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Now how about some actual measurements? Did what I could, where I thought I should. Found a few things I will do my best to articulate. Because of the rear seat reinforcement on the Verts... It makes this measurement about 1 1/2 inches shorter when measuring to the very peak of that hump than on the coupe. That will affect the way the carpet lays as well as...

I attempted at least 6 videos but I suck at making them. I don't even know what I was trying to say. I`m 100% convinced that the coupe carpet is trimmed into place as it was being installed. The Vert carpet has all the signs around the edge were it was cut with a carpet knife while the coupe carpet has straight edges from the machine that produced it. Vert Coupe I lined them up as best could be using the drivers side pad and a straight edge. Aside from the larger hole for the center console I could not find a difference accept around the edges where it had been cut. The Coupe carpet has nice smooth edges while the Vert carpet is fraying in the places a knife cut it.

I know, I know this is taking forever. Much work remains before we are ready to announce the success in the team's ability to not accomplish anything. I didnt see a question about reinforcements but they are indeed there, the VIN number is on the drivers side. They jut in a bit on both sides at the rocker panels so the coupe carpet would be a bit wide in this section. I`m confident it would work, I just dont have the extra $400 for the mass backed carpet I want in this bear market! I`m working on getting a donor coupe carpet in the Vert now and seeing how much and wear it needs to be trimmed. If I cannot update this week then this weekend.

Does the tape deck still work? If so, might be worth using a Bluetooth cassette adapter. I use one in the Regal and it works pretty damn good. I did need to shim the tape head in the adapter for it to work well though. The one I have has a small wire/dongle that sticks out with a button to turn it on and off, pause and skip tracks, and it also contains the mic for hands free calling. For around $20, it might be a good alternative for a fair weather vehicle. I did consider modding mine, but I haven’t decided to pull the trigger yet, specifically because I don’t drive the car daily….and when I do, I don’t always have going anyways. Here is a small sample of how it sounds. There is some “tape print through” in the actual track that came through very clearly in the video, which kind of shocked me that my phone picked it up….but it also helps show how well the thing actually works. IMG_0575.mov