chose to attach the t/g carpet with snaps. Frank doesn't expect to have it installed often, if ever.

It's tight enough to stay flat, but I've since added 3 snaps across the top & 2 more at the bottom.