If you already own a jigsaw - it shouldn't cost you more than $70 even if you get the nicest of wood. If you find some nice flooring on sale or get some laminate florring then I would guess around $40.

 

Very cool idea...I like it!

I think this would especially be nice if you have a "themed" car and use it for show with some nice graphic art or something.

I like the black stained look a lot-if I were to do it, I'd prolly do one like that and then maybe do some graphic overlay.

 

thats is HOT! i love the look... i want to do it!

 

It looks cool. Reminds me of old school styling from the 40's/50's. Kudos for doing something different than the norm and doing the work yourself.

 

wow dude, I love it. hate to say it but I'm probably going to copy you and fab up a set myself (have a few boxes of tiger wood left over from my place).

I've dabbled with wood car bits before, heres a sample
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7124/p9150003fm9.jpg

heres the matched set
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1274/p8100007sl6.jpg

I was also doing the dash inserts, in butcher block, here was my practice peice
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/4523/breadny9.jpg
except the final peice is being done in red palm (been aging this block for about 5 years now)
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6074/p9220060we1.jpg

 

You know some of you talented artistic types could get some unfinished white oak flooring and do your own custom artwork/graffiti with this idea and put a clear polish finish over it. That'd be cool.

 

Some custom art is coming eventually. I just have to make some time for it. Thanks again everyone for all the praise.

 

Since I work for a hardwood flooring distributor, I had been thinking of doing something similar.

My preference is going to be to use unfinished 3/8" select walnut, and stain it with a walnut stain for a nice dark look with the grain still showing. Instead of completely covering the back, I'd rather cut it to fit in place of the spare cover. Hopefully, even 3/8" flooring will be somewhat stronger than the piece of carpet covered cardboard Honda used.

Inspite of my dislike of bamboo flooring , it doesn't look bad, nice job.

A couple ideas for keeping stuff from sliding around.

From what I can tell from your pics, it looks like you used prefinished flooring. If so, after you put your artwork on it, and if you have a steady hand, you could lay a tiny bead of clear silicon down along each beveled groove. As long as it was slightly above the floor itself, it should keep anything larger than the width of a board from sliding all over, and you should still be able to see any artwork just fine.

If you dont do the artwork, you could just go get some window screen spline, the round rubber kind, in the smallest diameter available, and glue it into each bevel. If you can get it in black, should make for a nice contrast against the flooring.

 

thats so cool dude
how much weight does that add?

 

here is mine

 

Yea ur right a pen left in the car when u crash is a missle waiting to go through some one. Trust me i have seen pics of this. But i like the idea alot. Would i do it maybe down the road but for me i rather just buy a rug like im about to for the back. But i also have a dog in mine alot so the wood might not be great. I can see my dog loosing traction in the back on turns and bam right into the side of the car LOL. But a cool thing would be like someone said white with some sort of design on there than a clear cloat over it.

 

YouTube - Jeremy Clarkson makes his own Mercedes-Benz S-Class (Top Gear) Part 1 HQ
YouTube - Jeremy Clarkson makes his own Mercedes-Benz S-Class (Top Gear) Part 2 HQ

Time to add a lamp, wingback chair, and a wood-burning stove.

 

The only reason to do it - I like it a lot. With the grass mat it would be like a little rug, or would it be a place mat???

The Sashimi mod__ +rep to you Craiggers for the creative thinking.

K_C_

 

but I wouldn't do it to my car...

But it got me to thinking...Suppose I took an old shower curtain and put those self-stick vinyl tiles on it and cut it to fit?

It would be waterproof, lightweight, and a custom fit...

Next time I am at Home Depot, I will check into the tile section...I have some tiles at home, but they aren't the color I would want in the back of the car because they wouldn't match...

Something like this faux marble pattern...
Dynamix Vinyl Tile 3023, Home Dynamix Flooring, Marble Vinyl Tile, Dynamix Vinyl Floor Tiles by Home Dynamix, Dark Gray Vinyl Flooring, Black And White Vinyl Tiles by Home Dynamix - DynamixFlooring.com


I wonder what I could use to put around the edges?

Keith S. :{)>
2010 Blackberry Pearl Fit Sport

 

+10lbs ?
+rep for doing such unique design..

 

Dude... That's so sexy. Hahaha no disrespect to the OP, i just think the darker colour fits alot better, but nevertheless! Good job!

 

Man, I enjoyed your creativity, because modifying is all about letting your imagination flow i guess. No matter if it is not your style. I like all the effort people put.

I don't get it. then how would you do your fit? turbo charged it? then people would say, I hate silvia style in a honda. carbon it? i hate racing look style in a honda. Coz originally honda is just a city car. how much weight r u trying to save man?? what about those who whack a k20a into a fit? then you would hate them as well for having an integra style? be real..

for me, i like hellaflush, not coz it started from a veedub, but coz i just like the fat stance.

 

Instead of being a complete and utter n00b, maybe you should have done some background checking before making an idiot of yourself with such ignoramus like comments.... especially when digging up threads for well over a year ago.

 

bamboo is more close to jdm than any wood laminate


good wood working skills you too

 

nice job !!! haha..