bhgl
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- Northern Ontario, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 2003
- Make / Model
- Mazda B3000
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Howdy folks,
I'm planning on doing some more interior work fairly soon, and I'm looking at removing the farm-stained carpet my truck came with, checking for rust in the floor, and installing Kilmat for sound deadening purposes.
The truck is a regular cab so I'm grateful to not be working with a ton of surface area, but when shopping for new carpets I remembered you could get these trucks with a vinyl floor!
I deal with salted roads and walkways most of the year, have a big white hairy husky that sheds all year long, and generally hate doing interior detailing. So I feel like vinyl flooring might be the choice for me. However, I am concerned with comfort/road noise. Since I use this truck on my vacations and long distance road trips, one of the things I found that helps the most with maintaining driving stamina is having a calm comfortable cabin/driving experience.
Taking into consideration sound deadening will be installed, I know carpets CAN help reduce road noise, but is it enough to justify choosing it over a vinyl floor? Is installing vinyl flooring a nightmare compared to carpet?
If anyone has recommendations as to where to get my flooring material with a focus on good quality, and good price (I'm canadian, so shipping and duties often factors) please let me know.
Thanks as always
I'm planning on doing some more interior work fairly soon, and I'm looking at removing the farm-stained carpet my truck came with, checking for rust in the floor, and installing Kilmat for sound deadening purposes.
The truck is a regular cab so I'm grateful to not be working with a ton of surface area, but when shopping for new carpets I remembered you could get these trucks with a vinyl floor!
I deal with salted roads and walkways most of the year, have a big white hairy husky that sheds all year long, and generally hate doing interior detailing. So I feel like vinyl flooring might be the choice for me. However, I am concerned with comfort/road noise. Since I use this truck on my vacations and long distance road trips, one of the things I found that helps the most with maintaining driving stamina is having a calm comfortable cabin/driving experience.
Taking into consideration sound deadening will be installed, I know carpets CAN help reduce road noise, but is it enough to justify choosing it over a vinyl floor? Is installing vinyl flooring a nightmare compared to carpet?
If anyone has recommendations as to where to get my flooring material with a focus on good quality, and good price (I'm canadian, so shipping and duties often factors) please let me know.
Thanks as always