Rhino-lining your interior?
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Rhino-lining your interior?
Has anyone ever thought about Rhino-lining the interior of their 'vette instead of getting new carpet? Maybe I am crazy, but I need to replace my carpet, and I was just thinking that getting the interior rhino-lined would be kind of cool. Let me know what you think...
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (damionvoss)
Has anyone ever thought about Rhino-lining the interior of their 'vette instead of getting new carpet? Maybe I am crazy, but I need to replace my carpet, and I was just thinking that getting the interior rhino-lined would be kind of cool. Let me know what you think...
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (BrianandDenise)
oK, What is this Rhino lining? Sounds like something that would go in a truck bed.
It would likely cost as much (or more) than carpet anyway.
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (damionvoss)
I wouldn't do that instead of a carpet unless you're into extreme weight saving techniques. However, I have heard that you can use products like Rhino Liner for sound damping to make your stereo sound better and eliminate some road noise. Rhino Liner and like products are very messy and extremely permanent. If you accidentally get some on your paint, it's there for good. Literally NOTHING will take it off except for sandpaper, and you will have to repaint the entire panel. So if you decide on that, make sure you're careful.
EDIT: When it's used for sound dampening it's meant to be used UNDER the carpet. :cheers:
[Modified by GDP, 2:46 PM 11/27/2002]
EDIT: When it's used for sound dampening it's meant to be used UNDER the carpet. :cheers:
[Modified by GDP, 2:46 PM 11/27/2002]
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (damionvoss)
If we were talking about a racecar with stripped interior then I'd do it. Ditto for a work truck or an 4x4 that sees nothing but trail use. Otherwise doing something like this is going to kill your resale value in a big way.
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (jmr302)
It isn't a race car...at least not yet. It does get faster every year, though. :cheers:
A friend of mine had it done on a car that he had and it looked kind of cool. I just thought I would post here and see what others thought of the idea. You guys have talked me out of it, though.
A friend of mine had it done on a car that he had and it looked kind of cool. I just thought I would post here and see what others thought of the idea. You guys have talked me out of it, though.
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (damionvoss)
:nono: Unless you are thinking about hauling fertilizer or something that you would need to hose out afterwards then don't do it. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (CowboyNVette)
I've got a buddy with a jacked-up, huge tire, big block Blazer that I'm trying t get to Rhino the interior. I think it would be great in a 4x4, but not in a vette, unless you convert it to 4 wheel drive and put some monster tires on it. I think I saw something like that in the 70's.
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (Nevermind)
No offense, but that is the trashiest thing I've ever heard of being done to a Corvette.
Please tell us that you're pulling our legs.
Please tell us that you're pulling our legs.
Maybe get some side steps and a grille guard too.[Modified by n1kki6, 11:16 PM 11/28/2002]
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (oldace84)
Although I still think this was posted as a joke, I think that'd look horrible too, for a car being driven on the street. If anyone I bumped into opened their doors, and I saw a bedliner on the floor, I'd probably s&*t. :U
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Re: Rhino-lining your interior? (Jbaker)
Although I still think this was posted as a joke, I think that'd look horrible too, for a car being driven on the street. If anyone I bumped into opened their doors, and I saw a bedliner on the floor, I'd probably s&*t. :U
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Some of you guys are pushing the limit with your comments.
Rhino lining is available in a multitude of colors. It's great stuff and relatively permanent. Mytake is that with as bad as our cars leak, the Rhino lining would trap the water in your car and hold it, and if you put carpet over it, it would stay wet longer and get moldy quicker.
What's just as important as finding the source of a leak is making sure there is a place for the water to go if it still leaks.
But if you want it for noise reduction, you are better off with Dynamat and using carpet that isn't mass backed(although that would help with the noise reduction, but the fit may not be the same).
Rhino lining is available in a multitude of colors. It's great stuff and relatively permanent. Mytake is that with as bad as our cars leak, the Rhino lining would trap the water in your car and hold it, and if you put carpet over it, it would stay wet longer and get moldy quicker.
What's just as important as finding the source of a leak is making sure there is a place for the water to go if it still leaks.
But if you want it for noise reduction, you are better off with Dynamat and using carpet that isn't mass backed(although that would help with the noise reduction, but the fit may not be the same).
