Interior Spring Clean

[The Arch Bishop 0]

I decided it was about time I actually tidied up the inside of the old girl this weekend as I was desperate to get rid of the rank smell of old oil and skank . Thought I'd share a few pictures (everybody loves pictures).

 

Started off stripping the seats out (which was a lot easier than I thought it'd be) so I could see just what a state the carpets were in.

 

 

Quite a bit seemed pretty clean but all the foot-wells and around the handbrake surround was encrusted with 22 years of grot, hair, spilt UmBungo and God knows what else.

 

 

I set about the carpet with a mixture of upholstery shampoo and spot cleaner using an old dish-brush to work it in. I then used a wet and shampoo vacuum to suck up any excessive moisture and was really pleased with the results!

 

 

 

And the cleaned seats back in...

 

 

 

Really helped that we had such a warm day yesterday as it dried everything off really quickly. As a bonus, it certainly smells more 'reliable' now!

[backroadpug 12]

looks really fresh mate good jod

[large 33]

That looks alot better bet its like driving a new car!

[Alan77 78 1 Cars]

Looks great. I've just done the same but whipped the carpet out, scrubbed with cleaner / spot remover, draped it over the washing line and got the pressure washer on it. The rotten soundproofing underneath is the culprit of the smell.

[The Arch Bishop 0]

I did toy with taking the carpet out but decided I couldn't be ar$ed. The soundproofing will be infused with the smell of carpet shampoo now anyway!

 

Thanks for all the nice comments!

[eddie bullit 37]

that looks great mate!! I'll have to do mine now after looking how sparkly clean yours is

Edited April 25, 2010 by eddie bullit

[The Arch Bishop 0]

It's well worth the effort! Only problem is I have no mats for it so it probably won't stay so sparkly for long...

[JRL 14 1 Cars]

Some people replace the red carpet with grey, black or green. personally I think its such a waste looking at those pics they really do come up lovely and bright, its what imo makes the 205 gti distinct. Has anyone removed the sound proofing underneath and kept the carpet in? the soundproofing keeps the smell of damp and musty although road noise will be increased.

[JRL 14 1 Cars]

The Arch Bishop, I have had original mats, chequered aluminum mats and rubber mats and the best mats I have had are the deluxe/luxurious mats from Tesco. They have a really thick tuft and fit the 205 footwells perfectly and last well.

[Daxed 7]

Interior looks lovely, good job.

 

The Halfords air freshner hand spray works quite well.

 

Just popped a new set of mats infused with the spray into mine, still smells good when climbing in first thing in the morning.

[SurGie 54]

What a difference in colour, good job.

[Alan77 78 1 Cars]

I replaced the original underfloor felt with this:

 

Coverdale latex backed felt

 

Just used the old rubber backed peugeot underlay as a template. 4m squared for £32 was enough to do a 205 twice.

The peugeot soundproofing is £190 for front and back!

[jim205GTI 3]

Looks mint now.... it's a job in a few weeks time for me.... got to get the mechanical side sorted first!!

[gixxerash 0]

this is really good looking stuff smells ace to bit dear but you can use it on everything

 

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