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Carpet Installation

Installation of the new ACC black carpet is an all day project, and requires gutting the interior.The end result is well worth it, especially on a car with an ugly color factory carpet!

1. We started with the hatch area first, since it is fairly easy, and then worked foward.

2. A close of up the rug in the hatch area showed just how much wear and tear occurs over ten-plus years.

3. The hatch area carpet is held in place with a number of sheet metal screws, we zipped them out with an electric drill and driver attachment.

4. With the seats folded down, slip the hatch carpet off the seat-back panel. The hatch carpet can be removed from the car now.

5. The old red carped is shown next to the new black ACC carpet. The ACC carpet features a stitched nylon cover around the outer edge to prevent fraying.

6. Also included with the carpet kit is a new hatch area insulation piece. We laid it over the cardboard spare tire panel, and kept one of the two thick stock insulators for more sound deadening.

7. The rear seat back need to be removed from the car in order to change the carpet backing. The latch trim is removed, and then the seat is unbolted. The seat bottom needs to be pulled out to access the bolts.

8. Be sure to keep all the screws and hardware together, Ford used a variety of screw sizes for the interior trim.


9. With the rear seat back out, we used a interior trim tool to separate the clips holding the seat cover to the seat.


10. The carpeted seat back can now be removed, and the new ACC piece installed. Note how the edge of the carpet back folds over the seat back.

11. The new carpet is secured into place with the same sheet metal screws removed earlier.We used a sharp scribe to punch holes for the retaining screws.


12. With the hatch area and seat backs completed, we are ready to tackle the main compartment.

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