Mkuhn138
1/2 ton status
Has anybody carpeted the inside of their fiberglass top (similar to a camper shell)? I want to get this done but am wondering what I should expect to pay, and also if this is something an upholstery shop would normally do.
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Carpeting inside of top
- Thread starter Mkuhn138
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I'm picturing something like the inside of an old 70's van. 
don't forget the disco ball hanging from the ceiling! 
don't forget the disco ball hanging from the ceiling! big pappa b
3/4 ton status
Shag baby...shag. Don't foprget the dingle balls
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
And you need to paint, "The Stabbin' Wagin" on the side when you're done.
Mkuhn138
1/2 ton status
You guys are funny, but I was shooting more for the picture below than the shaggin wagon carpet
Jessie James
1/2 ton status
I like that!
I saw some guy who had a shop line the inside of his topper. However, I didn't like how they did it. They basically had some thin cloth and just glued it to the inside. The result was a cloth covered roof that had all the bumps and lines of the original top. I thought it looked ok at best.
When I daydream about doing this, I would line it first with some Dynamat that is designed to control heat (not noise). I would then take it to a shop and have them make some metal bows or a piece of wood that fits from side to side. Then I would have them put a real headliner on that so it was smooth. I'd also have them make up something for the sides and the pillars so they were nice and smooth as well.
I would want it too look KIND OF like this...
http://www.aftermarkettops.com/faq/faq.htm (scroll all the way to the end to the pictures)
While I was at it, I want to motorize the side windows with some linear actuators... but that's for another thread!
I saw some guy who had a shop line the inside of his topper. However, I didn't like how they did it. They basically had some thin cloth and just glued it to the inside. The result was a cloth covered roof that had all the bumps and lines of the original top. I thought it looked ok at best.
When I daydream about doing this, I would line it first with some Dynamat that is designed to control heat (not noise). I would then take it to a shop and have them make some metal bows or a piece of wood that fits from side to side. Then I would have them put a real headliner on that so it was smooth. I'd also have them make up something for the sides and the pillars so they were nice and smooth as well.
I would want it too look KIND OF like this...
http://www.aftermarkettops.com/faq/faq.htm (scroll all the way to the end to the pictures)
While I was at it, I want to motorize the side windows with some linear actuators... but that's for another thread!
The truck in the pic is very neatly done but why do it at all?
Mkuhn138
1/2 ton status
It's by no means necessary, but I thought it could help with noise while making the interior nicer.
3MAX
1/2 ton status
My '90 model had headliner material in it from the factory. Insulation and a thin sheet of plywood in the top so it was smooth too...
Jessie James
1/2 ton status
Most of the noise comes from the wheel wells and body, and wind noise from seals. To make your truck quieter, you would be better served to put sound deadening material on the sheet metal under the dash, on the floors, inside the doors, and inside the side panels. When you're done there, replace all the door and window seals, including the rear tailgate.
Don't expect miracles. One guy I saw who did this said the biggest difference was from JUST the firewall and front foot wells, and the rear wheel wells. After that, he did the whole thing. The total difference was only 7db. However, if 10db is twice as loud, that seems like a nice change.
Personally, I'd like to do all that to my truck. When I get lots of extra money and time!
If you get a louder exhaust you cant even notice the in cab sounds.....And if you get sick of the loud exhaust then just get a louder sound system. And if your worried about your ears just wear ear plugs!
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
And if your worried about your ears just wear ear plugs!
Or turn up the radio so loud you won't hear the engine.............
Or turn up the radio so loud you won't hear the engine.............
Imo the engine is the best sound. Idk why you would want to cover it up lol
I have no problem hearing the engine, it's the exhaust that I don't like to hear, I never liked to hear loud exhausts, when I bought my van in 87, I put 3 mufflers in line to make it completely silent, and it was great on th elong trips I frequently did, driving 5-6 hours straight can kill your ears and head if you have the loud exhaust like the one in my suburban now.
I am actually looking to find someone to buy it off me because it's brand new from engine to tip but I want a quieter one.
I probably will go back and just change the muffler and add another one behind it somewhere.
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
X eleventy gabillion! That's why I hate Harley Davidson's and bikes like that. I live next to an on-ramp on the edge of our town. Across the highway is a gas station. You can imagine the god awful noise you hear every year around the time of Sturgis. Every biker with a heavy throttle and loud pipes seem to wait until just about the time we watch a good show or plan to go to bed to just stand on it and rev the snot out of their bikes getting back on the road.
