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Old 10-05-2022, 07:26 PM   #1
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Default Rubber Floor Mat Installations -- questions

I'm working on the installation of a Dennis Carpenter rubber floormat in my '35 five window. (Note: DC tells me they haven't made a '35-specific floor mat since 2012 when the molds "wore out") I'm using a '36 mat, which is okay -- I'm running a '39 trans and the '36 mat drops cleanly over the shift tower.


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I had to cut and fit the Carpenter insulation mat -- it's just a blank rectangle of horse hair -- should I tape it down before installing the rubber mat?


It appears the rubber mat will have to be trimmed here and there; does it go UNDER the aluminum sill plate? Or butt up to it?


I laid the matt in the sun before starting to fit it up, which helped -- but do you use a heat gun to form the matt over the transmission tunnel?


Are there clips/screws that hold the matt in place once it's been fit?


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Old 10-06-2022, 05:58 PM   #2
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I have heard of guys duct taping some foam rubber down on the top of the tunnelit just to fill up the gap under the mat. I had to do that on mine. On my '37 the mat just butts up to the door sills.
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