vinyl flooring/carpet - sound deadening/heat sheild options?

[Funstuie]

hey all,

Another Q from me. Currently, my 76 has crappy, torn, disgusting carpet installed. I am going to rip it out and I was thinking of going with vinyl as it will be easier to clean and maintain. I will have to take out all the original bitumen as it's knackered and broken.

Having a look at options available most of the carpets have extra thick backing as an option but the vinyl doesn't. So what are you guys putting under the vinyl?

I am looking to keep it cheapish so I am thinking of peal and seal but is that enough? Should I look for an additional top layer?

[70GMCer]

On the cheap.... Frost King Duct insulation. It is aluminum with sticky back foam.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/E-O-12-i...V516/100028603

I've used this stuff for years and works pretty good.

It can be had for around $18 a roll & can be bought at Home Depot or Lowes.

[RedBed]

I've used something similar in my doors and it does work well and is much cheaper than "deadening material"

As far as vinyl, I got my flooring from www.73-87chevytrucks.com (CaptKaos - member) and it is VERY heavy duty and I am happy with it. Takes a little work to get it cut and in, but worth the time.

[Tiger Joe]

I've had really good luck with some knock off bran sound deadening from amazon. took a chance on it on the first truck 2 summers back, liked it so much we used it under the rubber floor in our 79 C30. definitely helps a lot

[TKCR]

When I did my interior, in first put FatMat down, even on the back wall. Then the original tar Mat. Next I put a foil backed insulation, from Home Depot. It comes in various sizes.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/UltraTou...1406/100656748

Lastly the carpet went down, which also had jute on the back.
The cardboard tool tray, I installed a thick speaker/amp carpet.

[mingoman]

Originally Posted by TKCR

When I did my interior, in first put FatMat down, even on the back wall. Then the original tar Mat. Next I put a foil backed insulation, from Home Depot. It comes in various sizes.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/UltraTou...1406/100656748

Lastly the carpet went down, which also had jute on the back.
The cardboard tool tray, I installed a thick speaker/amp carpet.

Man that looks great!

[TKCR]

You can check my build thread out and see the finished interior. The link is at the bottom, on my signature. It shows a few more pics on the process of the sound deadening.

[mikelom]

Fatmat is less expensive. Just put 2 layers to make it more effective.