Originality Nut Goes Coconut!

I have bought several rolls of shredded coconut fiber to use as matting under rear seats, behind carpet, etc.  It was the closest thing I could find to original material that many people call "horse hair".  The only place it actually shows is if you lift up the seat pad for a rear seat.
Now comes the time for doing the padding under the main rubber mat in the cabin.  Many restorers use peel & stick sound deadening pads from places like Dynomat.  Too modern for this originality freak, even if it makes the car quieter and provides a nice cushion for the mat.  It's just not my style.
Fortunately, when I removed the original horse hair mat, I was very careful.  I was thinking I wanted to keep it is good shape to make a pattern for the replacement.  But, no close replacement is available.  As you can see in the photo, it is actually in good shape except for one hole at the drivers foot area.
What should an originality nut do?  Restore the original pad of course.
I painted it all black again and glued a layer of roofing felt on the back (under) side.  Next step was to cut out the hole and insert a section of the shredded coconut (called "coir").  I then sprayed it heavily with undercoating and then another coat of black paint covering that area.
Happy with the results.  Time for the rubber mat!

Photo below shows the repair patch where the hole was beneath the foot pedals.

Next step was the floor mat.  I took care to remove the snaps from the original and reuse them on the replacement mat.  
I was also able to save the original rubber pedal covers.