How to remove boot trim and carpet

[makemywish]

Going to attempt sound deadening and insulation.

 

Car is Octavia III Facelift. How does one remove the variable boot, trim and carpet. I presume the carpet is just pulled off. So far I have deduced you need to remove the boot lip trim and then the two plastic trims on the side (presumably fastened by a few screws and clips). I am flummoxed how to remove the variable boot floor. Any clues or links to workshop manual?

[lway]

Might be something of help in Sasha's thread. On pages 3 and 4 she retrofitted a variable boot floor to her car. Might be something in her descriptions that helps.

 

 

[makemywish]

2 hours ago, lway said:

Might be something of help in Sasha's thread. On pages 3 and 4 she retrofitted a variable boot floor to her car. Might be something in her descriptions that helps.

 

 

Thanks. Today I managed to get the trim by the load lip as well as everything on the boot floor out. Took out all the visible screws on the side walls. There's quite a bit to go -- the side luggage compartment trim panels needs to come off, which seems to require taking the back seats off. I am unable to figure out how to remove the hard top variable floor. More tomorrow.

[ajw1100]

erWin might help.

https://erwin.skoda-auto.cz/erwin/showHome.do

 

You can find and print exploded diagrams of your car. I used them when trying to fit a rear camera and cables through the tailgate to the screen. I think you may need to remove the rear seat uprights and possibly the seat base as well. They do charge for time so you would need to identify which sheets you needed as soon as possible. I think I paid about £7 for 45 minutes which was plenty of time to find what I needed. Eventually I went through the roof lining as this was by far the easiest route, The rear side panels, seat backs and base, boot seat drop down links, and such like was some job.

 

Good Luck!

[makemywish]

OK. So, you need to get the side trims off (both floor and roof) before you can pull the lining out enough to apply the deadening. Removing the variable boot floor is not intuitive. You need to first unscrew the VBF from the shaft that it is attached to, which in turn is connected to the hinges which are attached to the side luggage compartment trim panels. The boot roller blind can be taken off by depressing a spring button at the ends. Good lord, trying to figure out how to remove it was a real pain in the a**e.

 

Removing the seat bench required quite a bit of wrestling and the grommets don't work now -- so have to order a new set. Warning for anyone wanting to remove the seat bench -- have a spare set of grommets ready before you take it off.

 

The worst bit was removing that silly felt that Skoda thinks is sound insulation. Removing it was a real pain as it stuck with this gunky glue that wouldn't come off with WD 40 or natural spirit. Didn't want to try solvents on it. So did my best to expose the panels by scrubbing with plastic brush, a gentle scourer, cloth, even my fingers and dried it off before applying the sound deadening.

 

So today I got as far as deadening + insulating left wheel arch and rear seat. Was also able to fully deaden boot floor. I've run out of insulation so more is on order. Tomorrow I take off the other side trim and lining and get on with it.

 

 

[ajw1100]

10/10. If I was wearing one I would take my hat off to you. Either a brave man or the road noise was just too much! Let us know how you get on and if it makes a significant difference. The more pic's the better.  Might save me buying a new car!!

[makemywish]

OK. So done with it. Apologies no pictures as it was tipping it and early darkness meant I had to work at breakneck speed. Finished at 9pm finally. Made some rookie mistakes such as not factoring in tolerances for the variable boot floor and the bottom trim, which I will rectify in the spring/summer. But seriously, the parts used in these cars are just really flimsy.

So, lessons:

 

a) this is a job for spring or summer when you have a lot of light or else if you have a spacious and well lit garage.

b) make sure you mark out where the trims go and do not apply the treatment to those areas -- or at least do not apply the insulation.

What people are most interested in knowing -- is it worth the effort?

The noise from the rear is significanty reduced. Of course, there will be the low frequency noise that the tyres generate from certain tarmac that cannot be eliminated, but signifiant drop in the mid and higher frequency noise. 

The noise now comes from the front and middle section of the car, which I will taking care of next. But already the stock stereo sounds much better and this is despite all the boom coming from the car doors.

 

[hansen1]

@makemywish

Good job!

I have been deadening my last 3 cars with the same material.

But with my new Octavia I thought of using  some spray on deadener first,let it dry then apply the "normal"deadener. 

Not my car in the pic!

Edited 17 December, 2020 by hansen1

[makemywish]

2 minutes ago, hansen1 said:

@makemywish

Good job!

I have been deadening my last 3 cars with the same material.

But with my new Octavia I thought of using  some spray on deadener first,let it dry then apply the "normal"deadener. 

Nice! And that is a terrific job! 

What make is the spray on insulation? And how thick is the coat? As I was applying the deadening I was wondering if I should have just gotten rubberised paint and painted it on the panels. 

I now wonder if the insulation makes any difference other than absorb interior noise, which in a car environment makes for marginal gains. Or maybe because the car is such a noisy environment, the insulation helps take some of the edge off. IDK.

[hansen1]

@makemywish

Not my car in the pic,I am going to wait fore the summer to do the job.

I have not decided what make I am going to use yet,there is a lot of them.

[makemywish]

Just now, hansen1 said:

@makemywish

Not my car in the pic,I am going to wait fore the summer to do the job.

I have not decided what make I am going to use yet,there is a lot of them.

Good idea. One big lesson for me here. First time car insulation 

But what brands are out there? I might apply the paint over the summer.

[hansen1]

@makemywish

There are some out there

[JandB]

On 16/12/2020 at 22:42, makemywish said:

OK. So done with it. Apologies no pictures as it was tipping it and early darkness meant I had to work at breakneck speed. Finished at 9pm finally. Made some rookie mistakes such as not factoring in tolerances for the variable boot floor and the bottom trim, which I will rectify in the spring/summer. But seriously, the parts used in these cars are just really flimsy.

So, lessons:

 

a) this is a job for spring or summer when you have a lot of light or else if you have a spacious and well lit garage.

b) make sure you mark out where the trims go and do not apply the treatment to those areas -- or at least do not apply the insulation.

What people are most interested in knowing -- is it worth the effort?

The noise from the rear is significanty reduced. Of course, there will be the low frequency noise that the tyres generate from certain tarmac that cannot be eliminated, but signifiant drop in the mid and higher frequency noise. 

The noise now comes from the front and middle section of the car, which I will taking care of next. But already the stock stereo sounds much better and this is despite all the boom coming from the car doors.

 

Excellent post and information, thank you.

I've just downsized from an Octavia estate to a Fabia estate so your boot pics were very familiar.

I've opted for Nocoi sound deadening material and I'm putting Nocoi foam over the top of that (as Nocoi suggest).  Fingers crossed it'll work.

[makemywish]

On 18/12/2020 at 23:20, JandB said:

Excellent post and information, thank you.

I've just downsized from an Octavia estate to a Fabia estate so your boot pics were very familiar.

I've opted for Nocoi sound deadening material and I'm putting Nocoi foam over the top of that (as Nocoi suggest).  Fingers crossed it'll work.

Thank you.

I've now had the door panels treated and new speakers installed. With the boot and door panels, the cabin is much quieter. All the mid and range frequency noises are gone. My suggestion to anyone considering a new stereo is to just deaden the doors and boot (and if possible the floors) and replace the speakers. The difference is remarkable.