I've been debating on whether or not to do this for a while now. Ever since my dad showed me a Jetta Sportwagen with wood floors in it I have been thinking about how to make this work/what kind of wood would look good in Fitski. Pretty sure I am the first to do this with a Fit so here is how I did it.

Here is the picture that started it all.... this JSW is soo hot:





So today I decided to get started on this project. Went to Lowes and took a look at their flooring and decided that I really liked the look of bamboo.

Picked up the flooring along with some other things needed to get the job done.

My list of supplies:

1) 25 sq feet of wood (You will need approx 20sq feet for the back of the Fit)
2) Porter Cable Jigsaw
3) Brown Packaging paper (to make a template from)
4) Loctite PowerGrab
5) Painter's tape
6) Rubber hose (you can also use some foam or something else to line the outside of the boards with)


NOTE: Dog is optional.






The backside of my wood had some designs pressed into it:



Ok, so I started off with a large sheet of packaging paper in the back of my Fit to draw up a template. I then transfered the template onto the wood. ** TIP - I put painter's tape down on top of the wood so that I could draw the template on top -- plus the tape will keep the wood from burring on the edges when you cut it.



After I drew the template, I numbered all of the boards to keep track of their order.

Next step is to go to town on cutting the wood.



WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Power tools are FUN!!!! (Oh, and please excuse my nappy clothing - it was oil change day, oy!)




After all of the boards were cut I did a test fitting.











Fitment wasn't perfect so I went in with some sandpaper to finish it up.
Pics of final fitment:







Yeah -- So that is what I finished today. I will update tomorrow with finished pictures. Later on I may do a custom design on the flooring and extra inserts for when the seats are down... but that is for another day.

Thanks for looking - Feel free to take my idea and run with it.



******* UPDATE ******* 7/21/2009

OK, floor is done. I still want to add something to it, as I think it is a little plain. Maybe some Sumi E style painting. Anyways, here are some pics of the final project:

All slats put together (I the two middle boards unattached so that the floor comes out in two pieces) -- no liner on it so far.

The stable:






I ended up using foam insulator instead of the rubber hose because the hose was a little too thick and the foam is more flexible which made the job easier.




Project that I finished for my dad last week:



Just for fun:

 

that's sweet! i think i'm going to do that in the trunk of my Galant......

 

no offense man, but my biggest pet peeve right now is vw style in a honda. i HATE IT! it angers me. hella flush is not hella cool, rubbin and dubbin is not good for your car and overzealous style is not the way to go. i hate the idea. adding weight. grrrr. but like i said, no offense plz.

 

i think its gonna look cool, but i wouldnt do it

 

I think it's okay, but its still out of place. You should use blackwood so it matches the interior. Did you glue every slat together? Are the mounted onto the lid that covers the spare? Cuz itd make noise, etc.

Personally I have no idea what the wood is going to work for, since everything slides around. But to use bamboo wood in a dark interior, itd look better in a trunk of a beige interior sedan.

I like the idea, but it doesnt look like your done yet and its not something that accents the car. Gonna wait on finished pics. Nice job though

 

That's cool. My fit is no race car. I don't mind an extra 15-20 lbs in the rear. I like the bamboo. Never would I ever put in any kind of rich wood in the Fit. It just doesn't flow. Not trying to be a Dub, just trying to cover up that terrible excuse for a trunk liner that we have in our Fits with something nicer. Kthx

 

I love the dubber style and if my hood weren't CF ... I would rust out my hood to match that too !! And I love ur wooden trunk ideA but the tunerzine fabulous gd3 had wooden trunk over a year ago!!! And he has a NOZ tank mounted on it too !!!
btw I think u should put wood on the bak side of the bak seat too so it will look nice when u fold down ur rear seats

 

I like what you are doing with the wood floor piece. I would probably use the design to strengthen the spare tire cover on mine if I was to do it and then cover it with leather or something, personally. I do get the raw wood look and to each his/ her own.

Why would that anger you? It's his car and his project. Why is a problem that he liked what someone had done to a VW and decided to do it to his Honda. It's no worse than slamming a car within mm of the ground and driving it on the street or spending thousands of dollars to boost a subcompact car to make it a little faster. As far as the weight, that wood can't weight much. At least no worst than a sub-woofer and amp like some have back there. That is what the "hobby" of modifying cars is all about...to express yourself through your car and have fun. I see dozens of cars on the street here daily that the person driving it has done something to mimic the style of another. Some are more pleasent than others, lol.

 

like i said, its a pet peeve of mine. no rhyme or reason to why i hate vdub style on a honda but i guarantee, vw styling on a honda will go by the wayside as did, large, overzealous body kits/wings, neon kits and large rims.

there are some fads that become timeless, and there are others that when we look back on them and say "wtf were we thinking".

 

Lol, your right on the WTF were we thinking. I see those everyday( especially the ricers who stack aftermarket wings on top of facory wings). At least this guy is doing the fabrication and measurements himself. Plus, it is not an eye sore like some modifications that people do. It looks clean.

 

i agree. i said in my first post "no disrespect" because i respect his craftsmanship so far but in my opinion, i disagree with the styling.

 

doesnt look bad! i wouldnt do it but its something different! your going to stain it any color or leave it the way it is?

 

Not a bad mod but would look better in a darker color.
If it's a ricey mod no one can see it unless u drive with your hatch open .

 

None of the styles that are currently trendy within the VolksWagen / Audi scene aren't anything new though, as realistically alot of it is borrowed styles and even trends inspired from the hot rodding scene. If it's done right however, in my opinion it can look absolutely stunning, but for the most part, the majority of individuals are just trying way too hard.



For the original poster, just out of curiosity, given that you actually have a Sport model, why is it that you failed to use the OEM cardboard hatch cover as your template?

 

set up some bowling pins!!!!

 

The only thing I see here is a catastrophe waiting to happen. People put wood in cars with no consideration of where the material will end up in a serious rear end collission. Possibly wedged between somebody's lumbar vertabrae. Please don't take this the wrong way, I congratulate your effort and workmanship, but the safety concern jumps out at me, especially with a full wood floor sitting less that a foot from the spines of both front occupants (as in the photos in the opening post).

I see these things because I've been in a rear end collission where two people left in body bags.

 

to bad i was thinking the same thing.. to bad the back isnt big enough to hold a bboy session!

 

it's your car, you had a vision, and you took the time to get it done. I ain't hating on you bro. Looks good

 

in for more pics if you go all the way to the front seats

 

I like it. Been thinking about doing something like that for the floor mats