Wood floors in trucks

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  1. Bullhauler9

    Bullhauler9 Bobtail Member

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    Hey guys was just wondering on how hard it was to put a wood floor in a truck. The truck is a 2007 peterbilt 379 48" flat top. Can you buy kits to do this also. any tips and pictures would be greatly appreciated!
     
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  3. Les2

    Les2 Road Train Member

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    Pretty sure they sell kits for this. Check out Iowa 80 or some other truck chrome type shop.
     
  4. leanright

    leanright Medium Load Member

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    What,....what..what if it rains ? :biggrin_2559:
     
  5. Markvfl

    Markvfl Road Train Member

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    I've seen the wood flooring fits on chrome shop websites and Ebay.

    I was talking about doing this wood floor with a lady that does truck detailing today. she said you have t take off your shoes and even so it stars looking pretty crappy pretty quickly...

    Anyone who has the wood flooring - is she correct?
     
  6. Don2WS

    Don2WS Medium Load Member

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    When i did my house's floor i had some left over so i decided to have polished teak floors on my w9 they look wonderful but are a great responsibility to maintain and keep looking good on a working truck. It took my neighbor 4 days to complete but then again he does floors for a living. I would recommend rockwood accessories, they made a custom dash for one of my old Petemobile's and they did a tremendous job.
     
  7. The Challenger

    The Challenger Kinghunter

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    My dads been a carpenter for over 30yrs so I know a little about this. To begin you must take out the flooring of the cab. You have several option ranging from laminates to pure hardwoods. They range from $.50 per sq foot to $5.15. It all depends on what you want.

    KH
     
  8. sandman1976

    sandman1976 Medium Load Member

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    this will make a long story short,if you have skills you can use household flooring. i've seen it done in a classic freightshaker. they sell the kits on ebay for $300 and they will install if you come to TN. i'm thinking for a working truck that u may need to add some extra clear coat or sealer to keep the varnish from getting scarred.
     
  9. Bullhauler9

    Bullhauler9 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the replys guys! We havent decided on what we are going to do yet wood floors or carpet. Do they scratch bad after a while or do you lay mats down first to prevent this?
     
  10. Donk

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    If you were to do this, i would suggest the urethane that is used on wodden basketball courts for durability..
     
  11. Spacer

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    We have a few cases of bamboo flooring from doing the living room.... hmmm...
     
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