It’s your call, but as you know, you can fly it without the carpet. I’d think about the long term vs. immediate.
And full disclosure, I too mounted my LEMO 1” in front of the GA jacks. Fortunately for me, Abby enlarged the opening in both directions. Never would have been able to have mounted it per Van’s instructions due to the stiffening rib under the seat ramp. The LEMO body is too long and would have interfered with the rib.