How to Install a VW Beetle Carpet Kit!
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@richt6906 2 жыл бұрын
You guys should definitely do more how-to videos. I know there are people newer into vw’s that could use guidance on stuff like this. Great job on this one! Can’t wait for next weeks video!
@tylerburgess7664 2 жыл бұрын
You guys should grab a gimble for recording. It'd take out the shakey-unlevel stuff. Not being a gripe. I love the content. Keep doing what you do!
@TheJorgSacul 2 жыл бұрын
I've got decent carpet in mine.. but this makes me want to tear it out and put in new, that looks SOOOO good!
@raymondwall277 2 жыл бұрын
Kool stuff - WHERE IS MATT JACKSON! ?? Any flashbacks from the fumes? 🤪🤣😎✌️
@tiyukitv6508 2 жыл бұрын
only a true car guy can appreciate this. awesome😎❤
@iraforleiter7954 2 жыл бұрын
So, what i need to install a new carpet kit in my bug: 1-TMI carpet kit 2-two cans of a good adhesive 3- sharp exacto knife 4- Martin (the bearded wonder) and Gary. Got it!
@tommiesmith3369 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly -- HAHA!
@dirkjansen4309 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! These guys must be made in HEAVEN then!
@chrisfreemesser5707 2 жыл бұрын
An alternative to using spray adhesive is industrial strength Velcro...that way you can reposition the carpet during installation and remove it if you ever need to get to the structure underneath it. That's how I installed my TMI kit a few years back and it's holding up great (pun intended)
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
wow that's interesting!
@mayinnlin1879 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for sharing guys! Looking awesome great job. Love it and enjoy watching VW Life. 👍❤️
@caldeira99 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing and explaining how to install new carpet. I am not at that stage as of yet. The more I watch all of you it gives me hope I can do this for my little baby car and get her on the road again. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love this channel.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear thanks,
@mattm9579 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you all, very much, this is one of the best, down to earth, easy to follow, clearly described , DIY videos on doing the interior of an old school beetle that I have seen in a LOOOOOOOOONG time. Clear, easy, you didn't make it sound like one needed an Astrophysicist degree to be able to do,, just got in and did it!! Great stuff !!, This will be one of those I will return to when I start doing my 72.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
We are so glad to hear that this was the whole point of it and we hope you find it helpful when you go to do your beetle
@fromthebeginningofvankind28 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this tutorial . Very well done. I'm sure this will help many VW'ers (including myself). Tips and tricks from experience are always helpful. Thanks guys it looks so much nicer with carpet. Keep it up.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks we appreciate it!
@67Oldvolks 2 жыл бұрын
VW Life…helpful & entertaining! What else could ya ask for?? Great job! I love Thursday’s 👍🏻
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
You're the best!
@Elijah.L.1971 2 жыл бұрын
This is so satisfying! Great job!
@n2vdubz 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this informative vid VW Life!! I'm about to do the carpet kit in my '59 euro Bug here shortly, and I wasn't sure what order to install in. Now I've got a better idea of where to start, and what to look out for in the process. Cheers from Maine!
@kennethswain6313 2 жыл бұрын
Sequencing is critical to this process. Gary is so organized. Good job guys!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@IrishRooster86 2 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done, as always great video lads. Peace love and VW life.
@jennysolomon-haase9103 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'm definitely going to install the new carpet myself!
@gtags1 2 жыл бұрын
That looks so good can't wait to see it with the seats back in!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
soon!
@rundoetx 2 жыл бұрын
Now, that was sweet. More of these instruction videos wont hurt my feelings, lol. Thanks for posting.
@danieljeppe7981 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm painting the floor in my '69 1300 and I've got the TMI kit ready for install, so this helped me a lot. Thanks guys - great video
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@danieljeppe7981 2 жыл бұрын
@@VWLifeVW I was wondering if you could help me. My Beetle is a '69, and it has a lever by your knee to operate the air ducts. How is the carpet supposed to go around that?
@hanknipper3921 2 жыл бұрын
Always the teacher Little Dude!
@Splashdown99 2 жыл бұрын
Super informative video! I needed it for my own 63. Thank you!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Post a picture of it on our Facebook page! facebook.com/VWLifeVW/
@antoniorivera6187 2 жыл бұрын
You guys did a great job 👍🏻👍🏻very nice god bless and stay safe 🙏 I Injoy watching your videos very much
@augienajera642 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!!!! Getting ready to one in my 70's!!!!! Great video guys, thanks!!!!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear! Post a picture of it on our Facebook page! facebook.com/VWLifeVW/
@beefsoda1 Жыл бұрын
This is a great how to video! Thanks for taking the time to make this!
@VWLifeVW Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment!
@dirkjansen4309 2 жыл бұрын
Such a good job, guys! Yes, you obviously need good tools, patience - and a handful of good friends next to you. Laughed out loud about F.L.A.P.S - i'll keep that in mind! 😊😉👍
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
hee hee
@argotamauricio 2 жыл бұрын
This is going to help me a lot in about two months.. I'm not doing a roadstoration (sorry 😐). I'm doing a full restoration .. thanks guys !! ❤️
@earlt.7573 2 жыл бұрын
Need to do this in my 65 bug, glad I found your video, GREAT job guys !!!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome mb
@allanfoster6965 2 жыл бұрын
Bootyfull finish guys!👏👏👏👏👏👏
@surlycrosscheck1 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Just sat down for lunch! This is perfect boys. Cheers!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@dougcurtis578 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thanks, guys!
@zimms-world 2 жыл бұрын
Great job. This is very helpful and thorough. Good how to
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@galencurrington8704 2 жыл бұрын
The e brake boot goes under the carpet. Lol. In 25 years I’ve never glued the main carpet down completely because if someone wants to run speakers or the main brake line goes bad or the e brake boot goes bad, or you decide later you want to put in a new harness. You’ll have to pull the carpet back up and sometimes the glue won’t let loose and it will ruin the carpet and you’ll have to buy another kit. I’ve seen some carpet kits were the shifter bolts will be under the carpet so you have to pull the carpet up and over to get to the bolts. Im surprised you didn’t put more padding on the floor.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
ah okay, yeah everyone does it different i suppose.
@OldtimersGarageNL 7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I will start with it tomorrow!
@skillsinc2390 2 жыл бұрын
You guys really made this look easy to do.
@davidrasmussen5697 11 ай бұрын
I'm starting a body off resto to my 65 bug. I found this video so helpful because you guys do detail stuff and and don't make it look Soo intimidating. My only problem is you guys are a " crew " working together in your videos which makes it much easier. Living in Western NC the hobby isn't as popular so harder to get the help. Anyway, you guys are so motivating to us DYI VW guys out here. I will watch your video many times and then go for it. Isn't being a VW guy a weird thing? Once you get bitten, your into it for life. It's a CULT. But a peaceful one. Carry on men.
@Thatvbubguy62 2 жыл бұрын
Thx guys for this video. Looks great in the 63!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@jgutierrez2014 Жыл бұрын
excellent! I will need to do this on my 71 super beetle
@Sleeperdude 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@johnwhitmore4395 2 жыл бұрын
Same process for a Kenworth truck cab , hated breathing glue all day , nice work, I’m seeing a future business opportunity for vw life
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 maybe we need a Kenworth :)
@lukesmith1463 6 ай бұрын
Thanks guys
@daveayres950 2 жыл бұрын
Keep em coming this is a job on my tick list some good tips what no food
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Will do!!
@garryturner440 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how the carpet changes the look of inside the car right away !!!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
yeah , it's a nice change
@jamesquintana9137 2 жыл бұрын
Great job fellas! The Wolfsburg factory could have used you guys back in the day!
@escamilo69 2 жыл бұрын
Looks Freakin Awesome!
@stephenport4768 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job look brilliant
@iadubber 2 жыл бұрын
6600th view, 600th like :) Love you guys!
@Misunderstoodboygenius 2 жыл бұрын
The Dynamat is for sound deadening like damping a drum head. The padding is for sound insulation. Two different functions. Much much quieter with both installed.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
ah okay
@Misunderstoodboygenius 2 жыл бұрын
@@VWLifeVW I just realized the autocorrect in there… dynamat. But yeah, it keeps the metal from “ringing” like a bell. So it does deaden the sound. But it doesn’t block sound waves that pass through, that’s what the insulation does which is why VW had it thick in the back. It insulates the interior from the engine noise. Now if you want to hear that it’s great to leave off. I drive my Beetle 60 miles at a time and have audiobooks on so I have the insulation. 😆
@wolz256 Жыл бұрын
Yes, dynamat does not need to be on every square inch of a panel. Which is good. Because it's expensive and tedious to try and do that.
@suess15 2 жыл бұрын
Great video guys this has me locate where the seatbelt mounting hole on the tunnel when I install them
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@roberthasserd513 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, do you have one for the headliner? Looks like that needs to go in first before the carpet, I have a 1963 Beetle. Again thank you guy’s for the awesome video.
@davidryan573 2 жыл бұрын
Two thumbs up, nice how to video.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@aaronlehman9549 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been really enjoying this series. Makes me wish I had the money to fix up my 63
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we'll were trying to do it on a budget
@johnnewcomb1128 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job, dry fitting makes it turn out great. Was a little surprised that there wasn't a break for lunch. Sometimes it's hard to do something new, but don't be a "frayed."
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
no lunch today! only work :)
@VWBEETLEOVAL1955 2 жыл бұрын
Nice carpet placement, mine will be the original carpet and have to be very carefull. nice job guy,s looking very good.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@justinsruiz 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@cortevens 2 жыл бұрын
Just love watching your videos. What happened to the orange menace? Haven't herd it mentioned in awhile? Thought I had watched all your videos maybe I missed one will have to go back and look !! Orange is my favorite color on a bug.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
it got sold and went to corpus christi or san antonio, then it got sold again and went to N. Carolina, we think.
@SpiroAbdalnor Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great video ...Where i can buy the carpet kits ?
@crackpotts5347 2 жыл бұрын
Gary playin it of legit! "FLAPS"
@brianchisnell1548 2 жыл бұрын
Good job! I am torn between original 1/2 carpet kit with the rubber floors or all carpet like yours. It seems salt and pepper square weave was stock on my '64 pearl white L-87. I noticed you have all red fuses. Shouldn't they be 7 white, 1 red on the far right? Cheers from West Texas!
@bensonellis2813 9 ай бұрын
adhesive duct insulation is a good and cheaper alternative to dynamat as well.
@tylerburgess7664 2 жыл бұрын
4th comment. About to do carpet myself!
@jessejames4284 2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@azmike3572 2 жыл бұрын
Can the carpet be made to still fit snugly when people also want cushy padding on the floor, sound deadening material and/or insulation for hot or cold climates in their beetles?
@hded06 2 жыл бұрын
LMFAO! I Memmer when I did mines!! LOL! I wish u guys had this up 4years ago!!!! ROTFLMFAO!!
@bugnut82 Жыл бұрын
So headliner first, or carpet? Cause I have both arriving soon!
@danharrigan493 3 ай бұрын
I have a ‘57 beetle and trying to have some make the pins, my seat didn’t have springs or pins. Are there 1 or 2 pins for the knobs? If it’s 1, which hole does it go in, top or bottom? (Say the hole for the seat bar is on the left) I can send a picture.
@XX-io8wg 2 жыл бұрын
Did you guys use glue onto the footrest? Or just rested the carpet on top of the footrest? Thanks
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, glue
@ervinbeci728 2 жыл бұрын
What.s the name of silicon you are using for carpet..?
@scotwheeler5789 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job guys! I need to carpet my 67. It would help with noise reduction. But have you seen the prices for German square weave?? $$$ 😳 TMI has good stuff!
@tommiesmith3369 2 жыл бұрын
Yea we put Square weave in the Raffle Beetle.. it was pretty pricey! check out WolfsBurg West for their products too.. tell them the VW HARVEST/VW LIFE crew sent you.. :)
@scotwheeler5789 2 жыл бұрын
@@tommiesmith3369 hey Tommie! Will do thanks!
@oldtanker4860 2 жыл бұрын
The dyna matting you referred to, is that the silver insulation looking stuff that says rattle trap already installed? VW newby here. What is that crank object next to the shifter you had to cut the front carpet for?
@RRmeanmachine 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Rattle Trap is another brand of sound deadening like Dyna-Mat. The knob to the right of the shifter is the heater knob, twist it and it pulls open the heat exchanger flaps, and magically, heat!
@oldtanker4860 2 жыл бұрын
@@RRmeanmachine Thank you.
@LindaKKBakalis Жыл бұрын
What do you use to take the old glue off? Did I miss that info?
@VWLifeVW Жыл бұрын
Acetone is a great solvent to remove glue
@GT.Bugger 2 жыл бұрын
I'm unsure about fitting a carpet. Main reason being I don't like the idea of glueing it in place as you then can't see if any rust develops behind.
@francodesapri9174 2 жыл бұрын
Would you please tell me where can I get this textile ??? I mean those carpet pieces???
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Try Wolfsburg west
@Fatty420 2 жыл бұрын
If you're doing this alone get yourself some of those small, super strong neodymium magnets to hold the carpet piece in place, flip one half of the piece over, spray it with adhesive and press it in place. Then you can flip the other half over and spray and press that half too.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@jillianvanliew 2 жыл бұрын
How high were you guys after spraying all that adhesive in an enclosed area?
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Everywhere we applied the carpet
@dalewyatt1321 2 жыл бұрын
Is the technical term of "moosh down" written in the instructions?
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Lol yes it's in the Bentley manual
@j6sj7 2 жыл бұрын
That carpet sure did change the look of the interior... I bet it even smelled better inside. Makes me wanta just kick off my shoes, get barefoot and scrunch my toes down in it. You gotta enjoy a Beetle with all your senses, y'know? (Except maybe, gnawing on the steering wheel to get the taste).
@christianwernher9559 2 жыл бұрын
This tranformed the car. The inside looks freakin' new now. Like in 1963.
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it's pretty remarkable
@eddiecastaneda9523 Жыл бұрын
Cuanto usd USA?
@JMC8415 2 жыл бұрын
Why didn't the ebrake cover get tucked in the carpet?
@jenny80myles 2 жыл бұрын
How long do you have to wait for the glue to set?
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Not long, if it's cold you'd want to wait a few minutes
@keithwalker6892 7 ай бұрын
It’s amazing how a car of worst design could succeed so well. All the cars of today have every thing in the front and liquid cooled engines. Altho freezing cold in the winter the beetle in Montreal winter got thru the snow. most popular small car due to weight on back driven wheels. I know I had a 1958.
@stabilman5463 2 жыл бұрын
From where did you buy the carpetkit ?
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Heritage part center use discount code VWLIFE
@DarkElfDiva 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, no views? I've never been this early!
@divemuch2736 2 жыл бұрын
Where do I buy parts for my 63 beetle??
@tommiesmith3369 2 жыл бұрын
we have a few suggestions :) we should be getting you guys a discount code here soon if you can hold off on ordering for a second :)
@chuckcafiero4546 Жыл бұрын
I wanna see more of the installers tats
@KSFWG 2 жыл бұрын
The only thing harder to install by yourself is the headliner. lol Don't ask me how I know that ! lol
@RichB51 Жыл бұрын
Why didn't you put the e brake boot under the carpet?
@VWLifeVW Жыл бұрын
We are amatures!
@davidkastin4240 2 жыл бұрын
Idk where I went wrong. I cut it 2 times and it's still short ☺
@kurtlederer8017 2 жыл бұрын
Let's do seats next
@vayabroder729 2 жыл бұрын
The TMI people make good stuff. Great idea on using a lighter on the edges or when cutting holes to prevent the fibers from coming apart. Getting that emergency brake rubber cover on and inside that hole in the carpet in that area is a real b$tch...🤣😂
@dubworldvwadventures 2 жыл бұрын
What’s sad is that many of these kits are not cut properly so they don’t fit right. It’s hard to find a less expensive quality kit. Many don’t even have the heater openings. Also, the wound binding edge ends up coming apart. Do your research before buying. If you can afford the crazy priced German square weave, buy it!
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
yes good tip!
@russellmancillas4464 Жыл бұрын
Wrong color
@antech555 2 жыл бұрын
Supposed to install hand brake boot prior to carpet install. Way too much talking and focus on your work
@VWLifeVW 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
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