A Glossary of Carpet Terms
and
What They Mean
 

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• molded carpet--A molded carpet is, in this case, is automotive grade carpeting that has had heat applied to it in a mold of a vehicles specific floor pan.  It then is allowed to sit in the mold for a specified amount of time to retain that shape.  Once molded correctly, the carpet does not loose it's shape and retains the contours of the floor pan.  Each molded carpet is made to fit only a specific year, make and model car, truck or suv's floor pan.  No generic fit, each molded carpet is tailored to fit your vehicle's contours. We sell molded carpet that is the correct fit for your vehicle.
   
• molded vinyl floor covering--Molded vinyl floor covering is made in much the same way as the molded carpet, however, along with heat, vacuum is also applied to assist the vinyl to hold it's shape correctly.  The molded vinyl floor covering is an alternative to molded carpet and is primarily used in truck and suv applications, but in most cases with a few exceptions, can be manufactured for any vehicle that we offer a molded carpet for.  This product is approximately 1/8" thick, has a pebble grain and is available in 7 colors.  There is enough heavy jute pad included to cover the floor pan areas. Extremely durable, this is an excellent choice for vehicle's that get a lot of hard use.
   
• passenger compartment carpet (or passenger area carpet)--This is a carpet that:
  In a car or suv the passenger compartment or passenger area carpet covers the area where all of the people sit in both the front and second rows of seating.  Generally what is not included in a passenger compartment carpet is the cargo area carpet
  On a full sized van or minivan  (eg: Windstar, Chevy van, Dodge Van, Caravan, etc), however, the passenger compartment is different and in most cases this carpet ends right behind the front row of seating (remember this is the van only).
   
• complete carpet set (or complete set)--A complete carpet set generally consists of the passenger compartment (where all of the people sit in both the first and second row seating) and the cargo area.  Each application varies a little after that.  Some simply consist of passenger compartment and cargo area, and other sets have wheel wells, tail gate pieces, pillar panels, etc.  You need to check your particular application (year, make and model vehicle) to see what is included in a complete set for your specific vehicle.
   
• mass back or mass backing--This is ethylene vinyl acetate 40 ml thick.  It adds sound deadening and insulation qualities to the carpet and is available as a special order item at an additional cost on most vehicles.  Once your carpet is installed in your vehicle a mass backed carpet will not look any different than the poly backed carpet, nor will it wear any better than the poly backed carpet. Mass backing is added for additional sound deadening and heat shielding for your vehicle.
  
  This is an option that is available for most vehicles that have a molded carpet.  Our carpets retain their shape--since they are molded correctly--regardless if they are ordered with or without the mass backing option and  will come with a heavy jute pad for the floor pan areas for sound deadening whether ordered with special order mass backing or the standard poly back. Mass backing is a special order option.  Special orders do not take any longer to manufacture and ship than our standard products.
  
  Remember, mass backing can only be applied to a carpet that is actually molded.  It is applied with heat and bonded to the back of your molded carpet. If your carpet has a cargo area or other pieces that are die cut, there won't be mass backing on that die cut carpet piece, only the molded pieces in your set will have the mass backing on them since it is applied to the back of the carpet during the heat and molding process.

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