Removing Carpet?

where did you get the black carpet? does the newer 2nd gen carpet fit in the older trucks?

 

What brand are your seat covers? Do they fit over stock seat covers?

 

Those aren't covers. They are Katzkin leather.

 

they are awesome!

 

Thanks, I got a great deal on them. They are actually for a 2009-11 (mines a 2007) but they fit great. They just have the side airbag tab which mine doesn't have.

 

I removed my seats to put heaters in them, I just unbolted the seats, unplugged the wire harness, and pulled them out, I never even unplugged the battery, it's a 06 so it doesn't have air bags in the seats, atleast I didn't see any, I would love to get black carpet, is this something that is from the dealer only?

 

I have Clazzio covers which are nice but nothing like yours!

 

Got the carpet from stockinteriors.com. A royal pain to put in - plan on a day.

 

Why was it such a pain, and how much was it

 

Did u get the extra mass backing or just the poly backing and the jute pad?

 

I put the All Weather Flooring in my truck. There’s a thread in here on it with part numbers if you search for it.

 

I tried aftermarket carpet first...that was a waste of time and money. Took it out and put in the flooring.

 

What brand carpet did u try that u didnt like?

 

Pretty easy. I think there were a couple of bolts inside the center console. My memory is fuzzy on that. Defiantly a screw under the cup holder . at least on the manual. Kick panels unscrew, side rails pop off. I have an access and took off the rear seats. Super easy

 

Some high end extra padding crap bought through RockAuto. It was molded for the Tacoma but still needed cutting and that sucked and the extra thickness made none of the panels fit right.

Buy a Toyota carpet or rubber flooring. It fits, has clips and is a whole lot easier.

 

I didn't get the mass backing. It just takes time and patience to install. I took out everything including the lower B & C panels. It is somewhat molded -nowhere near like the factory carpet. The cutouts aren't there, so you have to cutout for the console, the storage bins under the rear seats, the holes to mount everything, etc. But, for under $200, it was worth the time.

 

@EatSleepTacos stripped the carpet out if his truck recently. He put down some bedliner instead of the carpet. Looked really clean

 

I don’t see how that would work well with all the wiring and floor air vent duct.

 

The interior came out real nice!!
What did you do with the retainer hooks and grommets for the floormats? I want to replace my carpet as well and this is the only thing I have to figure out. I don't know if I can remove and re-use the original ones or if I have to replace them. My truck has twist-lock style retainers.

 

I have the older style ones (not twist-lock) so I just cut a small slit in the carpet to push the retainer hook back in to hold the mats in place. They haven't shifted at all since I installed them.