Marine carpeting.

[wayne]

I was just wondering if anyone has marine carpeted out there Defender.
I have a 130 DC with all the mats around the seat and gearbox tunnel looking rather tatty. Do you think the NVH and cabin temperatures would increase and by how much?
Does anyone have a better suggestion?

[JoeFriend]

If you are going to do it, I would put a layer of rubber down first (go to Clark rubber) and then a layer of silver backed foam insulation from bunnings - $90 for 30 square metres.

Will keep the heat out or in, cold out or in, and the rubber will keep the noise down.

Joe

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[D90 orkney]

I've done the back of mine. Pretty easy. Just used liquid nails put on the bottom with a caulking gun. Mine has sound deadener underneath

[Zimblewinder]

I did my 130 2 months ago. I put down one box of pingjing sound deadener everywhere (really cheap) then the og rubber mats on the seat box. I put marine carpet on over the PJ on the front and rear floor as well as the rear seat box and front and rear bulkhead. I put aluminium foil backed Styrofoam in the roof and stripped off the headliner and re-did it with finer marine carpet.

I also put PJ on the engine bay face of the bulkhead across the top. My DC is beautifully muted... mean't I then had to do something about the rattly rear window. My wife is much happier with it now and the kids don't feel the need to shout.

[Dop]

I have just started to satisfy my long held love, need, desire, compunction, insanely driven need to own a Land Rover, so I know very little about these vehicles, however, I can assure you that marine carpet (particularly the good stuff) would not increase heat, it is made to be porous. Both heat and water should travel through it, so not to allow mould to form. I don't think I would fix it down with liquid nails, as it should be easy to remove, hang on the cloths line or fence and hose it down to clean it. Small amount of contact adhesive on edges or press studs should do it. It is very easy to vacuum though so if you fix it down shouldn't be too much of a drama to clean. Hope this helps.

[ATH]

I've put marine carpet over the wheel arches inside plus made a shelf to go across the back and have the same carpet on that. Certainly cuts the noise of stones hitting the underneath.
As to heat in the cabin from the exhaust, I lagged the pipe virtually right through and the vehicle is much cooler. Plus it hopefully will be safer when traversing spinifex country as it tends to build up where the pipe crosses it underneath.
Actually I've got to redo the down pipe part as it's now worn away from loads of contact with plant growth along the middle of tracks like the Talawana.
AlanH.

[wayne]

Thank you all very much for your input. I really appreciate it.

[karlz]

What did I do?

1. Dynamat (self adhesive bitumen type stuff)
2. Closed Cell EVA foam (from Clark rubber - negotiate a better price RRP is too high) - I cut it with a Dremel Gas Soldering iron - it comes with a blade tip its perfect. If you cut correctly, there is no need to glue it (always) to the Dynamat
3. Then, finally rubber matts.


There you have it.
Acoustic sound deadening plus ability to take everything out and hose it off.
No moisture collected underneath.

I think with marine carpet you wont get this advantage.
Also marine carpet it quite stiff, and its hard to make it fit around bends, and you get knee burn