Duckboards

J Flare · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject: Duckboards

I like the look of the duckboards and was wondering who's got em and if you like em.

I see that the Thing Shop sells them and others make them.

Where did you get yours?

Thanks
Joe

Boost Engineering · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject:

And how durable are they?
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Captain Spalding · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Duckboards

And how noisy? Do they rattle?

bucko · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:46 am Post subject:

And useful? Or are they just for looks....

FreakCitySF · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:19 am Post subject:

The Thing shop has ebay auctions

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Thing-Duck-Board...1697QQrdZ1

100.00 for the front and rear seats

and Things unlimited has the rear deck boards for 100.00

http://www.thingsunlimited.net/en-us/p_509.html

save you some money buying it that way

I want to get a set, but not until my car is cherry, which wont be for awhile. they look awesome!

lowsquare · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

I sold my Thing a couple years back...but I had duckboards (home made) front and rear and really liked them. How noisey? Come on...you're driving a open air VW... It was probably more a look thing to me. I'm really an accessory kind of guy. I kept them from ratteling around by putting velcro in 6 or 8 places on the bottoms. They really were very functional and looked good! The Thing Shop had a printed catalog out a couple years back and they had a very good, straight on pictures of them (thanks guys). I blew the pics up on my copy machine until they were the right size. I then had full size patterns. I was able to make 2 front and 2 rear using some oak scraps from work for under $25 total. Check out cabinet shops...they are always throwing out tons of wood scraps. Any hard wood will work. They fit perfect and you couldn't tell them apart from originals... Wink

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lowsquare · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject:

I may still have a copy of the patterns I made... I don't want to get in trouble with The Thing Shop... maybe I'll post a pic of the catalog and let you do your own work... Confused

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MNThingGirl · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject:

I have duck boards, they came with the car when I bought it. I believe they are from The Thing Shop. I like them, they really add something to the plain looking floor. I've had lots of complements.

The don't seem to rattle too much. There are felt strips on the bottom. I believe they come like that from The Thing Shop.

However, the one on the drivers side seems to get in the way of the seat adjustment lever under the seat. It either gets stuck underneeth one of the slats or will sit on top of one and not let the lever drop down into the "locked" position. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has run into this and fixed it.

asagodowns · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:

I bought mine on Ebay from Thing Shop for around $100, they dont rattle or move around at all...there are notches in the bottom that lock them onto the floor, they are functional and look good.
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J Flare · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks asagodowns-
That's what I was looking for.
I won the bid on ebay that FreakcitySF posted and now I just sit back and wait for them to arrive.

I'll keep you posted

Thanks again


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