The seats and carpet were removed and the floor cleaned.

The next step was was apply the sound deadener. I went with Dynamat. Yes, it's a bit more expensive than the other brands, but it's made in the USA.

While the interior was ripped out and cleaned, I found $1.38 rebate in change.

I didn't want to put the old nasty carpet back in, so I got new carpet from stockinteriors.com and grabbed some new jute padding.

Once installed, the carpet had to be cleaned.

With a road test and my dB meter in hand, I found I'm averaging 6dB quieter than previously. Woowoo!

The steering wheel leather was showing signs of major wear so it needed to be addressed as well.

I wrapped the steering wheel with leather from [url]wheelskins.com[/url].

One last bit to the interior reconditioning project is to do something with the rear seat. As I was putting it back in, I realized how uncomfortable it is and how the cushions don't really sit very well. A lot of that has to do with the fact that I didn't mount the seat backs like most people do. I mounted them so when they fold down they are flat instead of having a nice 1-2 inch lip. I also realized that I have never used the split bench. So, out they went and in with an XJ bench. I kept the seat backs from the ZJ because they are taller and much more comfortable (not to mention they create a longer floorboard when folded down and the bench removed). It took a little bit of modifying, but I'm happy with the end result.