huffhuff

huffhuff

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Hi all,

Toying with making the inside a little more 'comfortable' and 'modern'. I appreciate it's not for everybody, so no need to comment if you think it's a waste of time and that real off-roaders don't have carpet (or similar). But, more than happy to hear any technical reasons why carpet should not be fitted (if there are any)

I have a 90 TD5 (R380)- do any of you have pics of black carpet fitted?

Ta
 
Check my thread you can see the original XS carpet and the LRI Solutions carpet I fitted. Though personally if you choose to I would go for the Exmoor Trim.

Only pain in the ass with it, is it can be a little tough to clean but I velcro'd some sheeting over most of it to keep it muck free when off roading. Also gave the lot a couple coats of suede shoe protector.

Also make sure you have got any major leaks, or the carpet just soaks it up. Good to keep one of the cupboard dehumidifiers in there to keep all dry and smell free!
 
+1 for Exmoor Trim, with some silentcoat adhesive sheets underneath. If you take your time fitting it and invest in some nice steel threshold plates it looks, and sounds great.
 
JimS said:
+1 for Exmoor Trim, with some silentcoat adhesive sheets underneath. If you take your time fitting it and invest in some nice steel threshold plates it looks, and sounds great.
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Oh yeah +1 on the SS threshes, they look brilliant.
 
huffhuff said:
Hi all,

Toying with making the inside a little more 'comfortable' and 'modern'. I appreciate it's not for everybody, so no need to comment if you think it's a waste of time and that real off-roaders don't have carpet (or similar). But, more than happy to hear any technical reasons why carpet should not be fitted (if there are any)

I have a 90 TD5 (R380)- do any of you have pics of black carpet fitted?

Ta
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If you don't get it muddy, or not very, main concern would be the carpet holding water, and rotting the bottom of the door pillars etc. Make sure you deal with any water leaks first if you think that may be a problem.
 
I've done this to my 90. I got a few £30 rolls of single silver sided sticky insulation laid it all down EVERYWHERE and then got some £5 sq m carpet from a local carpet shop and looks brill, deffo do that again in another lanny
 
Roof photo, bit of edge showing but the general jist of it
 

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huffhuff said:
Hi all,

Toying with making the inside a little more 'comfortable' and 'modern'. I appreciate it's not for everybody, so no need to comment if you think it's a waste of time and that real off-roaders don't have carpet (or similar). But, more than happy to hear any technical reasons why carpet should not be fitted (if there are any)

I have a 90 TD5 (R380)- do any of you have pics of black carpet fitted?

Ta
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On a serious note. Defenders leak.. oil out and water in.
Soggy carpets are no fun. Is yours a garaged example or kept undercover. If not, then you may want to reconsider, maybe for a different material that won't hold the water.

On a more serious, but obviously tongue in cheek....

Maybe this is more to what you actually want ;)

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Is that bloody nice! Good job!

One thing I did do which keeps the floor mats dry is lay thing rubber floor mats underneath! The small amounts of water seem to pool under the rubber mat keeping the carpet nice and dry.
 
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I used a dynamat layer prior to installing the carpet - the result is a total transformation. Brilliant sound quality in the cab now
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I use a similar, but more agricultural approach. Dynamat under the standard rubber mats in the footwells. In the back, Dynamat, 1/2 inch ply, followed by pin matting.
Quiet as a church! Well, sort of a very noisy church! :D
 
Thanks all.

@Mulcaster1 - what carpet set is that? Looks good, exactly what I was after,

I only have one small leak at the moment (touches wood, crosses fingers...and eyes and legs). It's a little pooling under the clutch pedal after heavy heavy rain (clutch also leaks a bit too)

Floor and footwells have silent coat (like dynamat), camping mats and then rubber mats
 
huffhuff said:
Thanks all.

@Mulcaster1 - what carpet set is that? Looks good, exactly what I was after,

I only have one small leak at the moment (touches wood, crosses fingers...and eyes and legs). It's a little pooling under the clutch pedal after heavy heavy rain (clutch also leaks a bit too)
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Front formed carpet was from LRI solutions - the rear I made. Bought some car carpet off tnet and used my spare ofgicecarpet on bulkhead and roof. I made a thinly side and rear panel - covered with a thin road from finely and then covered that with a faux leather Done the same with the side seating.
 
If you want a cheaper alternative to dynamat, that is just as good, look a Fatmat. Did both my 90 and 110 with it, works very well at a fraction of the cost
 
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