Crazy idea #27 -- carpet? We don't need no stinkin' carpet!

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Crazy idea #27 -- carpet? We don't need no stinkin' carpet!

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Been thinking about the carpet in my Cabriolet and how much of a pain it is to keep it clean and dry. My P71 Crown Vic has no carpet, just a rubber mat, and it's a lot more practical.

Anyone ever driven a Cabbie with the carpet removed? What was the noise level like? I'm thinking I could make some removable duck boards, like in a VW Thing.
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Re: Crazy idea #27 -- carpet? We don't need no stinkin' carpet!

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Hell rip it out, install dynomat, then spray the bead liner over it.. durable and quiet
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Briano1234 wrote:Hell rip it out, install dynomat, then spray the bead liner over it.. durable and quiet
That's not a bad idea.
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Re: Crazy idea #27 -- carpet? We don't need no stinkin' carpet!

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A friend ripped the carpet out of his... with the top up, it's annoyingly loud inside the car on the highway. It's so loud that you can't have a normal conversation; instead, you essentially yell at one another, put up with the constant "what'd you say?", or say nothing at all. :beer:
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Thanks, that's what I was afraid of.

Gonna shelve this idea until I have enough spare cash to buy Dynamat or B-Quiet to replace the lost sound deadening.
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kamzcab86 wrote:A friend ripped the carpet out of his... with the top up, it's annoyingly loud inside the car on the highway. It's so loud that you can't have a normal conversation; instead, you essentially yell at one another, put up with the constant "what'd you say?", or say nothing at all. :beer:

dude my car still has carpet and padding and it is still that way all the wind whistles and leaks
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Post by bfrey003 »

Gull, Did you ever try this? I was actually thinking about ripping my carpet up earlier today cause it's just not very good. I didnt even think about the noise levels.

I just looked up what duckboards were though and think it would look good in a cabby
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