89FRMLA350

So I'm swapping my interior to black and purchased their Black Carpet set. Well it comes with no center section cut out for the center console and all which I knew about. What I didn't know about was how much carpet would be bunched up over the hump in the car. I had to cut quite a bit off under the console to have it set somewhat flush. Right after the center console to the rear on top of the hump there is just extra carpeting all bunched. Not very happy and there is no way for me to get it to sit flush. Is this suppose to shrink and look nice in a few days??? Did I miss something? Anyone else have this issue?

Jay

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It's not anything 1A has control over, as I believe their carpets are made by ACC. My carpet didn't really fit how I would like either, and the jute backing was not glued on where it should have been. I would have preferred that was NOT attached.
Did you use your old carpet as a template? I had already thrown mine out so I just laid the new carpet in and lined it up by the gap in the jute backing being over the seat studs.. that messed me up. I recently used the old carpet from my other car as a template and found that i was off a few inches. Also I had forgotten to cut out the rear seat bottom support holes. Seems to fit a little better now

89FRMLA350

I still had the old carpet an did not use it as a template. I layed it over and just cut a slit down the center portion and went from there. It fits just fine up front and all its just that foot and a half section rear of the center console is where the excess is. There is no really pulling it to one side or another to make it fit better because its already flush with the top of the door sills. I didnt expect it to be perfect but I didn't expect this either.

BlueZee28

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1A doesn't make their carpet, they just sell it, and if it is indeed the ACC carpet, a lot of people have had problems with that particular manufacturer (and a lot of vendors only carry that manufacturer unfortunatly).

FireDemonSiC

I purchased the exact same carpet from 1AAuto, and have had it in there about 4 months now. I still have the excess bunching of carpet around the driveshaft tunnel.

However, I have not reinstalled my rear seats since installing the carpet. I'm actually waiting for a good deal to pop up on some good 4th gen rear cloth seats. I'm anticipating once I get the rear seats put back in, it will hold the carpet in place more.

Other than that, I'm satisfied with the carpet. Been holding up great so far and looks MUCH better than that POS old smelly and stained tan carpet from before.

89ROC-Z

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I got my acc carpet from them and it turned out great. Just pull it down around the trans hump and then pull it to the outside. When you get the seats and console in those will help hold it. If you want pics let me know

Jim85IROC

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How flat it sits has a lot to do with how much time you spend fitting it. If you take your time, and work the carpet where it belongs, it'll fit well once it settles. The biggest issue I found with getting the transmission tunnel area to fit well is to trim the carpet along the firewall enough for you to be able to pull it far enough forward. It takes time, and you obviously don't want to cut too much, but if you just chip away at it, you'll get it to fit reasonably well. It won't be perfect, but after a few hot sunny days, it'll start to conform to the tunnel pretty well.

87WS6

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When fitting the carpet you also need to take as much out of the car as possible. The center console, radio pod, seats, etc. The area around the radio pod is key to getting everything to look right over the transmission tunnel. Unfortunately who ever replaced the carpet in my car didn't do that and so that area around the radio pod and transmission tunnel looks like crap.

1Aauto

Our carpets are from ACC, we use them because they are a good product and fit well. ACC uses the original vehicle floor pans as a mold for them.

One of the things that they recommend is that before you install the carpet lay it out in the sun on a warm day to let it kind of unfold from the box and the warmth will allow it to conform to the angles and creases in the floor pan allot easier.

You can also use a heat gun or steam it with an iron to help relax it a bit too. That will allow you to work out the wrinkles caused by the box a little easier also. After a few warm days it should relax a bit also.

whitedevilTA

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You have to start from the center and work your way out. I put an ACC carpet in my car and it looks fine. Not AS perfect fit as OEM but way nicer and not as smelly as my previous 20 year old carpet, lol.

87WS6

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I've installed ACC carpet before and I used this method. The fit was pretty good. However, with that said I do not like the ACC carpet because I had serious color fading/changing issues. The carpet turned green on me in less than six months in any area that got any sun light exposure at all. Granted this was back in 2003 so it was some years ago. I no longer have that car and I sold it with the ACC carpet installed in it. At the time others had the same issue as me in regard to this. This may not be the case with current production carpet. Still my experience has really turned me off to the product. Additionally I'd prefer carpet that has the original OEM rubber backing to aid in sound dampening. The current carpet in my car is from one of the companies that offers this. I'm not sure which one as this carpet was installed by one of the car's previous owners.

The carpet installation wasn't very good around the transmission tunnel so I will be replacing this carpet eventually, but when I do I doubt I'll be using the ACC carpet. The CAR Motorsports carpet looks like the best option to me.

Jim85IROC

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The newer ACC carpets don't exibit the fading problems that they used to. I used to be an ACS dealer, because frankly, they made better stuff than ACC. Apparently ACC started losing enough sales to them, because ACC bought them. Since the acquisition, ACC now sources their carpet materials from Dorsett Industries (the supplier to ACS). In other words, the ACC carpets are now the quality of the previous ACS carpets. This means no fading, and a better overall appearance. Since the switch-over, I've had no customer complaints from the ACC carpet. It seems to be every bit as good as the ACS was, but now with the much wider ACC color palette choices.

87WS6

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Glad to hear it.

lordmetalz28

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One of our Diesel Mechanics at work told me a trick that worked wonders for me. Yes i will agree ACC carpets are complete SH$T. But i made the best of it with this little trick..
Get your self about 10 Bags of play sand and lay them all over the carpet. Make sure you have no folds in the carpet before laying the bags on there. The sands wieght conforms to all the little knooks and crannys of your floor pan and gets a nice tight fit. Trim the access after you leave the sand bags on for 48 hours or so( i was doing this in the middle of winter so i let them sit for 2 weeks. But the carpet fits so well over the driveshaft tunnel youd think its factory.. highly recommended trick

Psycho139

I'm going to have to try that when i redo my carpet.

MT91Camaro

thanks for the idea, i will have to remember that!

FireDemonSiC

Something you guys also need to remember.

The OEM carpet held It's form so well because it had that thick rubber backing that kept it in shape. The ACC carpet does not have this (Lighter, and I can't tell a difference by looking at or stepping on it), and instead has the back coated with a glue to hold the fiber together.