Carpet Removal... Ideas?

Alright so I just got back online and got me a Tacoma! The carpet is pretty much shot and does not fit like it ought to... Thinking someone replaced it with the wrong carpet kit. Not to mention carpet is blue and truck interior is tan... Weird.

So, I am thinking of ripping all the carpet out and getting some kind of bed liner sprayed/rolled or paint. Anyone ever done this before? I realize it will be noisier without the insulation on the back of the carpet. I also realize I drive a truck.

 

There are aftermarket carpet sets available, but if you want to go the bed liner route, I would suggest rhino liner because it is a little bit rubbery compared to LineEx, Rustoleum etc. that dry very hard. I would think a little softer surface would be better inside the truck, incase you drop something etc.

 

Yeah, I think the more rubbery one would be the best for this application, it would even dull some of the sounds coming from underneath.

Would running just sheet metal be bad? I think it would increase rate of rust...

 

Well, cleaned her up tonight and she is sitting carpet free. Took pics just no time to upload at the moment. Time for bed.

 

If the truck is a daily driver I would seriously advise against ripping the carpet out and not replacing it. A buddy did this and sprayed in a bed liner in his Ram and hated life afterward. It was loud even on smooth roads and got hot inside pretty quickly. I'm willing to bet it would have been pretty cold during the winter months as well.

He drove the truck for a couple of weeks before scraping all the bed liner off to put down Dynomat, padding and new carpet.

At some point in the future I'm going to follow his lead as my trucks carpet has seen better days.

 

Dynomat won't do much on the floor pan. Dynomat (and the likes) are meant to make flimsy panels stiffer to cut down on the resonance.

The floor pan is already a very sturdy and stiff piece of metal (for obvious reasons). If you want to cut down on noise and heat from the floor pan then you need to use Mass Loaded Vinyl.

Unless you're a finely tuned audiophile going for the ultimate sound in your truck, Dynomat on the floor pan is pretty much a large waste of money.

 

Thanks for the advice guys, I really do appreciate it... That being said.

It really isn't THAT noisy. I am sure I will lose some insulation value, but I will gain ease of cleaning after wheeling/camping/roadtripping. And up here in the winters carpet pretty much never dries out, so this outta help. If I hate it I can always through a carpet kit over the bed liner.

 

I did this to my tacoma about 5 years ago. It's a bit loud, but I've never regretted it. It's easy to clean with no carpet and just a bed liner. Typically, I take the seats out and just hose out the inside, it dries in an hour or so, or if need be, I'll dry it with some rags. I also took out all the rubber plugs to facilitate easier draining. I don't mind the noise. I can post pics of the interior if you would like.

 

Yeah I would love to see it if you don't mind throwing up a couple pics. Do you drive without the plugs in? I would imagine that is where most of your noise is coming from... I want me drain holes plugged, but removable. Not sure if that is possible and if it isn't then I will just bed line them in place.

 

Got a pic? I would like to see this.

 

Why not just get a HD vinyl flooring . Like my baja truck and the rest of the bajas they don't have carpet but like a vinyl type flooring. Check camelback toyota and see if the have any plus it should be pre-cut to fit directly into the truck

 

I don't seem to be finding any, got a link?