I am installing the rear carpeting in a 94 convertible, the car had no carpeting in it when I got it. I am having trouble figuring out how the carpet pieces fit around the pillar, latch, and the top hinge area. Specifically the small piece that came with the kit. If I could get a couple of pictures of a later C4 vert showing this area I would appreciate it.

I'll give it a hand. Its under the convertible top, right? In the back behind the seats?

yes, just behind the seats where the hinge for the convertible top mounts, the lock pillar carpet piece is supposed to go there but I don't see how it mounts. I have the top off so I am thinking maybe it is fitted after the top hinge is in place, not sure.

Also are the speakers mounted first then the carpet cut to fit around the speakers?

if the speakers are like the coupe, the carpet needs to be cut for the speakers to go in... but the carpet is cut to clear them entirely, but not to go past the grills.

Here are the only three I have on file. They are model year '94. I can shoot more if needed.

Live well,

SJW

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/94/DSCN0346.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/Hatch%20Release%20Lever/HatchReleaseLever.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/94/DSCN0348.jpg[/IMG]

here is a picture of the 2 pieces I am having problems installing. I am guessing they go somewhere on the latch pillar, 2nd picture.

I need a picture showing the latch pillar with everything installed.

I'm not seeing anything that looks like those pieces on my '94, but there are two relatively small pieces that are used at the upper end of the B-pillar (or what there is of one on a ragtop car).

I'm wondering if either:

1. They sent you a carpet kit for a different model year of C4, that might have been different in this area?

or,

2. The maker of the carpet kit took a cheap way out, making a cheesy replacement for this part on each side?

Here are three pix I shot tonight. I hope they somehow help, although it's not easy to shoot any quality pix of this area without removing the ragtop completely from the car.

This one attempts to capture the passenger's side, with a camera angle shooting from the opposite side, and behind:

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/Hatch%20Release%20Lever/DSCN8331.jpg[/IMG]

This one attempts to capture the driver's side, from behind:

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/Hatch%20Release%20Lever/DSCN8330.jpg[/IMG]

And this one is taken of the driver's side, from a more frontal position:

[IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c300/SJW2/Hatch%20Release%20Lever/DSCN8332.jpg[/IMG]

On my carpet set, the two smaller pieces that cover these areas have an attached channel that grips the pinch-weld area along the traling edge, and I can't see how they're attached at the leading edge without some disassembly.

Live well,

SJW

The pictures help, I think I see how the pieces will fit with a little trimming. Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures, I appreciate it.

Happy to help out. Good luck with it.

Live well,

SJW

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It's been a while! Glad to see you back!

Thanks, Andy. It has indeed been a while. I took an extended vacation from all forums (fora?), and have only recently found my way back to CF and even more recently, to here. It's been a busy life lately. Hope all's been well with you and 44!

Live well,

SJW

I can't blame you for taking the break!

CF means so nothing to me anymore, rather sad, really, but, not my doing...

44 is doing well, thank's for ask'n!!!

Stick around, ok?

I ran across some chatter on CF that seemed to indicate that you'd headed off to camp. Hard to imagine what could have been behind that. Seemed to me that you were always one of the more cordial inhabitants there. Needless to say, I was most surprised and quite puzzled.

Do I understand correctly that you're now holding the reins hereabouts?

Glad to hear you've both been doing well.

Live well,

SJW