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Got my first close up look at a 2014 Silverado yesterday and first thing I notice is the carpet in the wheel wells. What the heck is that all about? Must be for road noise reduction but I wonder how it will hold up under constant rocks, tar and road salt.

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I dunno, I am seeing it more and more here lately on newer cars and now trucks.

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Noise reduction. It only has to last 3 years or 36k miles.

Sounds about right...

I admit that I've always wanted a truck with "wheel to wheel" carpet! :freak:

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I noticed Jeep Grand Cherokees started doing this a couple years ago.

 

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Are they glued or attached some other way to a regular fender liner ? If you could replace them after a few years for fifty bucks or so it wouldn't be too bad.

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It's not carpet

 

Should clean easy using some apc and a brush

 

 

Ryan

 

 

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It's not carpet

 

Should clean easy using some apc and a brush

 

 

Ryan

 

Your right it's not carpet.. Gm refers to it as some type of mesh supposedly lighter than plastic. Haven't had a problem with cleaning so far but what is this apc stuff your talking about ryanbabz71?

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All Purpose Cleaner. Any of the real car care brands sell it (ie not the cheap stuff from autozone. :lol: )

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Ok just making sure this wasn't a particular brand. I've always used simple green and a little Elbow grease

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Anybody else heard that they put the cabin air filter back in this model? My Manual makes a reference to it but says see dealer for part.

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Ok just making sure this wasn't a particular brand. I've always used simple green and a little Elbow grease
That should work Ryan

 

Anybody else heard that they put the cabin air filter back in this model? My Manual makes a reference to it but says see dealer for part.
Cool, my camaro has one Ryan
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My only complaint on the new liners is that the rears do not drop far enough down to cover the frame like the ones on the 900s do. So I guess after market will hit on this.

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Carpet or not, as much as I drive through the woods for hunting and fishing I doubt it would last long on a truck of mine

 

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