Thread: Defenderising a Disco interior

I think some discos were available with rubber matting early on. It would be interesting to find out more about that.

Why not put rubber mats over the carpet?
Unless you're getting the interior wet often it'll work well. The carpet keeps things quiet, the rubber keeps the carpet clean.

I think Dougal has a good compromise. I cut rubber matting to fit the floor of my old S111 and Willys Jeep - mainly for some sort of sound reduction and the thing I remember most is the stink after hopping in on summers day It was awful but dissipated over time.

Marine carpet? yeah but would be very fiddly with all those compound curves....

Either way, it's a good opportunity to see what the floors are like. Hope there aren't any nasty surprises.

When I had the pig (84 Rangie) I stripped out the interior and just had rubber mats on the floors. I made up chequerplate door skins and removed most of the centre console plastic etc. It was then able to be hosed out same as I would do in my series vehicles.

More road noise though. But I didn't care. I only drove it on weekends.

I have these and like them

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put sound detaning as cabs do have thick vynal floor if you want

In my series rovers I use the heat proof foamrubber/ally sheets under marine carpet admitedly a lot easier than a disco but then the same stuff should work.

if you lift up the carpet....isnt there rubber underneath......?

i thought they had the thick heavy rubber coated sound proofing under the carpet......

so you could remove the carpet for playing on the weekends....and refit it
for the show and shine the next weekend.......