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Dec 30, 2001 | 01:24 PM

oft

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From: Burke VA

carpet underlay

hi all,

I'm putting a new rubber mat on the floor of my 78. What should I use for underlay?

Jayson

Dec 30, 2001 | 01:52 PM

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carpet underlay

Jayson, two of my trucks came with factory rubber mats,71 and 72, there was no padding or anything under the mats. I think if you put padding under them it will be more likley to get punctured, just my view on it.
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Dec 30, 2001 | 11:06 PM

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carpet underlay

My '78 has a layer of old-style felt-like carpet padding underneath. However, the mat tears easily, just like Nod mentioned. My personal suggestion is to avoid soft carpet padding like backing, and put a layer of sound deadener, like Dynamat, instead. At least that's what I'm going to do next time I have to change the rubber mat out.