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I've heard it said that the earlier carpets are thicker than their Project Drive counterparts, although I suspect this refers only to the fibrous upper layer (or pile), as the foam/sponge sections would have to fit all variants of the cars similarly.
I haven't yet removed the Project Drive carpet from my car, so can't really comment on its thickness, but I have one from a 1999 car sitting in the shed, ready for fitting (whenever time allows). The main difference I can see is in the quality of the pile, with the early carpet having a woven look and the Project Drive carpet having a more fibrous (or hairy) look . I think the earlier type carpet was fitted to all cars up to about 2002 or early 2003, as I've seen some 75s in breakers' yards about that age with the earlier looking carpets in place (although, I stand to be corrected on this ). I've attached a few photos of each for comparison: IMAGE 1: Early carpet | IMAGE 2: Project Drive carpet | IMAGE 3: Early carpet | IMAGE 4: Project Drive carpet. Please excuse the state of my fitted carpet - I have the rear seat out at the moment, but the carpet hasn't been cleaned in a while, and probably won't be, now . Cheers, Karl. Last edited by The Mighty Quinn; 12th December 2017 at 20:19.. |
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Karl/guys, useful info on this thread, just laid my hands on a 2002 ZT 190+, passenger side carpet waterlogged, any other hints re seat removal or detaching any other wiring, connectors I need to know about, never done this before, hoping the son can provide an extra pair of hands on Sunday P |
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It's a pretty nerve-wracking job to tackle for the first time, but don't be afraid of it - just make sure you undo the battery for at least 30 minutes before messing around with any airbag connectors (that's what I've always heard, anyway). Best advice is to just take your time and work through it methodically - drop a message on here if you get stuck with anything. Seats are the first item to get out - leaves lots more room for everything else thereafter.. I've put together a few pics in the attached PDF which cover most of the main items, from memory. Hopefully someone else will chip in for any items I've forgotten If the carpet is obviously wet, it will be VERY heavy and awkward to move (get help and be careful not to rip it) - and it will take weeks, maybe even months, to dry out thoroughly. Good luck, Karl. |
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Hi Karl,
Thank you once again, very useful, on checking further and doing several newspaper/weights compressions, it's maybe not as bad as we thought, decided to remove front seat only lift passengers side up, attempt drying using heater blower plus small dehumidifier, see how it goes Cheers P |
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Cheapest way would probably be to buy a scrapper, strip out everything you need, flog off any good bits and weigh in the rest. Did that when I needed a new bonnet and when everything was added up the bonnet was free. |
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