Too bad you can't weld carpet and beat it into submission. But actually they do weld carpet kinda sorta. What comes to my mind is to buy a factory kit and rip it right down the middle and weld in a patch panel.
Oh man I love this thread! Once again a honking brilliant idea from you guys! I have been hesitant to even start due to my complete and total lack of knowledge with regard to carpet. That is brilliant BP! I can do that, I think.......