Help with Carpet!! - Solved!! :)

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #1
    Hey Sax-P

    Just bought a Blue Rallye carpet but i'm having trouble getting it to fit.




    As you can see where the arrow is pointing there is a big "lump" sticking out. and the grey carpet has its own mould to compensate for it. However the Rallye carpet doesn't. As you can see in this picture...



    Now if I actually look at the "lump" it is just a chunk of polystyrene or something that covers a screw :/ What shall I do about this? Surely this screw has relevance and some form of importance. Shall I just hack saw it off? How come some saxo's don't have this lump??

    This is a picture of the offending item!!

    This is the chunk of polystyrene.



    and this is the screw which it covers. Shall I just hacksaw about 2/3 of the thread?



    All help appreciated! Need to know this asap as the carpet is currently in mid-fit and it wont seal under the doors untill this is gone!
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo
    #2
    i would hazard a guess that most people do away with the polystyrene mate, if it's that important just cut the polystyrene down flat so it still covers the screw but allows the carpet to go in too.

    looks really nice btw, i need to clean mine
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #3
    I want to just get rid of the polystyrene altogether but i'm worried the screw will eventually bore through the carpet :/ its just frustrating because the carpet just keps popping out!! Shall I use a spray adhvesive to keep it down? But then again I wanna take it out again soon for when I get a new saxo! So I want it to be removable. :/

    Thanks mate, was a state when I bought it. Went to halfrauds bought some carpet cleaner and gave it a good hosing down. Sorted
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo
    #4
    i wouldn't stick it down if your planning on removing it any time soon, might ruin it

    i would cover the screw with something flat and tough, but i doubt it would bore through as it would have to be loose and rubbing for that to happen.
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #5
    Is the original carpet not stuck with adhesive. When I lifted it up I saw what can only be described as a "network of webs" like old glue. I could always try velcro or something lol
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo
    #6
    it may be stuck down, but that glue would be like 10 years old, fresh glue would hold it down so tight it would be a bitch to take out any time soon lol.

    i would personally just shave the polystyrene down so the bolt is still covered.
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  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #7
    To the top. Want some more advice.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Hayle, Cornwall Posts: 401 Saxo Desire 1.1
    #8
    Remove the polystyrene and just cover the screw with something else that it wouldn't get through. Maybe a thin bit of wood/metal.
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #9
    What about hacksawing it clean off? Has no one else encountered this issue when changing their carpet?
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #10
    Bump, does anyone know what the screw is actually for? Shall I cut off some thread?
  11. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card
    #11
    Just cut it off
  12. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 897 106 ph1 rallye 106 gti 106 hybrid thing GTI~6
    #12
    just cut the f@cker off, its been sat under a bit of poystyrene for x amount of years already unused, i very much doubt your ever going too need it!
  13. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo
    #13
    wow that is a big screw lol, didnt realise it stuck out so much, i would take it down a fair bit then just put a bolt on it and cover it with a thin bit of that polystyrene
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  14. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 Belfast Posts: 404 Corsa b, Saxo VTR
    #14
    maybe a screw used on other models? so in your model they have just put polystrene over it rather than redesigning your car without one when it was first made? So doubt its anything overly important... could probably cut it back a bit and cover with something that isnt going to damage the carpet
  15. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex
    #15
    cut the screw out

    clearly isnt important lol
  16. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Braunton Posts: 330 BLACK SAXO VT?
    #16
    i fitted the same carpet today and i just angle grinded them off
  17. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #17
    Cheers guys, I'll just saw it off and stick a small bolt on the end so its not going to be such a sharp point.
  18. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Mansfield/Nottinghamshire Posts: 586 Austin Mini Mayfair Saxo VTR Punto MK2B Sporting
    #18
    Sawed it off and the carpet fitted a treat. Cheers everyone.
  19. Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Belfast Posts: 1001 red 1.0 wonder
    #19
    good stuff, was just gonna say cut the bastid
  20. Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?
    #20
    cut the fucker off and save weight