69 charger carpet heel pad

[mseacow]

Question for all: Have a 69 500 with the dark green interior, Year One suggested that the Dark Olive colored carpet would be the best match. Ok, ordered that one - color is pretty damn close. BUT, heel pad on new carpet from ACC is black! Original one is colored same as carpet. Also, ACC carpet was folded over and over to get into a small box - has multiple wrinkles, fold marks etc.. Am I being too anal here? Also, which is correct - colored heel pad or black heel pad. I am not sure if my carpet is original or not....

Thanks For Any Help and see you all at the NATS in a few Days!
Matt

[resq302]

If you are worried about folds and wrinkles, check out ECS automotive concepts as they ship their carpet FLAT!  you may pay more for the shipping but it is worth bundles in the end when you can get a flat laying carpet.  Chances are they will also be able to get you a green heel pad if thats what your car came with originally!

[maxwellwedge]

Pretty sure the heel pad should be at least the same color as the carpet. It is in all my non-black carpet cars.

I would call them (ACC) and ask if they make the heel pad to match.....sounds like a mistake. And if it's not a mistake - it should be.

[Rolling_Thunder]

the heel pad should be the same color -  send it back

[Brock Lee]

How come none of these places put the heel pad in the correct spot? They all like to put them just behind the gas pedal rather than have the gas pedal mount to the upper right corner. If you try to shift it to the correct spot, the forms no longer match up.

[mseacow]

UPDATE-
   Called ACC and they actually got pretty defensive/nasty on the phone. They claimed that they are reproducing carpets from the original manuals from the manufacturer. I told them that if they were doing that, then the heel pads would be the same color as the carpet. The girl on the phone from ACC had no answer other than what they are making is correct and my ORIGINAL carpet is not.
   Met Year One guys up at the NATS and they were very understanding. Told me to send the carpet back, but had no real reason for why it came with a black heel pad. Even the pic of a carpet in the Year One catalog shows a color matched heel pad. Anyway, carpet is on it's way back to Year One - side note: the Year One returns departiment made this process very easy. No problems at all returning this item. Thanks if you read this!
   Search goes on for a quality carpet for my charger. Once I get one with the correctly colored heel pad, I hope it fits!!

[charger Downunder]

How come none of these places put the heel pad in the correct spot? They all like to put them just behind the gas pedal rather than have the gas pedal mount to the upper right corner. If you try to shift it to the correct spot, the forms no longer match up.

Thats why you order the carpet with the heal pad not attached and have it put on your self.

[resq302]

How come none of these places put the heel pad in the correct spot? They all like to put them just behind the gas pedal rather than have the gas pedal mount to the upper right corner. If you try to shift it to the correct spot, the forms no longer match up.

Thats why you order the carpet with the heal pad not attached and have it put on your self.

Or you order one from ECS and know it is correct!

[gtx6970]

This is an ACC carpet. bought about a year ago. and having used ACC with there issues in the past.  I was quite suprised to see how well this one fit and layed down in the car
And I would have no issues giving them another try.

[jaak]

This is an ACC carpet. bought about a year ago. and having used ACC with there issues in the past.  I was quite suprised to see how well this one fit and layed down in the car
And I would have no issues giving them another try.

Sorry to Hi-jack, but that interior is BEAUTIFUL!

Jason

[vancamp]

I replaced the original carpet in mine with ECS came flat no wrinkles and the heel pad was in the right place, a little more expensive if i remember correctly but its very nice carpet

[mseacow]

Just talked with ECS and looks like it will be 4-6 MONTHS wait to get a colored carpet from them. They have black ones in stock, but no colored... Any other places worth calling for a carpet?

[68blue]

Just painted mine to match.

[1969chargerrtse]

How come none of these places put the heel pad in the correct spot? They all like to put them just behind the gas pedal rather than have the gas pedal mount to the upper right corner. If you try to shift it to the correct spot, the forms no longer match up.

Thats why you order the carpet with the heal pad not attached and have it put on your self.

Or you order one from ECS and know it is correct!

Yep, you said it twice.  Surprised if he doesn't use them.  I hear nothing but good comments about them.

[Dino]

So after a bit of research I found out that ECS doesn't actually make carpets but uses the ACC carpets and ships them flat instead of rolled up.  ACC carpet is around $250 and Rockauto sells the same ACC carpet for $127 or $165 with added sound deadening.  I can't find a price for ECS because the site is not loading for me.

Looks like I'm shopping at Rockauto again.

[jb666]

Sorry to dig up an old topic, but I knew you guys could help..

I'm putting the front section of my (new) carpet in now. The heel pad has a notch in the upper right corner, which is where the rep (Legiondary) told me the gas pedal bolts through.

My OLD carpet (not original) had the section notched out of the heel pad as well.

My question -- Does the gas pedal bolt through the carpet, or the actual plastic heel pad???

[bill440rt]

Jeff, mine bolted thru the heel pad. My pads weren't notched, AFAIR.
I had to cut a notch in the heel pad for the rectangular section on the back of the gas pedal to sit thru. Am I describing that OK?

[1969 Dodge Charger R/T]

That steering wheel looks like a '70 Chevelle SS steering wheel 

[bill440rt]

That steering wheel looks like a '70 Chevelle SS steering wheel 

B-body rimblow.