Removing the carpet in the X...

[Craisy Daisy]

I was just curious if anyone had considered this?

Rhombus and I were discussing it and thought it might be nice to rid the X of it's carpets and replace them with Herculiner or the like. For me it would help rid the smell of the few times I have taken in water in the cab.

Of course the noise level would increase a bit but what am I not thinking of?

Pros/cons?

[rhombus]

I was thinking more about this and think that if we just cut the carpet we could get a removeable section.

I think that if you could just remove the lower section (where water collects) it might be enough. At the very least it will make cleaning the inside much easier.

I have removed my carpet from the back hatch area.
I have a rubber floor mat and the carpet was wet just from condensation (like really wet).

[ned946]

YOU GUYS ARE HARDCORE!

Weight might be an issue (not a big one though). The organizer of the SPORT club has a Jeep Cherokee and its called the Frog (super frog now, but that's a different story).

The entire exterior is Rhino lined green. Due to the thickness required, it gets a bit heavy.

[Huey]

Another option you could explore would be Line-X. Very durable and THICK, it may help keep the noise down too.

I have to agree with Ned on this one though, you guys are HARDCORE!

[Schludwiller]

How about stop getting stuck in rivers?

[O1SalsaX]

Here's a pic of my X with the carpet removed. I had to remove it after taking on about 5" of bog water the the Pine Barrens. I power washed the carpet and all of the stains came out and surprisingly so did the smell. I let it bake in the sun for a few days before re-installing it.
Once you remove the seats, the carpet comes out in 2 pieces (front/rear). I pulled the drain plugs in the floor, jacked up the rear end of the X and sprayed down the interior to get all of the crap out. It worked beautifully. I think a few more drainholes would've been nice, but all well.

[O1SalsaX]

heres a pic of the back seats.

[O1SalsaX]

As for that lovely smell you get from the nasty water.. Febreeze kicks serious ass..

[rhombus]

Thanks for the pics.

Here is a classic of CD:

[rrdstarr]

My '76 Jeep interior was snap in. You definitely want to protect the electrics on the floor. Just thinking out loud? Velcro to hold in a semi moldable rubber? Take your carpeting to an upholstrey shop and have them cut a rubber mat the same size with all the same cut outs. Install a few flush mounted drain plugs, like 2" in diameter that you could do a quick drain once you were outta the water. That way you wouldn't have to wait till the end of the weekend.

Maybe I am nuts........

[O1SalsaX]

Damn that sux. This was my Disaster. hehehe

[O1SalsaX]

Here's another one. looking back it was actually kinda funny. Not at the time, but now it is..

[Olegkha]

my first words when i came up to Kens truck were "OH SHIT this will leave a mark"

by that time he already was geting a tug back wards

and in 30 seconds after clearing the water hole , the LIGHTS came on

;(


couple miniutes later we were flying out on fire roads , just to make it to the pavment, on batery power



and about 30 minutes i was back on the trail
and 10 minutes later i was laying on my side , ;(
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[rrdstarr]

have you had any problems with your alternators yet? Looks Like Daisy dunked his in the last weekend or two? He's got his new bumper on!!

[Schludwiller]

That pic of CD is classic! He's got the wet-puppy sitting at your front door on a wintery night look. Will someone help me?