Defender matting

tamcameron

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• Nov 23, 2010

• #1

Hey there,

Has any one tryed to carpet there Landrover with rubber matting i am have a real problem trying cut it round the passanger foot wells and the tranmission tunnel DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY TIPS.

I also am having a few air bubbles creep up.. and also getting it to stick is seeming to be a pain in the rear end.

i'm using Bison contact adesive.. any pointers on using this product also

any way thanks and good luck with your defenders.


Au the best
Rob

 

storm99

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• Nov 23, 2010

• #2

Why the hell are you glueing it down???

That you will regret...

 

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bobbler

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• Nov 23, 2010

• #3

sharp stanley knife and wouldnt glue it just cut to size and the carpet should hold it in place.

plan to do mine with camping mats at some point for a little extra sound proofing

 

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gegs88

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• Nov 23, 2010

• #4

you could always make templates from carboard and use em as a cutting guide for the matting

 

Boris113

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• Nov 23, 2010

• #5

What about strips of sticky back velcro? It will hold it in but come out for offroading/drying after a light shower fraid to say that glue isn't a good idea, it will never dry out and start to smell. As gegs88 said, cardboard templates are good, i used em to help lining mine with rubber...just need to get round to finishing it

 

Last edited: Nov 23, 2010

bevhelee

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• Nov 24, 2010

• #6

I did mine a while ago, used the mats that go under washing machines to stop them vibrating, cut them with a new stanley blade and didn't glue them, they don't move unless I want them to.
Be careful not to get any fuel on them as it causes them to disintegrate.

Lee