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Big B Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2003 Posts: 467 Location: long beach,cal
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:50 am Post subject: Vanagon floor upgrade... |
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[img]http:www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/228448.jpg[/img]
Tore out the old grey vinyl,lightly sanded the wood and laid a ceramic tile floor in silicone mastic, finished it off with a nice grout. Have about 3000 miles and so far, no cracks at all.
Cleans up nicely...........
Man, go to the tile store, the possibilities are endless.........
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Big B Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2003 Posts: 467 Location: long beach,cal
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: |
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lets try that again |
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thumpergti84 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2004 Posts: 222 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Looks nice!!! |
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mightyart Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2004 Posts: 6188 Location: Portland, Oregon
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psych-illogical Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2004 Posts: 1181 Location: AZ
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Sweet. _________________ 83 1/2 Westy waterboxer
'57 Beetle-sold
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walrus Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2005 Posts: 507 Location: ashland ky
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Very nice.
Looks like someone has to much free time. _________________ 1987 Syncro west. conversion
1991 Jetta gli |
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r39o Samba Polizei
Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 9800 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:04 am Post subject: |
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If you are lazy, you put in a piece of carpet. You can quickly get the sand and what not out by taking the carpet and shaking it out. My OG Westy floor has wax build up and looks bad, but I still can get at the middle seat tracks if I take the carpet out. _________________ "Use the SEARCH, Luke" But first visit the Vanagon FAQ!
1990 Multivan EJ 22, Rancho trans 0.82 4th, Small Car front AC, CLKs w/ 215/65-16, homemade big brakes 303mm, Konis, Recaros, etc....
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lilweasel Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2005 Posts: 285 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: |
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I'm planning on putting some black rubber floor in soon- then I'm going to cover it with 2 x 2 carpet tiles. That way, I can have the utilitarian, easy to clean floor when I need it, and when I want to have a nice, soft carpet, I can put the carpet tiles in. Spill something or stain a carpet tile, yank it out and replace the single tile- not the whole floor! Sweet. I can't wait. And, it'll cost less than 80 bucks by my pricing. I'l post pics when I manage to get it done. |
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cnskate Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2005 Posts: 295 Location: Bellingham, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I used about $25 worth of off-brand Pergo. Took me about an hour. All the dirt and spilled food and so forth that I sweep out of there regularly makes me glad that I don't have carpet. _________________ "Wherever you go, there you are." |
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Big B Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2003 Posts: 467 Location: long beach,cal
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Some great ideas!!!!!!!
I will keep you posted, my only concern, is the tiles coming up over time.
But I was encouraged by a flooring installer that the silicone mastic would handle the movement.
I use two little throw rugs over this floor, to add softness.
I just removed them to show the floor. |
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Paintedbus Samba Member
Joined: September 14, 2003 Posts: 679 Location: salem, ma
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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i went down to an overstock store in my area called ocean state job lots, and picked up some snap together wood-look flooring for both my 71 and 87. i bought 1 box for each (about 30 square feet) and people who ride with me in either of my vans always pick up on the floor first... also, when camping it is VERY easy to clean... for shows, it looks excellent. _________________ Champagne Edition Roadtrip monster "Juakali"
~"Paintedbus" Ken~
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Wow....
I think I just bought this 1987 Westy described in this thread this past weekend in Phoenix.
I was searching to see what a stock vanagon floor looked like originally since the one I just bought had tile laid in it. Then I see this pic on Google image search and viola.. its identical to the one I just bought.
Its kinda neat to accidentally find a previous owner...
Big B, you still hanging around here on the forum? |
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noganav Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2006 Posts: 1236 Location: San Diego CA
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Last visited Aug 20, 2011. You can click to his profile for more info and maybe send him a personal message.
Good eye, I'm sure he would be happy to find out what happened with his van! |
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2010 Posts: 9775 Location: Mt Lemmon, AZ
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Great that you stumbled across that connection. There are a couple more photos in his gallery, including this:
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Xtremjeepn Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2012 Posts: 1539 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Curious how the floor is holding up? |
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Sooooo cool!
The floor still looks good. a little grout cracking on the edges but all in all its in good shape. I mean youre taking it being installed in 2005 so thats a good 8 years ago. its to be expected.
The people I purchased it from have had a lot of stuff at GoWesty including the exterior upgrades of 16" wheels/tires/bumpers/power mirrors etc.
I have a transport scheduled to pick her up soon so once she gets home then i'll be able to give her a good walk through and see what needs addressing etc.
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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The 10 day hold on my Cashiers Check cleared yesterday so I had a transport company pick up my 87 Westy today...
She just got loaded up on a trailer in Phoenix AZ and will be headed home to Texas soon!
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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HoustonPhotog Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2013 Posts: 1514 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:17 am Post subject: |
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I had a busy weekend working on Libby... Removed the bench seat kick panel, replaced the speaker hole with a cubby hole door, installed a black LP/Carbon Monoxide detector, a Blue Sea 12v socket and a Blue Sea dual usb socket. Oh yea, since I had the kick plate out I decided to pull out the vinyl flooring and redo it. I did the first version of the vinyl flooring late at night and I wasn't happy with the finished product. =)
Here's a before photo when I started the interior revamp a couple of months ago... You'll also notice the newly powder coated tins... i like it!
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kjono09 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 191 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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The floors, one step closer
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