Sound deadening for road noise
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Sound deadening for road noise
I want to get this thread geared towards someone looking to get rid of road noise without spending a lot of money, but spending enough to make a difference. I don't want to tear the interior all out, spend hours installing , and end up disappointed.
Is the roof worth spending the extra cash on?
What places are commonly over looked?
I was planning on using edead. I notice that there are different thicknesses. What thickness should I use and how much?
Is the roof worth spending the extra cash on?
What places are commonly over looked?
I was planning on using edead. I notice that there are different thicknesses. What thickness should I use and how much?
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Yeah I already know about the gutting the box thread, but its kind of out of date. Like the products used. What they sell now is a different mil than whats listed. Plus I posted in it and no response.
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The areas that do the most benefits are as follows:
Interior rear wheel wells
Trunk floor (more so if you have aftermarket exhaust)
Hatch
Front wheel wells
Front doors
Firewall
Backdoors
Floor
Roof (unless you don't mind the sound of rain, also cuts down on the wind noise)
This is fairly close to what I have experienced. I've got about 120 sq ft of hushmat in my box not to mention closed cell foam covering the critical parts and floor area.
Now then, if you are looking to spend very little with decent results and not a lot of tear down... there are a few areas I'd like to recommend:
1: Peel & Seal - This is very cheap and can be found with the gutters at your local lowes. A single roll can be purchased for about $15 which is 10" wide by I think 50 feet. It's cheap, and it works.
2: Focus on the important areas first. Pull out the simple stuff and go to town. You can stuff the hatch with polyfil and do multiple layers of peel & seal in the trunk area. That would be a very cheap upgrade which doesn't involve tearing everything out.
3: Get some undercoat and do up the wheel wells. It won't eliminate the noise, but it will cut it down by quite a bit.
Interior rear wheel wells
Trunk floor (more so if you have aftermarket exhaust)
Hatch
Front wheel wells
Front doors
Firewall
Backdoors
Floor
Roof (unless you don't mind the sound of rain, also cuts down on the wind noise)
This is fairly close to what I have experienced. I've got about 120 sq ft of hushmat in my box not to mention closed cell foam covering the critical parts and floor area.
Now then, if you are looking to spend very little with decent results and not a lot of tear down... there are a few areas I'd like to recommend:
1: Peel & Seal - This is very cheap and can be found with the gutters at your local lowes. A single roll can be purchased for about $15 which is 10" wide by I think 50 feet. It's cheap, and it works.
2: Focus on the important areas first. Pull out the simple stuff and go to town. You can stuff the hatch with polyfil and do multiple layers of peel & seal in the trunk area. That would be a very cheap upgrade which doesn't involve tearing everything out.
3: Get some undercoat and do up the wheel wells. It won't eliminate the noise, but it will cut it down by quite a bit.
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I don't mind tearing the interior out. I guess I should have mentioned what I was planning to do.
This is what I was planning:
1.Hatch
2.Floor
3.Doors
Maybe roof
I just don't know how many layers in what areas.
As for budget. I would like to keep it below $250. Is that's over kill? I would like to do it for less, but if that get me good results. Great.
I also notice in some threads that the floor was and wasn't completely covered. Is this an area that I can cut some of my cost down or is it better to just do it all while its out?
By critical parts. Do you mean doors and hatch? So you have about 120 sq ft in those areas?
I'm really leaning towards the edead. I've bought from ED and have good customer service form them. The edead seems like a good cost effective product.
This is what I was planning:
1.Hatch
2.Floor
3.Doors
Maybe roof
I just don't know how many layers in what areas.
As for budget. I would like to keep it below $250. Is that's over kill? I would like to do it for less, but if that get me good results. Great.
I also notice in some threads that the floor was and wasn't completely covered. Is this an area that I can cut some of my cost down or is it better to just do it all while its out?
Originally Posted by spr0k3t
I've got about 120 sq ft of hushmat in my box not to mention closed cell foam covering the critical parts and floor area.
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I'm really leaning towards the edead. I've bought from ED and have good customer service form them. The edead seems like a good cost effective product.
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Originally Posted by tCscotty
I don't mind tearing the interior out. I guess I should have mentioned what I was planning to do.
This is what I was planning:
1.Hatch
2.Floor
3.Doors
Maybe roof
I just don't know how many layers in what areas.
This is what I was planning:
1.Hatch
2.Floor
3.Doors
Maybe roof
I just don't know how many layers in what areas.
Originally Posted by tCscotty
As for budget. I would like to keep it below $250. Is that's over kill? I would like to do it for less, but if that get me good results. Great.
I also notice in some threads that the floor was and wasn't completely covered. Is this an area that I can cut some of my cost down or is it better to just do it all while its out?
I also notice in some threads that the floor was and wasn't completely covered. Is this an area that I can cut some of my cost down or is it better to just do it all while its out?
Originally Posted by tCscotty
By critical parts. Do you mean doors and hatch? So you have about 120 sq ft in those areas?
I'm really leaning towards the edead. I've bought from ED and have good customer service form them. The edead seems like a good cost effective product.
I'm really leaning towards the edead. I've bought from ED and have good customer service form them. The edead seems like a good cost effective product.
The roof is the very last item to touch. The cost of doing it for the benefits you get do not amount to much. If you are going to do stereo comps, there's no question behind doing the roof as it will increase your overall SPL.
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Just saw this post as I am planning on putting sound deadener in my Tc soon.
The following link has some good information regarding types
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
The following link has some good information regarding types
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
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While that is a good link RichTc, the data is very old. I know this as Hushmat has been around for more than five years and they aren't even on the list.
As for mils thickness, I would use at least 40-60mils to keep it cheap enough. If you are using something like Peel&Seal, do two layers at least to give you 54mils thickness.
For the plastic, you don't have to cover the back of that if you do not want to. You can get away with just hitting the metal parts with the butyl/asphalt based deadener. After that, cover the doors with a closed cell foam. You can get some very cheap closed cell foam from a hardware store in the flooring department... it's used as a water seal more than a sound deadener, but the same properties apply.
As for mils thickness, I would use at least 40-60mils to keep it cheap enough. If you are using something like Peel&Seal, do two layers at least to give you 54mils thickness.
For the plastic, you don't have to cover the back of that if you do not want to. You can get away with just hitting the metal parts with the butyl/asphalt based deadener. After that, cover the doors with a closed cell foam. You can get some very cheap closed cell foam from a hardware store in the flooring department... it's used as a water seal more than a sound deadener, but the same properties apply.
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Originally Posted by spr0k3t
While that is a good link RichTc, the data is very old. I know this as Hushmat has been around for more than five years and they aren't even on the list.
As for mils thickness, I would use at least 40-60mils to keep it cheap enough. If you are using something like Peel&Seal, do two layers at least to give you 54mils thickness.
For the plastic, you don't have to cover the back of that if you do not want to. You can get away with just hitting the metal parts with the butyl/asphalt based deadener. After that, cover the doors with a closed cell foam. You can get some very cheap closed cell foam from a hardware store in the flooring department... it's used as a water seal more than a sound deadener, but the same properties apply.
As for mils thickness, I would use at least 40-60mils to keep it cheap enough. If you are using something like Peel&Seal, do two layers at least to give you 54mils thickness.
For the plastic, you don't have to cover the back of that if you do not want to. You can get away with just hitting the metal parts with the butyl/asphalt based deadener. After that, cover the doors with a closed cell foam. You can get some very cheap closed cell foam from a hardware store in the flooring department... it's used as a water seal more than a sound deadener, but the same properties apply.
I read that you suggested edead? Which one would you suggest. Raammat quoted my for $200 for two rolls (approximately $125 square feet). Would i do better with edead?
Thanks for the help.
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What I would recommend... stick with any type of sound deadening which is primarily based on Butyl. That will give you the best results with little efforts for installation (no heat gun required).
I've worked with Damplifier, Hushmat, Peel&Seal, and Dynamat. The only one I stuck with was Hushmat primarily due to the price I could purchase it at (dealer cost). The Hushmat I use is 80mils thick and 4mils on the foil... it's on par with Damplifier Pro. I don't like Dynamat as you can get much more for a better price almost anywhere else. Peel&Seal is super cheap, but so is the quality of it. If you are on a serious budget though, you can't beat it.
I've never worked with Raamat BXT60, however it would definitely work well.
I've worked with Damplifier, Hushmat, Peel&Seal, and Dynamat. The only one I stuck with was Hushmat primarily due to the price I could purchase it at (dealer cost). The Hushmat I use is 80mils thick and 4mils on the foil... it's on par with Damplifier Pro. I don't like Dynamat as you can get much more for a better price almost anywhere else. Peel&Seal is super cheap, but so is the quality of it. If you are on a serious budget though, you can't beat it.
I've never worked with Raamat BXT60, however it would definitely work well.
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Good reading here:
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
and here:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...2-sq-foot.html[/table][/code]
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
and here:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...2-sq-foot.html[/table][/code]
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Originally Posted by mxyx
Good reading here:
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
Fixed Link: http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...2-sq-foot.html
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The edead came in and half the interior is out!
Came home stressed out from work and decided to start on taking the interior out. Was going to wait and do it all at once, but working on the box is such a good stress reliever.
Came home stressed out from work and decided to start on taking the interior out. Was going to wait and do it all at once, but working on the box is such a good stress reliever.