Just curious why do you see some kick panels carpeted and some are not?

 

Haven't seen them all, of course, but I've never seen any that aren't.

JamesC

 

it was ordered in that fasion...or it was just the model trim. I had a base model 1988 Sport coupe, nothing special about it all manual everything, not even hatch release. Entire interior was carpeted black. I just got a 1988 Base model firebird, and it has no carpet. If i'm not mistaken camaro got carpet more than other times, but both times i didn't end up with the base seats, the cars i've had always had the better seats, like camaro has base one piece vs. 2 piece with headrest...idk if birds did the same or w/e never seen em, but newayz i think it had something to do with seating and interior applications. I've had 5 f-bodies, and all the camaro's are carpeted and the firebirds aren't...of which 3 of the 5 were base model (1 maro and 2 birds) and the other two were berlinetta's of which that is part of the model (to come with carpeting). I don't know if there was ever a concrete answer. Some research on this site might be of help.

 

In a Camaro, the base seats got plain and the custom cloth got the carpet on the kick panels and console. I don't know what dictated it in a Firebird, but the carpet was available on the kicks.