Best Way to Finish Back Panel

[Rich84]

Bucket seat install...Wondering what is the best way to finish the back panel behind the seats..Wood and fabric, carpet?? What did the factory use?
Pictures would be awesome.

[tard01]

Bed liner would give a cheap/different look.
Carpet would be cheap and look good.

Maybe get some fake leather to a thin piece of wood and mount that?

[andrewmp6]

I think the factory left it just painted cab,But anything would be nice back there.

[JRANGER]

I went bedliner

[Rich84]

Bed liner is not an option. ..Already applied insulation to the cab

[JRANGER]

hmmm well depends on what you want then..>Carpet would work but if you want a sub systerm you could build a nice box with amp rack..... Pioneer makes some nice shallow mount subs that will allow for a box of perfect dimensions for the width.

I actually grabbed the Pioneer box with mine and its only 4" on the bottom

[Jonboy]

The factory bucket seat trucks had carpet that went up the back wall. Take a look at Jeff's truck. The way he did his looks fabulous.

[88Jimmy4x4]

I put carpet on mine when I switched to buckets. They sell a big piece thats same as floor carpet from www.stockinteriors.com

[ont_guy_38]

From the factory they had a black cardboard tray there.

[1774btcrew]

They didn't have the black cardboard on bucket seat trucks. It was carpet. I guess it would depend if you want it to look stock or not
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[ont_guy_38]

Oh ok , did not know that...learned something new today , thanks 177

[88Jimmy4x4]

Originally Posted by ont_guy_38

From the factory they had a black cardboard tray there.

only on bench seats

[6772fan]

Agreed that factory bucket seat trucks definitely had carpet there.

[bigblock73]

Here is mine

Thanks Jon

[Rich84]

Jeff,
Is that a piece of Luan or plywood with fabric and foam?
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[88Jimmy4x4]

They sell these for $220 but I dont see how plastic weighs 50lbs

http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/me...y_Code=7387INT

[andrewmp6]

The 50 lbs is probably the box and all the packing stuff too.Some plastics are heavy so who knows what type its made from and its weight.

[88Jimmy4x4]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

The 50 lbs is probably the box and all the packing stuff too.Some plastics are heavy so who knows what type its made from and its weight.

says ABS....looks thin.....and theres no way the box weighs 40lbs lol

[Rich84]

I don't understand what that product is..But I am not going to spend $220.00 on it anyway.

[1774btcrew]

I am sure they are charging dimensional weight. Basically for that size box they charge as if it were 50 pounds
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[Skunksmash]

Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

I put carpet on mine when I switched to buckets. They sell a big piece thats same as floor carpet from www.stockinteriors.com

How did you get the carpet to stick? Contact cement? I bought that piece from AAC just like you did and I just used 3M adhesive. Probably where I went wrong. Now I gotta get all that glue off somehow and then come up with another way to make it stay up this time. I got dynamat behind the carpet too.

[Rich84]

I'm thinking of using an acoustical wall panel material wrapped with a fabric..It's sort of like a ceiling tile, but it absorbs sound like crazy..We install them in movie theaters and noisey places that have a lot of hard surfaces..I have no headliner yet so it still sounds tinny even wth the insulation and massbacked carpet.

[88Jimmy4x4]

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

How did you get the carpet to stick? Contact cement? I bought that piece from AAC just like you did and I just used 3M adhesive. Probably where I went wrong. Now I gotta get all that glue off somehow and then come up with another way to make it stay up this time. I got dynamat behind the carpet too.

I used industrial strength velcro just like they use on carpet bedliners (which is where I got the idea since I installed one in my 2008 silverado). I bought a roll at home depot that was like 2" wide and cut into strips of whatever I needed to fit. You just stick it too the metal with both pieces of velcro attached, then peel paper backing off carpet side and press in to fit. It worked great and has held contour for months.

heres a bedliner but I used long strips

[Rich84]

Looks good Jimmy..Jeez I like those seats.

[JGood]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Here is mine

Thanks Jon

how did u attatch your panel in the back??