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05-04-2007, 04:09 PM
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Location: cedar hill tx
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carpet or mat
which do you think would be best carpet or just black mat?
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05-04-2007, 04:12 PM
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Son of a gun
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Re: carpet or mat
Depends on what your truck is used for. Work, play, show, cruise?
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05-04-2007, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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Re: carpet or mat
Here's a thread with some opinions to get you started. Might try using the search to find more.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=238279
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05-04-2007, 04:23 PM
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Location: Jersey Village, Texas
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Re: carpet or mat
Carpet looks nice
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05-04-2007, 06:12 PM
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someday it will be done!
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada
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Re: carpet or mat
My work truck has rubber on the floor and I like it very much.
My 72 will have carpet though cuz it'll definitely not be a work truck.JMHO
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05-04-2007, 06:37 PM
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Chief Honcho In Charge
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bentonville AR
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Re: carpet or mat
Pepsi vs Coke...
I like carpet...absorbs some reflective sound around the cab..better than rubber mat does.
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05-04-2007, 07:22 PM
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Son of a gun
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Re: carpet or mat
I like rubber for a working truck. Others nailed when they said to put the insulation under it.
Carpet is great for a cruiser or fun truck. It does do a whole lot more for sound absorbtion.
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05-05-2007, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Re: carpet or mat
Back in "the day" (mid 60's) I worked in an auto upholstery shop. We replaced a lot of rubber mats and carpets back then as things didn't last as well as they do now. I remember that when we pulled out a rubber mat, it usually had a lot more rust under it than carpets. Sometimes the insulation was still wet when we removed the mats. Water gets in the insulation material under the rubber and won't dry out, but the carpet lets the moisture dry out. Just my two cents. If you go with the rubber mats, be carefull when cleaning it with the hose.
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05-05-2007, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kelso,Wa
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Re: carpet or mat
Rubber mat for mudding, carpet for highway
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