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Installed carpet and sound deadener

Those of you wanting to do this, I highly recommend Raammat.com and stockinteriors.com. I S/D' the floor, doors, roof and back wall. The carpet kit was easy to install, its still got some wrinkles but I think those will come out with time. Word of advice though, the how to here says that the kit comes with enough carpet in the back in case you want to do a rear seat delete. My kit did not have enough. Luckily I had enough leftover carpet from the front and I just slid a peice of carpet to cover the gap. Besides that, Im really happy with both companies

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looks really good! nice and clean.
 
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Looks good man.
 
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Looks clean
 
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thanks guys! couple more
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bet that sounds soo much better, i only put about half on the floor compared to yours and it made a huge difference.

I need to get my carpet back in, might buy some of that stuff you got.
 
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bet that sounds soo much better, i only put about half on the floor compared to yours and it made a huge difference.

I need to get my carpet back in, might buy some of that stuff you got.
sounds WAY better...I did the entire floor, most peices overlaped 1-2" and some places got 2 layers. Those pics arent the finished product though. After everything was covered, I put down a peice of ensolite, closed cell foam. Doors got inner/out skin plus ensolite foam. The rear panel and pillars got sd material too. Roof got 1 layer of sd, no foam. I then laid the carpet and its jute padding down. Truck sounds SOLID now, alot less noise for sure, I can barely hear my taurus e-fan now.
 
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I put new carpet in a few months ago, I got it from the same place you did and its nice stuff.

Also to zabeard, when you put the carpet back it there will be another big difference in sound. Without the carpet in my truck its so loud and you can hear everything.
 
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I put new carpet in a few months ago, I got it from the same place you did and its nice stuff.

Also to zabeard, when you put the carpet back it there will be another big difference in sound. Without the carpet in my truck its so loud and you can hear everything.
did you go with the plush or ultra plush one? I did ultra plush, standard padding
 
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My truck has edead everywhere except the roof and in the around the xtra cab windows. even with my vinyl floor it makes a huge difference. i want carpet but dirt roads keep tellin me no... clean install dude
 
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thanks...I took my time, measured 3 times, cut once...no rushing. I did manage to decapitate a couple trim retainers...have to hit up my ford dealer for them. Ive heard good things about edead, I went with raammat because everyone Ive talked to loved it. I rode in an altima with it and noticed a big difference.
 
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Looks good, I started doing the same to mine a few weeks ago, but a couple strips have started to droop from the roof, guess I should make the pieces smaller. I'm using Fatmat Rattletrap though.

Know what the thickness of the stuff you installed is?
 
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How long did it take? and How much did it cost in materials?
 
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Originally Posted by sniper_101
Looks good, I started doing the same to mine a few weeks ago, but a couple strips have started to droop from the roof, guess I should make the pieces smaller. I'm using Fatmat Rattletrap though.

Know what the thickness of the stuff you installed is?
I think its 60 mil...Here's a link to the specs.

Specifications:

Adhesive/Damping Layer
Butyl
Total Thickness
60 mil
Temperature Rating
Guaranteed to 300°F
Constraining Layer
2 mil aluminum coated both sides with polyethelene
lbs /ft²
.35
Packaged
rolls - 15" x 50'
Square Feet per Roll
62.5


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How long did it take? and How much did it cost in materials?
It took me 2.5 days to do deadener and carpet install. I did this by myself, taking my time and making sure everythng was cleand and pressed down good.

edit: about $300 in materials
 
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Looks so clean, very nice job
 
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Originally Posted by BSGRanger
Looks so clean, very nice job
thanks bud! I had a lot of fun doing this...so much that Im gonna S/D our camry
 
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Originally Posted by eddiefromcali
thanks bud! I had a lot of fun doing this...so much that Im gonna S/D our camry
+2 on that.. When you have fun doing a mod its a good thing.. especially when theres an immediate difference - most of us dont realize just how damn noisy our trucks are.. hell, jsut putting in my two back seats and filling in those holes with bolts it made a -huge- difference in road and exhaust noise..!
 
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Originally Posted by eddiefromcali
did you go with the plush or ultra plush one? I did ultra plush, standard padding
Just the plush because it was cheap. If it wasn't a 13 year old truck I would have probably spent extra and gotten the ultra plush, but whatever I'm happy with the purchase and look.
 
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heck yeah it makes a huge difference...now if I could get rid of the wind noise from the ext cab doors thatd be great. Im gonna put the intake silencer back on too, didnt notice any hp gains, just got louder.
 
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Originally Posted by seth556
Just the plush because it was cheap. If it wasn't a 13 year old truck I would have probably spent extra and gotten the ultra plush, but whatever I'm happy with the purchase and look.
true...my wife did say the carpet looked "too nice" for a truck
 
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Heres some front shots

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Forgot to give korey89 big thanks for doing the write up and answering my questions before I bought the kit! Heres the Link to his how to.

FYI, my 05 has 15 or 17mm bolts holding down the front seats but torx for the center seat belt

For those not wanting the heel pad, just make sure you let them know when you place your order. I didnt know I could do this until a day or two ago. I wouldve opted for a pad delete since I have weathertech mats.
 
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