Hardwood flooring in your car

[rida125]

Has anybody here ever thought about replacing the carpet in your car with hardwood flooring?

[worknprog.99]

why...

[rida125]

Because I think it would look really cool and custom

[natedawg9640]

well number one... don't use real hardwood floor... to much exposure to water/abrasives. and real hardwood is like 3/4 of an inch thick. if anyhting, use laminate, but then again, you'd have to epoxy it all and seal it to eliminate the water issue.

hardwood floor even where it is supposed to be is very labor intensive to keep looking good, you have to seal it and refinish it on a fairly regular basis. and that's with normal wear and tear.

[rida125]

Yeah sorry about the bad title. That is what I would use because I have a ton at my house. Do you think that would look good or not so much?

[worknprog.99]

i think with all the bends and odd angles in the car it wil be very hard to get looking like it should be there.. the trunk tho would work and probably look decent imo

[Cliff8928]

i think with all the bends and odd angles in the car it wil be very hard to get looking like it should be there.. the trunk tho would work and probably look decent imo

Yeah, the shape of the floor is what's going to kill ya on that one. It was hard enough when my dad did a herringbone pattern oak floor in the bed of a El Camino SS.

[TdotAlero]

I think the best look you can get would be by fiberglassing the floor and then painting it some cool color/patterns/designs and putting mats on top.

[rida125]

What about making the little squares in the back seats on the floor laminate? That would look ok wouldn't it. So if I did my trunkshould I do the whole thing including the spare tire cover, or just leave the spare tire cover alone?

[natedawg9640]

maky yourself a pattern out of cardboard that lays on the flat part of your floors... transfer it onto some wood that's already snapped together, cut it out, trim it with something or finish the edges, and lay the pieces in like floor mats.

[TdotAlero]

What about making the little squares in the back seats on the floor laminate? That would look ok wouldn't it. So if I did my trunkshould I do the whole thing including the spare tire cover, or just leave the spare tire cover alone?
Would look better if you do the whole trunk, just cut the floor around the spare tire cover, so you can still get to it.

[rida125]

Ok and should I cut that part of the carpet out or just leave it in and put the laminate in right over the top of it?

[FrankTheTank]

this is not going to turn out good...

[rida125]

Why would it not turn out good?

[Bad99Olds]

this is not going to turn out good...

Seconded.

[00WhiteAlero]

I think it just looks good on oldies/classics not a Alero :/

[rida125]

I'll try it in the trunk real soon here and put pictures of it on here

[natedawg9640]

how bout concrete paving stones... lol

[HazMatt24]

I think it just looks good on oldies/classics not a Alero :/

I have to agree with the above statement. On a scale of 1 to 10 Billies, this gets a 7. In the right car this would probably be ok though.

[Bad99Olds]

I have to agree with the above statement. On a scale of 1 to 10 Billies, this gets a 7. In the right car this would probably be ok though.

Bahahahahahahahaahahahahahaa.

[Bad99Olds]

Why would it not turn out good?

Its not that it wouldnt look "good" its just there is such a huge margin for it to be botched. And its more than just the wood, its how it flows, how it looks, the angles, the color scheme of the car, there are so many factors that are making an epic fail all that much more likely.

[rida125]

Ok, but what if I began making other things in the car with laminate

[AGT]

Go crazy!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/3090949849_62a180d55b.jpg

[bkathsalero]

You have a substantial (spelling) amount of time dont you :lol:

[cherrington17]

we have a billy scale!?!! where was I when that was unveiled???

I vote no.

rida, your a young enthusiastic kid, and its great... but some ideas... should just be left inside the skull...

[TdotAlero]

http://www.offbeatearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/wood-car.jpg
REAL wood dash kit :lol: ;)
But I think hardwood in the trunk will look kinda cool.

[FrankTheTank]

guy did some laminate flooring in an s10...looks like shit.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a339/ignited1973/bravadime%203/show8-29-09069.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a339/ignited1973/bravadime%203/show8-29-09067.jpg

[rida125]

But why exactly do you think it looks bad?

[rocker_boy55]

as sweet as it would be to see...dont do it

[AGT]

Well in the case of the S-10. Nothing else coordinates with it. Also the laminate needs fasteners as you can tell compared to a house install where the glue or tongue and groove holds it.

[worknprog.99]

it will get the same responses as a beat up honda with a whale tale on the back, "huh? why?"

[rida125]

So some of you don like it because it's to different for you?

[HazMatt24]

we have a billy scale!?!! where was I when that was unveiled???

I just came up with it, I can't believe somebody didn't think of it first. I need to trademark it.

[AGT]

So some of you don like it because it's to different for you?


I like the idea but in the S10 its crap for previously specified reasons and also it doesn't make a nice flat floor. You have a valley so there is gonna be a mix of carpet and wood. I know its okay in a house but this is a car. You might consider diamond plate before this

[rida125]

But I think the trunk would be an easier place to do it, and it would make it easier to keep clean.

[AGT]

Yeah but easier to scratch too.

I would think the trunk alone would be fine but only that. The floor would still need mats because the earth is dirty

[FrankTheTank]

why did u ask for opinions if you already have your mind made up?

[lonnie]

My opinion: Bad idea, will not look right no matter how its done!!!

[HazMatt24]

I would think the trunk alone would be fine but only that.

the problem with only doing the trunk is now it's not going to flow with the rest of the car, and it will look tacky when the lid is open or the back seat is down

[rida125]

But if the trunk did look really good i could go from there to trying to do that with the rest of the car.

[AGT]

Yeah but then would the rest of the care really look good. The other thing is the time and effort you will put in will make its resale very tough. I have never thought about wanting a car and said...
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You know its okay but if it had wood floors that would be great.

Plus winter will be hard on em

[rida125]

yeah, well i really hope it looks nice :lol:

[cherrington17]

There is a reason its never done (or consistantly done). Stick w. Remodeling contemporary thought on car design... the wheel exists... u can't radically change it now and expect people to like it (or it to work)

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

wood floors only look good in houses and cabins, do diamond plating instead it will look a million times better.

[cherrington17]

Rida, ur in minnesota.... w. Wood, how are u going to absorb moisture, and how are you going to prevent warping?

[rida125]

ok so when you say diamond platting do you mean replace the carpet with actual diamond plate metal or just mats?

[rida125]

because i really do like the look of diamond plate, and i just looked at some mats and they look really dumb, but this new diamond plate idea im beginning to like.

[cherrington17]

Rida, ur in minnesota.... w. Wood, how are u going to absorb moisture, and how are you going to prevent warping?

[FrankTheTank]

the only good idea in this thread is the "dont do it" concept. wood or diamond plate covering the entire floor is going to be terribly ugly and nearly impossible to accomplish.

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

ok so when you say diamond platting do you mean replace the carpet with actual diamond plate metal or just mats? kind of, it would be too heavy to do the whole floor, but do it like floor mats but actually mount it to the floor.

[cherrington17]

Diamond plate floormats look slick.... in the right car....

[rida125]

but do it like floor mats but actually mount it to the floor.

well i would think about getting the stuff thats .063 inches thick because that would weigh the least and how would i go about attaching it to the floor. would i have to cut a square out of the carpet?

[rida125]

Diamond plate floormats look slick.... in the right car....

What do you think about in an alero?

[clutch1]

It can look good... look at this truck w/ a hardwood floor.

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f30/project-brava-dime-377681/index31.html

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

well i would think about getting the stuff thats .063 inches thick because that would weigh the least and how would i go about attaching it to the floor. would i have to cut a square out of the carpet?

yeah cut chunks of the carpet out, as far as fastening it goes I don't know, I thought rivits would look clean but I don't recommend drilling your floor boards. so in conclusion it's another bad idea.

[cherrington17]

Diamond plate can fit any car... just depends on the styling. Richie had them...they looked badass. In my car? They'd be a sore thumb. It all depends on the design scheme

[rida125]

o come on man you gotta think some before just saying its a bad idea. what if you use silicon or some other strong adhesive under it?

[heineck]

good god dont do hardwood

[rida125]

Diamond plate can fit any car...

and when you say diamond plate you mean like the actual metal right not just mats?

[rida125]

good god dont do hardwood

are you :drunk: :lol: because we moved on from hardwood to diamond plate

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

o come on man you gotta think some before just saying its a bad idea. what if you use silicon or some other strong adhesive under it?

silicon will not cut it. maybe jb weld but I have no idea if it holds as well as they claim it does.

[rida125]

because what im thinking right now about putting diamond plate in, is that if i did that i would cut out the carpet square a little bit smaller than the diamond plate so that the carpet would flow under the diamond plate.

[cherrington17]

If ur doing diamond plate,
1. u better have silver/chrome accents other places.
2. Just lay it over the carpet. (Could use neodynium magnets to prevent it from moving)
3. Prepare for snow/salt to destroy the edges around the plating.

[rida125]

what if i put like some sort of rubber around the edge's of the diamond plate?

[hok666]

do it and get back to us on it... for a few laughs at least.. unless it looks good

[FrankTheTank]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3004681937_79e6182f7d.jpg

[bkathsalero]

what if i put like some sort of rubber around the edge's of the diamond plate?

Then you would just be giving the winter salt an awesome place to sit and hide

[kwhauck]

to be honest, if you take a left or right, you are gonna end up at the house of fail.....

[bkathsalero]

to be honest, if you take a left or right, you are gonna end up at the house of fail.....

Welcome to the House of Fail \/

[Oldsnut]

Putting wood floors in an Alero just creates another worry for you. On top of all the other things that go wrong you would have to worry about termites. ;)

Bad idea.

[rida125]

ok but would the whole diamond plate thing really be that bad? and i mean in the winter when i go to get my car washed weekly i will clean the diamond plate with it like that. so whats so bad with that? i guess i dont know, i dont really see whats so bad about diamond plate mat things, but actually using sheet metal with a rubber edge to catch the dirt and what not.

[rida125]

neodynium magnets

Ok so this might sound dumb along with a few other things i have probably said over the last couple of days :lol: but what exactly is that?

[cherrington17]

google is your best friend.

[rida125]

Cherrington17 what do you think about having the rubber band around the outside of the plate to act as an actual metal mat?

[cherrington17]

still not a fan of having a metal mat. they only exist for show purposes, i prefer to have functionality.

hence why i'm made fun of for my big red rubber "racing X" walmart mats. but anyone who wants to laugh, can laugh at the amount of salt i wash out of them every spring.

[rida125]

What about a diamond plate the trunk, it makes for a more durable trunk setting

[FrankTheTank]

just give up...

[rida125]

Like what if I made the whole trunk plated with diamond plate

[jayson_waltz]

diamond plating wouldn't be too bad, lots better than hardwood flooring. it would still cover your carpet and be functional as long as you cleaned them often enough so stuff doesn't pile up on them and fall off onto the carpet. i know pawzbear has diamond plated mats in her cobalt ss, it doesn't look too bad imo. if you are still worried about the carpet you could always do what i do and cover the carpet in then dealer floor plastic like what is stuck on in new cars.

pics of hers:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/azulitoalero/P7021171.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/azulitoalero/P8131232.jpg

[rida125]

diamond plating wouldn't be too bad, lots better than hardwood flooring. it would still cover your carpet and be functional as long as you cleaned them often enough so stuff doesn't pile up on them and fall off onto the carpet. i know pawzbear has diamond plated mats in her cobalt ss, it doesn't look too bad imo. if you are still worried about the carpet you could always do what i do and cover the carpet in then dealer floor plastic like what is stuck on in new cars.

pics of hers:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/azulitoalero/P7021171.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/azulitoalero/P8131232.jpg

Is that just covering the carpet or did she cut out that carpet?

[jayson_waltz]

well, looking at the pics, i'd say in the car:p
but a diamond plate trunk would work pretty good too, it would be tough if you haul lots in it

[[ion] C2]

On a scale of 1 to 10 Billies, this gets a 7.
was so hard not to laugh during class when i read this

[natedawg9640]

those are floor mats... they lay over the top of the carpet... don't be cutting your carpet. that'd be stupid.

[rida125]

In her car are there just rubber or actual metal

[[ion] C2]

metal most likely

[cherrington17]

why in gods name do you want to cut the carpet out?!!??1!!?!!??!?!!/!eleven?!!!?!1/!

seriously, that carpet aborbs alot of road noise and keeps you from staring at the sheetmetal under it. Its there for a reason! leave it alone

[natedawg9640]

they are actual metal diamondplate. you can get them precut for our floors... i can't rememebr where... but they make them already.

[natedawg9640]

http://www.cheapneons.com/CheapNeons/Performance/cndiammats.htm

[rida125]

Well I thought if I was gunna cut the carpet out I would have had to put sound dampining stuff under it

[cherrington17]

your still not answering why in the hell you'd cut the carpet...

[bkathsalero]

This thread smells like ignorance :lol:

[natedawg9640]

there is NO reason to cut any carpet. leave the F'n carpet alone

[rida125]

Those look amazing, to bad they don't have a trunk kit

[rida125]

I won't touch the carpet at all :lol: I promise

[cherrington17]

Carpet in ur trunk increases friction, metal plates will cause stuff to slide around like crazy.

[bkathsalero]

Ok i have to give it to rida125. No matter how many times people say dont fing do it, it won't work, bad idea.etc.etc he always comes back with another remark, question on the same topic. Almost like nothing ever happened. He is like bullitproof to experienced peoples comments and the people saying no. Round of applause :lol:

[rida125]

Oh I suppose, what if I built pockets or bin like things

[rida125]

Ok i have to give it to rida125. No matter how many times people say dont fing do it, it won't work, bad idea.etc.etc he always comes back with another remark, question on the same topic. Almost like nothing ever happened. He is like bullitproof to experienced peoples comments and the people saying no. Round of applause :lol:

Ok well look I found out that there is awebsite that sells diamond plate metal mats

[bkathsalero]

go to a metal scrap yard. You can buy diamond plate cheap. You live in MN, Owatanna has a good one.

Living in Mn, you should do a mod like heated floors for the winter. Refrigrated trunk for the summer. Something wierd (since you seem to think it's unique) But usefull.

Do you have a g/f
Make her a foot bath on the passanger side floorboard. Theres nothing worse then a g/f with stinky ass feet stinking up your hardwood floors.

[rida125]

Well I thought that this website would be good for these kinda threads

[natedawg9640]

stop ridin' rida so hard. and rida, read the responses before posting a retort. custom is good, but you seem to be overthinking stuff.

[rida125]

Well I mean isn't that what this site is for, throwing out crazy ideas and see what people say, or am I totally wrong about that?

[rowdygls]

This is aleromod...not Pimp My Ride. Crazy ideas sure, but if 80% of the people say no....move on to another idea. You'll eventually find an idea the general population haven't thought of and may like. Right now though, you're definately the captain of the fail boat and not abandoning ship.

[rida125]

Ok so this thread is dead not much good coming of it

[bkathsalero]

Remember the KISS (keep it simple stupid) Start with simple "unique" mods. Don't jump in to a project thats going to make or literally break your car. Start with some tint. Paint interior. Don’t jump in to "I'm going to make my car fly!!" or some crazy out of wack idea. I have to agree with everyone wood/diamond plate floors=Fail. But hey we could all be wrong and you are some genius. Alot of the cool shit out there is a result of people saying don't do it. It's dumb. Look at lambo doors for example. Back in the day somebody came up with that, and I'm sure the guy next to him was like wtf are you dumb? Why would that help at all. So don't take criticism to heart (which you seem not to) Some people will say its dumb. Sometimes their right, sometimes their wrong. But in this case they are probably 99.9% right.

[natedawg9640]

Remember the KISS (keep it simple stupid) Start with simple "unique" mods. Don't jump in to a project thats going to make or literally break your car. Start with some tint. Paint interior. Don’t jump in to "I'm going to make my car fly!!" or some crazy out of wack idea. I have to agree with everyone wood/diamond plate floors=Fail. But hey we could all be wrong and you are some genius. Alot of the cool shit out there is a result of people saying don't do it. It's dumb. Look at lambo doors for example. Back in the day somebody came up with that, and I'm sure the guy next to him was like wtf are you dumb? Why would that help at all. So don't take criticism to heart (which you seem not to) Some people will say its dumb. Sometimes their right, sometimes their wrong. But in this case they are probably 99.9% right.


i think lamborghini thought of lambo door... i might be way off on that though...

and please dont advise people to paint thier interiors... that screams... look at me, i'm 16

[JoshGentry]

I've done that to the trunk of my car. IMO it looks terrible. I took it out in less than a month. The only thing it helps out is if you have a system. It is done to a few Scions i've saw on Cardomain.

[cherrington17]

Well I thought that this website would be good for these kinda threads

unique ideas, yes. we'll run with them. Go ahead and bounce ideas off us... but FIRST, think about these simple things...

1) is it possible? Yes/No
2) Is it monetarily feasible? Yes/No
3) Does it serve a viable purpose? Yes/No
4) Has it been done, or something similar? Yes/No
5) If it was possible, would others be interested in the same? Yes/No
6) Does it look good? Yes/No


if you can't get 4 of 5... its not worth doing.

We'll help you clarify ideas, but if everyone collectively disagrees with you, its probably because you haven't thought it through properly. Coming up with an idea, is easy.... but to implement it, you need to look at all angles.

[bkathsalero]

i think lamborghini thought of lambo door... i might be way off on that though...


It dosn't matter. A person still had to come up with the idea :lol: unless lamborghini is a person

[HazMatt24]

It dosn't matter. A person still had to come up with the idea :lol: unless lamborghini is a person

Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the car company

[bkathsalero]

The first vehicle to feature scissor doors was the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car, designed by Bertone's Marcello Gandini. The door style was dictated by Gandini's desire for an innovative design, and by his concern over the car's extremely poor rear visibility. In order to reverse the car, the driver would be able to lift the door and lean his upper body out of the hatch in order to see behind the car. The first production car to feature the doors was a Lamborghini, Gandini's Countach; the sports car's wide chassis created similar problems to those found on the Carabo, calling for the unusual door configuration. The doors were used on the Countach's successor, the Diablo, on its replacement, the Murciélago, and on a low-production run derivative of the Murciélago called the Reventón.[2] Having used the exotic door style for several of its cars, the Italian manufacturer has become synonymous with the implementation of scissor doors, which are sometimes colloquially referred to as "Lambo doors".

So I'm sure people were hating on Marcello Gandini's idea. Even though it was to reverse rather then looks

[undecided02]

NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! it would look terrible.

[surreal_awakening]

For Dodge Calibers, Austrian tuner Koenigseder makes these..... http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/MediaThumbnails/appname=il#2 for just $1,345.

[Gr1m]

http://blainegarrett.com/files/2009/07/failboat_arrival.jpg

[clutch1]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a339/ignited1973/bravadime%203/Summerfest2009050.jpg ;)

[jayson_waltz]

^what are you putting a wood floor in? that isn't your buick is it?

[FrankTheTank]

^what are you putting a wood floor in? that isn't your buick is it?
really?

[clutch1]

Lmfao, nooooo. That's a truck someone's building on s10forum.com

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a339/ignited1973/bravadime%203/whitewallson8-26-09003.jpg

[FrankTheTank]

with a 2.2l 4cyl at that. truck could have been cool, but the guy makes a lot of bad decisions.

[bdyman]

6 pages of FAIL 6 pages of nonsense, is this kid for real?? or did xhibit come to the house "YO IM HERE TO PIMP YO` RIDE SON!! "

[clutch1]

with a 2.2l 4cyl at that.

That's true.. I dunno how it moves :ninja:

[04inprogress]

whats that smell?
oh ya its rice...

[bkathsalero]

ooo Thanks for bringing back the worst thread of all time!!!

[cherrington17]

whats that smell?
oh ya its rice...

its not rice!

seriously.. we need a rice primer on the forum. people use it as a derogatory term for anything they think is stupid. thats not what it means!


that smell you smell.. is braincells burning themselves to death. NOT rice.

[ServO]

Maybe instead of wood, you should go in the other direction...how about a Nerf interior?

[cherrington17]

Maybe instead of wood, you should go in the other direction...how about a Nerf interior?

good for crashes!

[ServO]

Not to mention how much quieter everything would be inside!

[rida125]

:lol: I have a feeling that I will never hear the end of this one, but I probably have made a few people smile andade a few peoples day with this full thread :lol: just an update I have gotten over the whole hardwood floor idea

[cherrington17]

ask someone about the colgate car, and billy blue.

your now know as rida hardwood. (decent pornstar name, imo) :lol:

[pimpalero2003]

Ridawood sounds better lol but hell wish I had the rice ticket still according to that everyone on here is rice!

[rida125]

:lol: well thanks. Yeah the kid I am sitting to right now on the bus home from Indianapolis says that alero are gay and one of the bigger ricers out there. He only considers american muscle cars and any truck made in America not ricer.