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**kev2809** · 07-12-2023, 11:46 AM

anyone trim down a high hump carpet to use for a low hump? i ordered one through rockauto for my suburban but apparently the 400 automatics are high hump? thats what i selected in the options anyways, and it looks like a high hump to me?

**kev2809** · 07-12-2023, 11:50 AM

this is my hand pressing down on the carpet in the middle of my low hump floor

72c20customcamper · 07-12-2023, 03:48 PM

Really don’t see how it can be done without a big seam in it . And having an shop do it would most likely be more than a new one

mr.mud1 · 07-12-2023, 07:32 PM

Mark is right,they mold these carpets with adhesive or whatever is on the back to hold the shape.my 72 3/4 ton truck has a high floor and a Turbo 400 and a new ACC high hump carpet.i'm sure before the carpets are molded,just laying there flat,a high hump would have to be more carpet than a low floor.trying to make it conform to a low floor would be like trying to get size 12 foot into a size 8 shoe?rather than have a mess or cut a section out of it,sell it and re-order what you need?

Keith Seymore · 07-12-2023, 08:11 PM

Or - stuff some foam or bedding or something in there to fill the space between the carpet and floor.

Otherwise - no. You can't cut it down.

K

72c20customcamper · 07-12-2023, 08:26 PM

I just go by if the hump is bolted or stamped into the floor board . What’s your look like ?

**dmjlambert** · 07-12-2023, 09:50 PM

I did the same thing, ordered a TH400 high hump carpet and put it in my truck which of course has a TH400 with low hump. I trusted the catalog and was burned. But I like it anyway. I put a 2x12 board on the hump (just set it there), and put the carpet in and now I have a high hump. I kind of like it, it brings my console and cup holder closer and it gave me a convenient place to screw in a fire extinguisher bracket on the passenger side of the hump.

**FirstOwner69** · 07-12-2023, 10:18 PM

Call Rock Auto and ask if you can exchange it. When I ordered mine about 7 or 8 years ago I noticed the bum information on ACC or Rock Auto's website and ordered the low hump version.

Sounds like the error is still not corrected.

**kev2809** · 07-13-2023, 07:10 AM

ya, I realized cutting it won't be the best solution. I went through the return process and apparently they can take it back and I can reorder the "3 speed automatic" which should be the low hump based on the pictures. I would just be out of $13 for the pre paid shipping label to send it back. guess that's my route I will go. I packaged it yesterday and will be dropping it off today to send it back. wish I would've tried the block of wood method, might have worked for me! building a console that goes there anyways

07-12-2023, 11:46 AM	#1
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,175	Trimming down high hump carpet anyone trim down a high hump carpet to use for a low hump? i ordered one through rockauto for my suburban but apparently the 400 automatics are high hump? thats what i selected in the options anyways, and it looks like a high hump to me? __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

07-12-2023, 11:50 AM	#2
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,175	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet this is my hand pressing down on the carpet in the middle of my low hump floor Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

07-12-2023, 03:48 PM	#3
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet Really don’t see how it can be done without a big seam in it . And having an shop do it would most likely be more than a new one __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

07-12-2023, 07:32 PM	#4
mr.mud1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Joggins Nova Scotia Posts: 1,597	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet Mark is right,they mold these carpets with adhesive or whatever is on the back to hold the shape.my 72 3/4 ton truck has a high floor and a Turbo 400 and a new ACC high hump carpet.i'm sure before the carpets are molded,just laying there flat,a high hump would have to be more carpet than a low floor.trying to make it conform to a low floor would be like trying to get size 12 foot into a size 8 shoe?rather than have a mess or cut a section out of it,sell it and re-order what you need? Attached Images

07-12-2023, 08:11 PM	#5
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet Or - stuff some foam or bedding or something in there to fill the space between the carpet and floor. Otherwise - no. You can't cut it down. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

07-12-2023, 08:26 PM	#6
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,716	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet I just go by if the hump is bolted or stamped into the floor board . What’s your look like ? __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

07-12-2023, 09:50 PM	#7
dmjlambert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 3,859	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet I did the same thing, ordered a TH400 high hump carpet and put it in my truck which of course has a TH400 with low hump. I trusted the catalog and was burned. But I like it anyway. I put a 2x12 board on the hump (just set it there), and put the carpet in and now I have a high hump. I kind of like it, it brings my console and cup holder closer and it gave me a convenient place to screw in a fire extinguisher bracket on the passenger side of the hump. Attached Images

07-12-2023, 10:18 PM	#8
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,852	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet Call Rock Auto and ask if you can exchange it. When I ordered mine about 7 or 8 years ago I noticed the bum information on ACC or Rock Auto's website and ordered the low hump version. Sounds like the error is still not corrected. __________________ Jim

07-13-2023, 07:10 AM	#9
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,175	Re: Trimming down high hump carpet ya, I realized cutting it won't be the best solution. I went through the return process and apparently they can take it back and I can reorder the "3 speed automatic" which should be the low hump based on the pictures. I would just be out of $13 for the pre paid shipping label to send it back. guess that's my route I will go. I packaged it yesterday and will be dropping it off today to send it back. wish I would've tried the block of wood method, might have worked for me! building a console that goes there anyways __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

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