New carpet tips and tricks??? Help

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Putting new carpet into the ute along with whole lot of interior tidy up/mods. Any tips on what i should do when doing carpet, obviously i have stripped out the seats and seat belts as have brand new ones to go in.
Did you get new underlay? Sound deadener, heat shield or anything like that? As my ute is modded and runs relatively high compression the trans tunnel gets nice and hot from zaust temps

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I didn’t renew the underlay on mine, I just went over the orginal with the new carpet.  But having had a car previously that gets hot on the floor (its no fun), maybe with yours its worth dynamatting it for both heat and noise?

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

I have nothing under my carpet in vs (weight reduction)

 

its fuckin hot on the feet, it’s noise as fuck as well, if you hit the floor with your heel it feels like your kicking a old land cruiser door

 

dont do what I have done lol

 

I do how ever have super plush carpet so it does feel nice and I would strongly recommend getting that lol

 

get some good 10-15mm underlay, even if you only put it under flat parts under where feet go

 

Iv just got sound deadened textured paint but it paints on under car, I painted as much of in Monaro in rust proofing and it has thick foam on bottom of factory carpet to make floor flat and not moulded carpets  like VN-vs are

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Yea when i built my hq i filled every hole etc in firewall, sickaflexed around any dodgy grommets, sprayed shitloads of sound deadener onto floor, then thick underlay with alloy backing and thick carpet. The difference it made was astounding!!

Worried about getting to thick tho as vs plastics have to clip back over the top, not like hq where stuff could be screwed down like door sills etc

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[hallyParticipant VY SS Ute, VF SSV Sedan View build HERE Member since: August 1, 2015 Posts: 17]

Did mine a while back and I was happy with the results. I layed Dynamat over the floor first and then put the factory moulded carpet back in and then used 3m aereosol fabric glue to glue the new carpet onto the factory moulded carpet. I placed some heavy objects on the carpet to stop them seperating while it set, was happy with the end result.

 

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Looks mint love the shifter set up mate!!!!

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Just buy new carpet put it on top of the factory underlay and be done with it…

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Na whilst i have the seats n everything out may as well have a crack at keeping the heat out, literaly makes you sweat on a hot day. Prob 150 worth of materials.

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[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Standard sound deadener any good? As have a shitload of aftermarket gear with the alloy on one and bituman style on the back. Could i stick over the original?

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