carpet + removing rear interior

1. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #1 1st March 2008, 20:13

   hey guys, ive got myself a blue interior carpet which im going to be putting in, but im also wanting the rear interior took out, from the front sets back basically.
   
   Now i no the carpet wont reach to the boot etc and there will be holes left where it would of been fastend down or woteva, anyone got any dieas on what i could use to finish this off and fill in the holes? like maybe some checker plate from the boot forward for example?
   
   any ideas or tips wud b great
   
   cheers fellas
2. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #2 3rd March 2008, 01:44

   
3. leeK9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 letterkenny,donegal,ireland Posts: 1338 citroen saxo VTS

   #3 3rd March 2008, 02:49

   some hammerite mate would look good
   
   and garaunteed not to rust for 5 years which is handy
4. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #4 3rd March 2008, 12:47

   so like paint the back up to where the carpet goes you meen? could be good i guess wudnt it look crap where the carpet ended tho...
5. Richie2104VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 2770 VTARRRR/S

   #5 3rd March 2008, 13:56

   A bit of mdf with carpet on top will look good mate. Just use your rear bench as a template, make a cut out on mdf and then carpet it!
6. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #6 3rd March 2008, 14:05

   you reckon it would be easy enugh to get a couler match on some crpet to cover the mdf?? i was liking the idea of some vinal checker plate, just wasnt sure how i would secure it all down...
7. Richie2104VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 2770 VTARRRR/S

   #7 3rd March 2008, 15:21

   Yeah, you should be able to get a colour match easily enough. Just search around on ebay etc... and should be able to find what you need.
   
   Not a big fan of the checker plate tbh. If you were gonna go for that, would probs have to glue it in somehow. Or make it so that it can be attached to the rear seat bolts.
8. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

   #8 3rd March 2008, 15:35

   ok mate, cheers for ya help i was just thinking of the checker plate as it would be easier to keep clean if im puting anything in the back and stuff, ill look into it and maybe do abit photoshop etc see wot dif things look like, see wots wot tho, how exactly would i go about building a mdf bit?
   
   am not that handy with diy lol
9. Richie2104VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 2770 VTARRRR/S

   #9 3rd March 2008, 15:47

   I get ye. I think the carpet would look smarter though. lol
   
   Making the mdf bit is easy. Just buy a sheet of mdf, put your rear bench and boot carpet ontop of it, draw round them and cut it out. Then all you need to do is carpet it.
10. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

    #10 3rd March 2008, 16:05

    wots the rear bench?? the bit of the back seat you sit on? would it not just b easyer to get some rubber gromits and fill the holes where fixing would have went then just get sum carpet, cut it, and no more nails it in place? im very confused here, how dumb must i sound haha
11. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

    #11 3rd March 2008, 16:08

    just realised your from newcastle lol so you can get ya self to mine one day and bloody help me lol
12. Richie2104VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 2770 VTARRRR/S

    #12 3rd March 2008, 16:51

    lol yep im from newcastle...I will come and help you, if you get the materials needed!
    
    The rear bench is the bit you sit on in the back. Im not sure you can get grommits big enough to fill the size of the hole in the back.
    
    Just mdf it mate, is really easy to do.
13. Spanky Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS

    #13 3rd March 2008, 23:36

    well once ive got the materials all be in touch haha we can be bob the builders for a day, or knowing me maybe 2!! could make a sticky to and get some rep...
14. Richie2104VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2006 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 2770 VTARRRR/S

    #14 4th March 2008, 00:12

    Haha Sounds like a plan.....il bring my tool belt! lol