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Sep 24, 2008 | 12:27 PM

nickolbag

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Lighter carpet

Anybody here put lighter carpet in their car? Something like this....

http://www.yourautotrim.com/80wideozite.html

From what I read over on ls1tech you can cover an F-body with 4 sections and it weighs around 7lbs. I'd imagine I can do my car with less carpet and less weight. But what does the stock carpet and padding weigh? I have heard weight savings numbers range from 20-40lbs.

I'm just wondering how much the noise level would increase.

Sep 24, 2008 | 01:20 PM

timemender

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Hummmmmmmm - I thought you meant going from black to gray carpet.

Sep 24, 2008 | 03:28 PM

nickolbag

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Hummmmmmmm - I thought you meant going from black to gray carpet.

Well if they are out of black I might go with gray......but that is not my concern for now

Sep 24, 2008 | 07:49 PM

vettekidc5

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if you do this ill buy your passenger side carpet, and the rear hatch area carpet.

Sep 24, 2008 | 10:52 PM

nickolbag

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Originally Posted by vettekidc5

if you do this ill buy your passenger side carpet, and the rear hatch area carpet.

If I do it I'm definitly going to be hanging on to the stock stuff in case I ever want to go back to stock.

I guess nobody has done this???

Sep 25, 2008 | 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by nickolbag

If I do it I'm definitly going to be hanging on to the stock stuff in case I ever want to go back to stock.

I guess nobody has done this???

I really don't know why you would do this mod, but the noise level will increase a lot.

The rear tub is nothing but a thin sheet of SMC and it will sound like an echo chamber.

Sep 25, 2008 | 10:37 AM

nickolbag

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I really don't know why you would do this mod, but the noise level will increase a lot.

The rear tub is nothing but a thin sheet of SMC and it will sound like an echo chamber.

To reduce weight. I've heard 20lbs and I've heard 40 lbs. I've heard it will increase the noise level a lot and I've heard that it will not increase that much.

Sep 25, 2008 | 10:53 AM

ajg1915

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Originally Posted by nickolbag

To reduce weight. I've heard 20lbs and I've heard 40 lbs. I've heard it will increase the noise level a lot and I've heard that it will not increase that much.

Not sure which model vette you have, coupe or hardtop.

I had a coupe before converting over to a hardtop. I had borla stingers, LPE headers w/stock "H" pipe and a maggie.

With the carpet completely removed, it sounded like I had my head stuck under the hood.

The material in the trunk is so thin, it sounds hollow.

These pictures will give you and idea of just how thin it is.