Vinyl Flooring Question

I bought the vinyl flooring from RockAuto.com to put in my 2000 extended cab and I have read all of the comments about the noise and temperature differences between vinyl and carpet. My question is; what can I put down between the floor of the truck and the vinyl to dampen the noise and provide insulation?

 

nothing really, its going to show anything you put under it like panty lines.

a friend used this on his truck and it worked pretty damn good, after all its a form fitting tar sheet in a peel and stick roll just like tape and its thin enough to form to the contours so you wont see the edges of the sheets http://www.homedepot.com/p/Protecto...indow-and-Door-Sealing-Tape-D897206/100396171

 

the first year I got my truck I used roofing material (tar with reflective on a roll) and works but can still hear some noise.

 

the floor isn't where the noise comes from, it comes from the thin skin of the doors, cab corners, back wall, and firewall.

I put sound mat in my doors and the difference is amazing, just that cut the road noise level almost in half. when the weather gets cooler I need to do the cab corners and back wall to finish the job.

 

now its not cheap but if you put the sound mat it would add some insulation value to the floor

http://www.raamaudio.com/1-19-sheets-bxt-ii-raammat-11x23-1-875-sq-ft-per-sheet/

 

http://www.mfmbp.com/purchase/store/tabid/81/ProdID/2/Peel_and_Seal.aspx

took me awhile but this is the stuff I used (found it cheaper at a local roofing place).
I was on Custom Tacos back in the day and someone used this so I gave it a try. IF I decide to replace I'm sure this will be a bitch to pull off.

 

3 of the last 6 years i tried to order a NEW taco with vinyl floors, hand crank windows, vinyl (or nylon) seats, no power locks, no video screen thinger and/or no bed (AKA: cab on chassis). Akio Toyoda don't play that game. They have strict "packages" that you have to stick to. But the US truck companies do allow these options and that is what we have always ordered for the fleet at the government agencies i have worked for. Most of these (that i have dissected) have carpet padding under the vinyl. looks like the same carpet padding one would put down in a home. I am not sure about noise but it likely helps a great deal with insulating temps in the winter. Both in making it livable and in reducing ice and condensation. But since the OP is in North Carlina... maybe that is not a biggy.

 

Look into Frost King. They sell it at home depot and is similar to the above products (peel and seal).. Lots of folks have used it for sound mats, and since it's HVAC material, it'll provide insulation as well. I'll be putting it in my truck come next pay day.

 

Just look for some generic automotive floor insulation and slap it down under the vinyl. I've had a few trucks with vinyl or rubber floors with no issues or "panty lines". For American vehicles you can get pre shaped padding to lay under the flooring but I've never looked for the Toyota

 

How about carpet?

 

I put shok sound deadening mats (they have a group buy on here) on my floor when i put the vinyl in. I don't know anything about temp difference, I don't think there is any way your going to be able to feel any temp difference between carpet and vinyl. That's kinda ridiculous, plu you have an a/c and a heater so why care?

 

So how did the vinyl flooring from rock auto turn out?