I know that there are a few threads that address this issue, but I couldn’t find one that I could add to that addressed the issue definitively, so I’m starting a new one. If I’m wrong for doing this, I apologize.
This is my solution to preventing the carpet wear in the foot/pedal area.
With only 700 miles on my car, I was noticing carpet wear in the footwell of my brand new car. First and foremost, I didn’t want to screw/glue/Velcro any material into the subframe or pan of my new Vintage Motorcar built speedster. I figured that a plastic material that was molded to the shape of the areas in need of protection but held down by the weight of my Coco mats (which most owners use and are very heavy in weight).
Material: Kydex. Black (it comes in a wide variety of colors, so matching your carpet should be no problem). Purchased three pieces .093” x 12” x 24”
This size is perfect for the side pieces, but is too small for the tunnel near the gas pedal for I feel it needs to extend all the way to the foot wall for it to look finished ( by the photos you can see that this is a work in progress, and larger material is on order. Better pictures of the tunnel piece are to come.)
Kydex is a moldable material that is manipulated easily with a heat gun (great thing about this material is if you make a mistake, you can re heat it and start over). I made cardboard/poster board patterns of the areas needing protection, and made basic preliminary folds to the material that I wanted. More finely needed manipulation of the material around areas was done by carefully to avoid the possibility of melting the carpet (used cardboard and tin foil as protection from the heat gun).
I’m super happy with the results. If any members have questions, please feel free to comment.
Gary Brightwell
