LiceLocket

is there a diy for taking out teh car carpet? i'm trying to deaden my car floor w/ fatmat and olefin/nylon carpeting, but i dunno where to start. i was also wondering if i should have to remove the seats to do so, too? my car is a 96 EX coupe

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

I don't know about your car, but the newer civic carpet pulls right up. It's not glued or anything--just held in by those plastic side trim pieces. Maybe try removing the back seats and see where the carpet ends.

LudlamTheory

personally, id deaden teh roof before i even thought of the carpet. the floor is made of thick steel when the roof is cheesy aluminum with braces.

but as to taking out the carpet, youd need to remove teh kicks, the center console, the seats, all teh sills on the side

LiceLocket

well, i'm also putting some olefin/nylon undermatting (its supposed to be for housing carpets) in the carpet to block road noise from the floor (i'm also gonna do this to the doors to block them from the sides). i heard from some ppl that this helps the sound quality a lot w/o boosting up volume. its only 22cents/sq ft, so, i guess its worth a try.

Ericb410

you should be able to take off the trip along the sides of the car's interior and pull the carpet up. depending on what you want to do is how much plastic trim you pop off.

custom2k1

If your ex is an auto becareful when taking the carpet out over the center console. In my 96 hatch it was a pain in the *** to get the carpet out and its exactly the same carpet because i put a new one in my car. Theres a compter in front of the center console and the clips suck to get out. If its an auto watch the solenoid shift lock release because i broke mine when i took out the carpet. I actually had to slice the middle of the carpet in front of the center console to get it out.

Like lud said kicks, center console, side sills, and seats, but also all the computer wires under your lower center dash because they all loop thru the carpet. If i remember right they are large yellow plugs.

LiceLocket

yea, mine is an auto i can still take out the carpet from the sides, leaving the middle console right?

also, how much of the center console can i take out w/o messing w/ the computer or the shift lock? i also wan tto do some cleaning under some of those areas

jwalker87

iTrader: (3)

the carpet goes under the center console; its all connected. Take off your center console and you'll see what i mean

LiceLocket

alrite, i removed the carpet (just enough to deaden the floor). now, would deadening the roof make a huge difference? it's a bunch more stuff to remove...

jwalker87

iTrader: (3)

i would think so; the floor is made of a much more sturdy metal than the roof. If you've done the floor, I'd go ahead and do the roof.

honda.lioness

Here is my DIY site with photos and drawings for carpet removal and replacement: https://sites.google.com/site/hondal...et-replacement