Advice Please!!!

[Shaggyracer]

Hi all! I'm putting my Charger back together, and I don't know if it would be easier to install the carpet or dash first! Does it matter? Any tips on things to watch out for? Thank you!

 

[hanks73340]

Carpet... Nice Charger! You gonna put the black cutout on the bulge?

 

[Shaggyracer]

Carpet... Nice Charger! You gonna put the black cutout on the bulge?

Thank you! I am!

 

[pnora]

I would get the dash in first along with just about everything overhead. Otherwise you will be filling the carpet with crap. I get everything done and then lastly the carpet, belts, console, and seats.

 

[QuickBpBp]

I would just put an old blanket/comforter in so you can work off of it and get the dash in that way you are not messing up a new carpet. Nice looking project too!

 

[dadsbee]

Headliner, wiper linkages, firewall insulation, heater box, parking brake, pedals, dash, then windshield. All door glass, interior panels, carpet and seats last.

 

[pnora]

I would just put an old blanket/comforter in so you can work off of it and get the dash in that way you are not messing up a new carpet. Nice looking project too!

I have cheap harbor freight moving blankets and pillows the wife wants to throw out.

 

[dadsbee]

Make sure that the heater core doesn't leak before carpet!

 

[BigFlo]

^^^^ Ditto!!
I took mine to a radiator shop and they pressure tested it. It tested OK. After assembling everything, including new carpeting, it leaked and saturated my carpet. I don’t know if I was scammed by the shop or something else happened after it was tested, but I would find a way to test the heater core yourself.

 

[hanks73340]

I lose. I must have been lucky cause I did my carpet first.

 

[Shaggyracer]

Thank you everyone! I appreciate the tips!