+1 on this. Looking to potentially recarpet the whole car post-IMA delete this summer.

Lots of salt and some stains embedded in the carpet. Not too bad but if I'll need carpet for the back why not.

Pretty sure there aren't any kits available for the G1 Insight (I may be wrong), so it would be a mostly DIY project.

I wonder if one could add some sound dampening during the carpet upgrade.

 

It's a lot of work if you want to keep it original and in one piece. I still have the original excellent carpet in my stripped parts car because there are still some attached parts preventing removal.

 

I've replaced the carpet in three different G1s... it's very time consuming if you're a purist (like me) and don't want to cut the OEM carpet... you end up having to take the airbags out, and a ton of wiring harnesses... it's about an 8 hour job start to finish... if you cut the carpet (hidden behind the shifter, but it'll make the carpet sag), then it only takes about 2 hours. Sadly, Honda has EOL'd the carpet, so you'll end up having to buy a used carpet from someone or find NOS parts.

 

Which airbags? I'm assuming you just replaced the floor carpeting and maybe the headliner? Is there a write up for this?

 

Without cutting the floor carpet, there's a hole in the carpet that several wire harnesses go through... including the cables to the SRS computer... so you end up having to remove that wire harness. It's certainly just easier to cut the carpet, but I've never done that.

 

I am not a purist when it comes to cosmetics. I feel they can almost always be improved on. My carpet in my 05 was trashed, holes and wear. I went to my local carpet remnant store and got some beige plush residential carpet. I cut pieces for, drivers, passengers, and cargo area. Covered as much interior floor as possible, up under seats too. Much brighter, cleaner, cushier and quieter than original. Took me a couple hours and the scraps cost about $40. My rear hatch decals looked ratty. I removed them and the car looks way better without them.

 

Thanks for your comments guys! I probably will try to clean my old carpet a bit more, buy a set of decent floor mats and clean the seats in the washer, that will make a huge difference, and then maybe in a couple of years change the complete carpet with a new one (tailormade).

 

Jime:
Whats a "dasy". I found the "pea-tunias" in my car, but can't locate the "dasy"?
(Coffee needed)

 

dash, darn it, dash

 

If you are removing the seat covers to wash them, a lot of car resto guys steam the seat foam to plump it back up. I've never done it, but seen video. Seems to work.