Budget Sound Deadening

[Andyn]

Hi guys,

I'm no audiophile, but do want to 'listen' to music while driving. So i am keen to do some sound deadening just on my doors to improve it a bit.

I am looking at getting one piece of this stuff on each door AX3688 from jaycar (http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AX3688&CATID=&keywords=ax36&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=)

Normally when u take the door trim off you just stick this stuff on the panel right (under the plastic protector)?

Has anyone done this before? How did you find the results?

Any comments would be great. The other option was to get the dynamat stuff for $150 to do both doors.

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Any deadening is better than none. Just make sure the surfaces are really clean before you start - use a wax and grease remover to clean the surfaces (eg prepsol). Make sure you have a wooden roller or equivalent to really work down the deadener.

If you look in the stickied thread at the top of this forum 'How to install speakers in Skyline doors' it has a couple of examples of deadening in Skylines.

[Cleutin]

the Jaycar stuff is good, personally i use the Stinger stuff.

door trims off

plastic sheeting off

wipe down door with wax and grease remover

apply deadener

cut holes where you will need to pull stuff through (power winder looms, power mirror, door lock mech speaker holes)

door trim back on.

[frx026]

Most of the sound deadening commercailly available is made from the same stuff anyway.

Just make sure you clean the surfaces well, then make sure the deadeding sticks.

You should notice quite a difference in general output and midbass response from the speakers.

[Andyn]

thanks for the feedback. esp cleutin. gives me an idea how much work is involved.

how much is the stinger brand sheets u use? Neat looking install btw.

p.s i Think ill give the jaycar stuff a go - the only thing with their products is that they dont have adhesive, so will go to bunning for that. Any recommendations on adhesive products?

Edited April 30, 2007 by Andyn

[Trav33]

frx & cleutin,

do you use a heat torch to make it softer to squeze into all the ridges? or let it sit in the sun at all?

Or not really necessary?

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Depends what you're using I guess. I know Dynamat Original it helped, but Extreme you don't need to.

[Cleutin]

Andyn, the kit we used is $70 per sheet, its expensive lol, better to buy the bootkit which gives you 5 sheets. 18"x32"

trav33, the stinger Roadkill stuff is soft and plyable, no need for heat or sunlight to soften it.

[Chris Rogers]

frx & cleutin,

do you use a heat torch to make it softer to squeze into all the ridges? or let it sit in the sun at all?

Or not really necessary?

clean the surface and stick on - that simple. I use dyn extreme on most of my jobs.

[frx026]

frx & cleutin,

do you use a heat torch to make it softer to squeze into all the ridges? or let it sit in the sun at all?

Or not really necessary?

I have used a heat gun sometimes, especially here in melbourne in the middle of winter when it is so cold.

But Chris Rogers in QLD would most likely never have to use one.

The key is to take your time.

Clean the surface well with a wax and grease remover. Apply the sound deadening one sheet at a time.

[petern]

thanks for the feedback. esp cleutin. gives me an idea how much work is involved.

how much is the stinger brand sheets u use? Neat looking install btw.

p.s i Think ill give the jaycar stuff a go - the only thing with their products is that they dont have adhesive, so will go to bunning for that. Any recommendations on adhesive products?

Jaycar also has the bitumen base stuff, which you peal one side and stick on, just search CAT. NO. AX3684 (link was too long) it's 2x330 square sheets at $25

I bought 3 packs which only done about half a door each - bottom half of inside door skin and speaker side half of door(R33).

FYI Autobarn sells the Dynamat stuff - $239 for a roll that apparently can do both doors and the boot.

Edited May 1, 2007 by petern

[Chris Rogers]

you mean the bulk pack. that will do an entire car if you do it right.