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Author Subject: Stripped rear/carpeting
jamiek_uk2000

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I'm going to be stripping (halfway through) the interior of my 6, buckets going in but I am wondering if anyone has done anything with the rear end such as carpeting it for sound deadening. I'm stripping as I'm going for a cage but only so if I do roll the thing I may survive and not too fused on the weight saving, if it gives a bit of comfort. Anyone got any photos of something like this that they have done or has everyone who stripped the seats just gone for lightweight and f**k the comfort?

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Posted 6th May 2013 at 21:42
blandy

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Only way it'll work is if you put sound deadening back in as well imo although as you say for comfort purposes that's not a bad idea if your not chasing weight as it does make it noisy and rattly + I'm in the process of painting mine as Its not painted to nice under all that carpet lol
Posted 6th May 2013 at 21:46
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I left the thin boot mat in to stop the vibration from the boot floor, rear 3-quarters just got a strip of foam + tape across them to tone down the rattles some. It's not too bad.

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Posted 6th May 2013 at 21:48
jamiek_uk2000

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Yeah, well it's going to be on the road for some of the time and I can't see that much difference by removing some carpet really. I was trying to say but failed at saying there is carpet with a sound deadening backing to it that you can buy, just haven't seen people using it on a 6. I'm going to be spraying the inside when I get it resprayed, just thinking of keeping the noise down and stop everything sounding of rattling

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Posted 6th May 2013 at 21:50
phillipm

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Even some lightweight carpet like the kitcar lads use will stop most of the rattles/vibration.

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Posted 6th May 2013 at 21:54
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Like dis?

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 07:58
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That is the exact sort of thing I was thinking about, would flocking it be a possibility on the pillars. Think that would look better maybe? I was even pondering putting a sheet of carbon fibre on the floor then carpet that to take the ridges out to make it one flat floor. Being too fussy?
Thinking about the weight saving, I always run at least a quarter of a tank to keep the back end weighted slightly. When it's got an empty tank you can feel how skitish the car can be, although that may have been the beam and rear mounts being shot that caused that?

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:04
clen666

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If you're getting the carpet I'd just use that all over, wouldn't bother trying to make the floor flat, just another thing that could cause annoying vibrations

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:08
jamiek_uk2000

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Good point. I've been looking into pop on fastners to fix the carpet to the floor, I don't want to glue it as I'm putting a cage in over the coming months and will have to remove for that. Or I can just do the more sensible option, which has just occured to me and just wait till the cage is in. Makes more sense I'm sure. At least I've got the idea in my head, on the hunt now for carpet!

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:10
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Don't be gay, get it stripped properly. Thumbs up

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:13
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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:19
jamiek_uk2000

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Doing all the work for me here! That's the stuff, 450g per square meter, so will probably add 3-4kg and it will be so much nicer experience to be in. Plus, are those 3-4 kg going to make THAT much difference, I'm only doing the track days for fun so it's not like I'm against the clock or anything. When I charge it aswell it will make even less difference Smile

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 08:26
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I went down a similar route for day to day comfort. I just put a thin acoustic carpet in
It also makes the 'boot' a bit more usable, and stops anything sliding all over the shop and scratching the bare metal

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=142494&page=5

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 09:59
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If you wanted to flock it to the pillars, you could consider something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/self-adhesive-closed-cell-foam-sheets-sound-proofing-size-2mtr-x-500mm-x-3mm-/300889146908?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item460e64061c

The back is adhesive so you could stick it to pillars like that?

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 10:11
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I'd never buy anything off a guy with rings on all his fingers and disgusting nails like that. Reminds me of that time round Owains house
Posted 9th May 2013 at 18:48
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http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp263/hovis16/Finished.jpg like this

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Posted 10th May 2013 at 21:45
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You picwhore Wink


Looks ace!!
Posted 11th May 2013 at 09:18
jamiek_uk2000

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Getting some nice ideas here now, just need some nice weather to crack on with starting on mine!

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Posted 11th May 2013 at 11:01
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Its a pity no one can buy the spectrum second skin sludge anymore in the UK Sad

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