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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Hey Guys,

I recently removed my rear seats but realized that my dynamatted floor was too ugly to leave alone. So I decided to try and make some sort of carpet floor to cover it. This is what I did...

First here's a look at my ugly *** rear interior:



Go to Lowes and get 7 x 6 feet of outdoor carpet, and lay it in your car like so:


Get the sharpest pair of scissors you can find and start cutting. Do NOT use an exacto knife. The carpet will fray too much where you cut. Cut slow so you don't cut one side too short:



And here's how far I got before school:





I guess the next step would be to get the sides sewed up or something. I don't know how to sew though.


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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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Damn. I'll resize when I get back from school.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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Ummm, I'll never understand the point of removing the seats in a Honda. Unless it's a track car that is. Good job though....I guess.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by undertheradar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ummm, I'll never understand the point of removing the seats in a Honda. Unless it's a track car that is. Good job though....I guess.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't want people bugging you for drives
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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that and i enjoy hearing my exhaust
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GripStar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that and i enjoy hearing my exhaust</TD></TR></TABLE>lol. ok!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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good deal. looks good and a damn good idea. i'm sure its better then the damn honda carpet that grabs everything like grass, and wont let go. nice job. might have to look into that myself.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by undertheradar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ummm, I'll never understand the point of removing the seats in a Honda. Unless it's a track car that is. Good job though....I guess.</TD></TR></TABLE>Don't worry, I can back it up.

But seriously, I've always wanted to make it a two seater but hesitated because of the damn dynamat that I stupidly layed everywhere

Also, you could do something like that with a roll cage too, give it a clean look.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Looks damn good
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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I believe Rodrez also did his rear like this but looked way better IMHO
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Nice Job
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Andres-eh2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I believe Rodrez also did his rear like this but looked way better IMHO</TD></TR></TABLE>Do you have a link to his? I'd like to see how he did it. And how the hell am I supposed to compete with someone like Rodrez. jeez
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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I did my rear like that. To bad I sold the hatch...I miss it now.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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i wanna do something that like to mine, looks pretty good
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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nice DIY i used the carpet from my drunk and removed the seats so the carpet just lays on the floor doesnt look too bad wish i had pics
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Looks good mang!!!! Rodrez now post a pic of your stuff so we can see it.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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Benefits of removing your interior and carpets:

- reduced weight saves gas; increases braking, acceleration, and cornering power
- easy rejection of people who try to mooch a ride
- the ability to keep the steel clean from trapped water and mold
- can hear the exhaust and wheels (more increased sense of driving experience)
- increases luggage space

Any other benefits realized out there?
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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Looks much better then it did. . good luck with the tranny! hope to see a video soon
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yoroshiku! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Benefits of removing your interior and carpets:

- reduced weight saves gas; increases braking, acceleration, and cornering power
- easy rejection of people who try to mooch a ride
- the ability to keep the steel clean from trapped water and mold
- can hear the exhaust and wheels (more increased sense of driving experience)
- increases luggage space

Any other benefits realized out there?
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-when a cop stops you because you look suspicious of hiding somthing.Only to find himself looking at nothing, and that oh **** wtf look on his face is priceless
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00mofo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
-when a cop stops you because you look suspicious of hiding somthing.Only to find himself looking at nothing, and that oh **** wtf look on his face is priceless</TD></TR></TABLE>lol
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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that's hot, haha

great work.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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You bastard.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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i actually just painted my floor with this 3m rubberized underbody spary (kinda like rhino liner) and it looks awesome. Ill take pics later.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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you could have always added an extra 2" on each side and tucked the carpet underneath the the pannel pieces.

looks good none the less.
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