Carpet installation and seatbelts started

We got a lot done (or at least feels like progress) with carpeting, seatbelts, some trim and rear speakers.
Carpeting wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It can be tedious, but very satisfying! I did the trunk a while ago and that was 50/50 custom vs FFR stock. Again, will have some custom work on the carpeting in the cockpit.

I am using a heavier black carpet (20 oz) from BassBoatSeats.com, it’s $180 for 108 sq/ft (6′ x 18′) using the FFR pre-cut carpeting as a template. I prepped the cockpit with black gaffers tape to hide the joints.

Layout on the back of the cockpit, as recommended by many, is to hang the center piece with some clips to establish location and edges then spray the bottom portion first, let it dry then the top piece lays in very easily. Also note, I used black gaffers tape around each of the joints, this way if there was any minor gaps, the black background hides any imperfections. Works great!

Trimming out the speaker and cubby holes is pretty simple once the glue dries. I found that a wide putty scraper was very useful in getting the Breeze cubby trim to not bunch up on the heavier carpet.

Next up, before putting the speakers back in, was to setup the seatbelts. This required putting the seat in the car, measuring from collarbone to the belt adjuster at 10 inches, then mounting and rolling up the excess webbing. This also meant I had to put in Michael Everson’s trim rings as the belt hardware won’t pass through these, so a quick way to level the trim was to use a level and a ruler

Once the belt webbing was rolled up, we used zip ties to bundle them so the webbing isn’t loose. Now we could finally install the rear speakers. Really like this look! https://breezeautomotive.com/shop/cockpit-storage-cubby-kit-for-mk4-roadster/

My son Ryan developed some 3D-printed wedges to mount the 4″ speakers in the side of the footboxes which gives the clearance and angles the speakers upward a bit more while keeping it all flush.