Topic: San Jose Fastback carpet installation

[Flade]

Do 66 fastbacks have the glued carpet pieces under the Interior rear quarter trim panels like in 65 or does the main carpet cover the area?  The ACC kit I have didn?t come with the small pieces and the rear carpet is t trimmed and serged in that area.

[rockhouse66]

Mine is an early '66 SJ car but it had the glued on pieces.

[Flade]

Thanks,  how is the carpet cut around that area?  Do you happen to have any pics of that area?

[J_Speegle]

The sewn edges all the way around is an "improvement" of difference between the original carpet and what the carpet reproducer has produced sine the early 80s and possibly before that.

In 65 we can find some examples of originals with two sewn edges. Once mounted these would be the top and inner edge as shown in a 65 San Jose focused thread on the subject. If  interested search for "65 San Jose Fastback Quarter Panel Trim Carpet" But the majority of the examples are of the sections with no sewn edges 

Now for 66 San Jose fastbacks all of the originals I've found and seen have been from the provider with no sewn edges. I've been tracking this difference for over three decades so have likely seen hundreds. Some examples below



Challenge over the years is that carpet and one or more seats are often the first thing that get replaced early in the cars life

Hope this helps

[Flade]

Thanks,

The pics help a lot.  Apparently whoever replaced the carpet in this car removed the trim pieces.  Now that I see what they look like I can cut a couple pieces of left over carpet to fit.

[rockhouse66]

Here you go, per request.