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Old Dec 13, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

Looking to swap the carpet in my 92 B4C and wondered where everyone is getting their new carpet from. I see tons of people selling, but I am looking for the thicker stuff or mass backing I believe they call it.

Can anyone speak as to where they got theirs and what they thought of it?

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Old Dec 13, 2016 | 06:16 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

ACC makes the majority of carpet sold by many vendors. I got mine from rock auto, the thicker backing is an option thats called "sound deadening" on their site IIRC
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Old Dec 14, 2016 | 03:46 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

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ACC makes the majority of carpet sold by many vendors. I got mine from rock auto, the thicker backing is an option thats called "sound deadening" on their site IIRC
Thanks for the heads up..ordered it today!
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Old Dec 22, 2016 | 01:37 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

I saw on Camaro Central site, ACC has a "std backing" and a "MASS backing". Has anyone tried either from them?
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Old Dec 22, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

automotiveinteriors.com sells the ACC carpet and usually has the best price (even less than ordering direct from ACC).
http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/car-truck-carpet.htm
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Old Dec 23, 2016 | 02:23 AM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

Hi there,
I tried the ACC carpet from Rock Auto, seemed a pretty good price. I got the standard type (NOT mass-backing) and laid it over the original carpet. I had to trim off the jute padding under the driver's footwell, because it was too thick to fit under the gas pedal.


I liked the non-padded carpet better, it seems to conform more easily to the shape of the footwells. However, if you are removing the original carpet, you might want the mass backing.
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Old Dec 23, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

Does the original carpet have the "mass backing"?
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Old Dec 23, 2016 | 11:25 PM
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Re: Getting ready to swap out carpet..where to get?

In a sense, yes. It has a thick rubber coating on the back, which acts similarly to the ACC mass backing.
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