i feel ya man. washington sucks haha im thinking about putting in my own carpet as well. since i dont have the skill to make badass kickpanels like you, im gonna take my alpine speakers out of my kick panels, carpet the whole kick panel black along with the floor, and run my wires behind the bench with 6x9s in boxes. then hopefully after a alternator swap a sub will take place of the parcel tray. sub is a while away but im hoping carpet next month with speakers.