DIY rear carpet removal and lightweight carpet replacement.
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The old roof was 44lbs. I used a Vorsteiner carbon which weighed 14lbs with new custom headliner. 30lbs savings.
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It's not loud at all (10% louder than stock). I took out all the sound deadening as well with a heat gun. Without any carpet and padding though I could hear every little sound the engine and tranny made. Pretty annoying on the daily.
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I finally did it too. The sound without the carpet and „blubber“ stuff is so much better. Its like sitting in a race car.
i will throw out the rear seatbelts and the rear wiper too.
i will throw out the rear seatbelts and the rear wiper too.
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Rear seat belt delete will save you a few lbs as will wiper delete, I've done both as well. I imagine car looks funny with no carpet and still having belts in back
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I have a full GT2 interior in my car. The carpeting is significantly lighter than the TT carpets as it's made out of a thinner material. I additionally shaved the insulation off the back of the carpet and what's left is light as a feather, less than 10lbs for the 3 rear pieces. If I were to remove the carpets I would take the car in and have the interior sprayed so that it has a nice uniform body color appearance which it currently does not have as the factory only applies a bare bones coat on the interior.
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I have a full GT2 interior in my car. The carpeting is significantly lighter than the TT carpets as it's made out of a thinner material. I additionally shaved the insulation off the back of the carpet and what's left is light as a feather, less than 10lbs for the 3 rear pieces. If I were to remove the carpets I would take the car in and have the interior sprayed so that it has a nice uniform body color appearance which it currently does not have as the factory only applies a bare bones coat on the interior.
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Was.. Black now. Actually black/grey. All the carpeting, door covers, and rear side covers are black. I kept the dash, A, B, and C pilars grey which gives the interior a two tone appearance, black on the bottom, grey up top. I have all the rest of the black pieces it I wanna go full black but I like the two tone for now.
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Originally Posted by pwdrhound
Was.. Black now. Actually black/grey. All the carpeting, door covers, and rear side covers are black. I kept the dash, A, B, and C pilars grey which gives the interior a two tone appearance, black on the bottom, grey up top. I have all the rest of the black pieces it I wanna go full black but I like the two tone for now.
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I have a full GT2 interior in my car. The carpeting is significantly lighter than the TT carpets as it's made out of a thinner material. I additionally shaved the insulation off the back of the carpet and what's left is light as a feather, less than 10lbs for the 3 rear pieces. If I were to remove the carpets I would take the car in and have the interior sprayed so that it has a nice uniform body color appearance which it currently does not have as the factory only applies a bare bones coat on the interior.