Hole in rubber flooring

[shreksbrother]

Has anyone had a wear hole in their rubber flooring? This was a Texas vehicle so no biggy, but it's now in Michigan, and will be subject to salty water entering on my boots this winter. I'm not too interested in having a Freddie Flintstone floor.

Any thoughts on repairing this short of replacing the entire floor?

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[Doubeleive]

floor liner such as a weathertek, or husky or pull the trim up by the lower jam and slide a replacement piece underneath, I wore a hole in mine after 300k but it was a smaller area, must have big feet like me, lol

 

[Doubeleive]

you could trim that up with a razor knife so it's smooth again and maybe find a big piece of rubber liner with a sticky bottom and just cut it to fit into place

 

[Eod1]

I would pull the floor and insulation back clean the area prime it get a piece of 1/8 inch steel plate 3 inches wider on all sides weld it in ( if no welder drill and rivet in) seal it up ,put floor back and put in a weather tech liner. The Steel plate will support your heal better and give you a better pivot point for your foot. Liner will keep the salt from the snow seasons away from it.

 

[shreksbrother]

floor liner such as a weathertek, or husky or pull the trim up by the lower jam and slide a replacement piece underneath, I wore a hole in mine after 300k but it was a smaller area, must have big feet like me, lol

I just bought the truck, but judging by the wear to the seat, this was a hefty officer.

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[shreksbrother]

you could trim that up with a razor knife so it's smooth again and maybe find a big piece of rubber liner with a sticky bottom and just cut it to fit into place

Something like this was my initial thought. But I would need to find a way to join the original floor to the new piece to seal out the moisture.

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[shreksbrother]

I would pull the floor and insulation back clean the area prime it get a piece of 1/8 inch steel plate 3 inches wider on all sides weld it in ( if no welder drill and rivet in) seal it up ,put floor back and put in a weather tech liner. The Steel plate will support your heal better and give you a better pivot point for your foot. Liner will keep the salt from the snow seasons away from it.

That's a complicated solution... I don't have a welder, unfortunately, but I'm not sure I would want to drill holes for rivets. The original floorboard is excellent right now, so I think I'll keep the aim on just sealing up the hole.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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[Eod1]

Sorry I thought the hole was all the way through.

 

[shreksbrother]

Sorry I thought the hole was all the way through.

Thankfully it isn't.. but for sure it will be a few years after being in Michigan. Maybe I can find a Crown Vic at the junkyard and cut a patch of flooring out of it (since they're plentiful in junkyards). If I can trim it and get a good edge, maybe I could use gorilla tape on it. I like the rubber floor, but I'll probably end up doing carpet and Weathertec mats in the spring.

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[Eod1]

JB weld does a good job sometimes