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As part of my never ending search to make life difficult for myself, I am wanting to find some fabric for carpetting my Toledo.
The current carpets are split, filthy etc. so need replacing. I could just buy replacements but that is not exactly in the spirit of my weight saving ethos.
I need something light weight.
I could just not have any carpets but think a bit extreme for a road car.
I am thinking about an alacantra or moleskin type of thing. It doesnt need to be too hardwearing as I will have over mats in foot well.
Current brainwave is to use a microfibre type material (like the cloths you can get for detailing). Maybe fixed to a foam backing, but I don't know if I could buy microfibre by the metre.
Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers guys
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Last Edit: Nov 8, 2009 11:51:40 GMT by alolympic
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Why don't you flock the floor?  Or pink gorilla fur. I know who still has some of that *cough* Seth? |
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mk14dr
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Carpets are over rated, in fact floor coverings are over rated.
The thing about old cars is they leak, and whatever is on the floor will just end up retaining that damp and promoting grot.
Ive got no carpets, just a pair of rubber mats in the front (that I take out and clean under regularly) and I can't say its been a hardship for the last 30k/3years.
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no carpets aint that bad, took mine out about 2 years ago when i was doing 200 miles a week in it, aswell as the back seats  i think a flocked floor would be ace actually. just get a load of spray on glue and some material and whack it on, then hoover it up. put some glitter in to, just for the sake of it. |
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FLOCK IT
i cant think of any other weight saving alternative
but, carpet doesnt weigh a lot anyway - how about just carpet from the front footwells and tunnel?
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You could use the fabric used for things like bass boxes, but as mentioned damp and rot might become an issue.
Another option is a durable paint such as herculiner, some of the American 4x4 guys have done their interiors with it, but that might end up heavier than carpet.
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bortaf
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the sound proofing weighs more than the carpet that covers it, just remove that and use the carpet only ?
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stealthstylz
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Halfords Value Rubber Mats
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Lightweight & attractive to women.. ;D  HC. |
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vinyl? available in all sorts of hues, some quite hardwearing too and can be streched when heat is applied and stuck down with, erm......... glue  Having said that if (lack of) weight is king, tin floor is the only real option. Stripped out racer  |
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RobinJI
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One option's just to selectively remove some of the carpet but not the rest. You'll find that some parts of the car are ridiculously loud without carpet, but others make sweet FA difference. I know in the scirocco most of the carpet in the cabin makes very little difference, however take the boot carpet out and its like someone's stuck an exhaust exiting next to your head. I guess this is because the boot is a big flat piece of steel, so vibrates easily, where as the foot wells and rear bench area are curvy and strengthened, so don't vibrate so easily.
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You could always take a top tip from Viz from many moons ago.....
..small bits of carpet stuck to your shoes, giving the feel of carpet without the hassle of all that weight.... ;D
Our Merc has 'fitted' doormat carpets - the wiry brown ones you have outside your front door. They're admittedly not the lightest things, but they don't soak up water - which is great if your motor leaks like a sieve (as ours does) and people love 'em!
Joe
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