I first want to say that I think SOR is a great company and I've had nothing but good experiences with their customer service and over all great experience with their company.
In fact my entire interior now is SOR related in some way (seat bottoms, leather seats, and now carpet) and I'm very proud of it.
The carpet installation was a lot harder overall to install than I had originally envisioned. Their instructions do a decent job overall of breaking things down. And the carpet itself is of very good quality.
The cut and finish is not as 100% complete as I thought. After installing it, I just accept now that none of these replacement kits are a factory finished. But SOR is pretty damn close.
I think people need to know though that the areas of installation that require a screw to go through the carpet is EXTREMELY challenging and ultimately led to a lot of frustration. The carpet is so thick that even though I awl'ed holes properly and large enough, any single fiber that stuck to a screw would create a run. There was just no way around it. It was quite disappointing to learn this. It's purely the thickness of the carpet that makes it so difficult.
Installation of the cargo area led to 3 runs near the tailgate, but thankfully none on the back of the rear bench where the metal bracket surround the bench back. And my awesome Cruisr Corp rubber mats cover the runs so I'm ok with that. (Those mats are VERY good quality btw). So I can only assume the tailgate runs occurred because those screws are longer, which in turns gives more of a chance for a fiber to catch (no matter how large a hole you awl). From my experience be ready for a run.
And this brings me now to the shift boots. After having gotten 2 runs near the shift boots (SOR's instructions say to bolt the boots down THRU the carpet) I couldn't accept to look at that everyday, especially for the $$$ SOR costs. SOR did work with me to replace the middle section of the front piece for a nominal fee so I could re-attempt my installation. I accept it was my mistake but once a run begins, even trying to back your bolt out will require the run to continue to occur. Aka you're screwed, ha! : )
So on my 2nd installation I took a friend's advice and trimmed the carpet just enough to fit perfectly under the shift boot lip that covers the boots bracket. This avoids any screws from going through the carpet and allows the shift boot to be (IMO) positioned on the floorboard to be more aesthetically appealing.
On SOR's site they'll show the shift boot bracket exposed and on top of the carpet. And I'll be damned if I know how they got a shift boot bolt through that carpet without a run. See pic of brown interior (not mine).
My interior (see grey pic) shows the shift boot lip completely covering the boot bracket. I still have a few small edges to trim to get the carpet to lay fully flat, but it's 95% there at this time. There are also areas near the seat brackets that need to be re thought of how to get them to lay more flat, so they aren't eye sores the minute you open the door to climb in. But again I'm being picky and I have a perfectionist mentality which isn't always my best quality ; )
So to make a long story longer, I would highly recommend avoiding putting any screws through your expensive SOR carpet wherever possible. I do love it and I don't regret the purchase, even though it took 2 months to complete with all the back and forth.
In fact my entire interior now is SOR related in some way (seat bottoms, leather seats, and now carpet) and I'm very proud of it.
The carpet installation was a lot harder overall to install than I had originally envisioned. Their instructions do a decent job overall of breaking things down. And the carpet itself is of very good quality.
The cut and finish is not as 100% complete as I thought. After installing it, I just accept now that none of these replacement kits are a factory finished. But SOR is pretty damn close.
I think people need to know though that the areas of installation that require a screw to go through the carpet is EXTREMELY challenging and ultimately led to a lot of frustration. The carpet is so thick that even though I awl'ed holes properly and large enough, any single fiber that stuck to a screw would create a run. There was just no way around it. It was quite disappointing to learn this. It's purely the thickness of the carpet that makes it so difficult.
Installation of the cargo area led to 3 runs near the tailgate, but thankfully none on the back of the rear bench where the metal bracket surround the bench back. And my awesome Cruisr Corp rubber mats cover the runs so I'm ok with that. (Those mats are VERY good quality btw). So I can only assume the tailgate runs occurred because those screws are longer, which in turns gives more of a chance for a fiber to catch (no matter how large a hole you awl). From my experience be ready for a run.
And this brings me now to the shift boots. After having gotten 2 runs near the shift boots (SOR's instructions say to bolt the boots down THRU the carpet) I couldn't accept to look at that everyday, especially for the $$$ SOR costs. SOR did work with me to replace the middle section of the front piece for a nominal fee so I could re-attempt my installation. I accept it was my mistake but once a run begins, even trying to back your bolt out will require the run to continue to occur. Aka you're screwed, ha! : )
So on my 2nd installation I took a friend's advice and trimmed the carpet just enough to fit perfectly under the shift boot lip that covers the boots bracket. This avoids any screws from going through the carpet and allows the shift boot to be (IMO) positioned on the floorboard to be more aesthetically appealing.
On SOR's site they'll show the shift boot bracket exposed and on top of the carpet. And I'll be damned if I know how they got a shift boot bolt through that carpet without a run. See pic of brown interior (not mine).
My interior (see grey pic) shows the shift boot lip completely covering the boot bracket. I still have a few small edges to trim to get the carpet to lay fully flat, but it's 95% there at this time. There are also areas near the seat brackets that need to be re thought of how to get them to lay more flat, so they aren't eye sores the minute you open the door to climb in. But again I'm being picky and I have a perfectionist mentality which isn't always my best quality ; )
So to make a long story longer, I would highly recommend avoiding putting any screws through your expensive SOR carpet wherever possible. I do love it and I don't regret the purchase, even though it took 2 months to complete with all the back and forth.
