'96 Legacy - Cargo area carpet troubles

[AWDCar]

Hey:

 

Kind of a simple question here, but i figure someone must have dealt with this before - because I haven't. Thinking about getting a 96 legacy but the carpet in the back (cargo area) is in bad shape - ie, it is just laying there not attached to the underneath. and it's got a couple of nasty folds in it so it won't flatten out either. Morale of the story - it will just be getting in the way every time I put stuff in or take stuff out - bunching up and stuff..........

 

any of you have any experience solving such an issue? - ie, any ideas on the best way to secure this piece of loose carpet down again?

 

thanks.

[JPX]

Lay it flat in the sun on the driveway for a couple of hours on a hot day. If you want to get nuts with it, you can contact cement it to a piece of MDF.

[Strakes]

If its a wagon, maybe a cargo tray/cover put on top of the carpet would solve it?

 

like this one:

 

https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=31_44&products_id=190

[cookie]

And you can make one from rug remnants. Home Depot sells Velcro that I buy by the big roll for projects. That works fine to hold it down and if you want you can sew a rolled edge on. All the ones I've looked at in junkyards are usually shot too.

[Handtool]

Use it as a template to cut a replacement of indoor/outdoor carpet from home depot or some such place.

[lmdew]

Hit the local junk yard and pick up a used one $10-20.