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carpet sliding doors or not?

11K views 10 replies 8 participants last post by  tatorst5  
#1 ·
Hi All

Almost finished carpeting and lining van, wondering if i should carpet the sliding doors or not. Has anybody done this? wondering where the carpet should finish if i did decide to do it
 
#6 ·
Thanks everybody
Decision made!
Just wondering where the carpet should finish
1. Should I stop it just on the rubber sill around opening
2. Should I carry it around the side of the door and into the rubber sill on door
I don't want the carpet getting wet
 
#8 ·
At no point should the carpet quite touch any seals, when you carpet doors. It's asking for trouble really, the amount of water which can get sucked in when the van is moving in particular is surprising....In a bad way !

Go up to the seals when doing doors, if that's how you want them, but no further.

When doing the van sides etc, then just nipping 4 or 5mm under the seals is usually fine, as long as you have no nicks or holes in the seal.
 
#10 ·
It's a real each to their own situation, this. Personally I'm happy with just the panels carpeted on both slider and rear door.

As it looks really rubbish when either are partly open and the edge of the carpet is seen if you go any further.

My slider has been done as the missus prefers the look too. I think its carp to be honest.:*