black carpet

Like everything thing else with the interior conversions, replacing the carpet was a lot more difficult than I imagined.  I have no real pearls of wisdom, other than to start with the right tools.  I used: utility knife, utility knife with hookbill blade, carpet scissors, and masking tape (for marking hole locations).

Lay the new carpet in the sun.  Remove the old carpet, and lay it on top of the new.  Rough trim.

Lay the new carpet in the truck.  Match the carpet to the molded humps under the seats.  Install the front seat mounting bolts to locate the carpet.  Then just start trimming and cutting holes.  At the back wall, leave the carpet about a 1/4" from the wall to allow the back panel to slip in behind it.

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