I had taken the seats out of the seven so I could get around easier when I was cleaning the car out. This also served a dual purpose because I think my heater core is clogged.... anyways. When I was in there sweeping the carpet I noticed something strange. The carpet was really lumpy in some places so I started to pull it up. Well what do we have here! It was the original carpet! I was pissed at this point because of this obvious lazyness on the behalf of the previous owner. Well I started to seperate the 2 and then I started to get glad that he was lazy because the original carpet is in mint condition! It was really nice like when you buy a beand new car and are like mmmm clean carpet! Well I started to cut it off the driver side, well there is a little bit of glue on the carpet now. Basically I need to know how to get this damn glue off the carpet. The pass side is a lot worse on the glue it is yellow and not looking so good. The driver side dosent have much and any that is there will actually be covered up by the seat itself. Anyone got any ideas? Ill post some pics this weekend when I get my camera back.

 

Common glue solvents are acetone & MEK.
Test on a spot that won't show, in case it dissolves or stains the carpet.

 

My sister said try goo-gone, Think this will stain it, or dissolve the carpet? hehe

 

I don't know if goo-gone will take off something that's been there for any amount of time longer than like 5 minutes. =/

 

I love goo-gone. It should in the hall of fame next too WD-40 and duct tape. (And my personal favorite, "Steely")

 

Took a while but here are some of the pics I took of the carpet.
original...

 

Here is the original under the crappy top carpet.

 

Wow, that does look new! But you know, after that last pic, it's only a matter of minutes before photo requests of the passenger.

 

Sometimes being a guy sucks, cuz all I see are a pair of legs! :-)

 

im REALLY!!! curious but what the hell do you look at in your rear view mirror at that angle and that low???

 

i hope your kidding...

 

Its actually so I can watch out for dive bombers coming up on my rear.

 

Lets see pix of the owner of those legs

 

Agreed, whos the owner? Nice carpet none the less on the car

 

Why on earth would somebody cover up the orignal carpet. That is just weird.

James

 

Thats just lazy...

either that or he was smuggling cocaine to the states....

 

The same type of people who leave the plastic on their lampshades and put some rubber floormats over their stock floormats....

Theyre keeping the car nice.. for someone else

 

The car was originally from california... was there till 2001 then it came to cincinnati for some reason... witness protection?