What do you use for soundproofing?

[energyhutch]

I have been driving the 78' Cherokee alot since I have gotten back from Arizona with it and am wanting keep driving it more than my 94' DD ... but the noise is horrendous! that being said, what have you guys had success with in the past, what have you had bad experiences with? Pics and websites of products would be great help - thanks in advance!

[misfittom138]

I turn the radio up! LOL

[chrisnsarah]

Thick carpet and sound deadening padding. Use it over the rear wheelwells too. Some people swear by rhinolining the floor, wheel wells, and firewall, but I can't vouch for this.

Also, inspect your firewall and seal up any small hole you can find. Engine noise travels through any little hole that's missing body caulk or a grommet.

[SnowShoe]

Sound Deadening

I have had great success using DynaMat on all the interior floors, wheel wells, side and door panels. I also added 1" foil faced insulation on the bottom of the roof (held with 3m) spray glue. I'm am adding same to the back of all exterior side panels that are accessable.

The benifits are both sound deadening to the near max and super insulation from the outside climate. My heater absolutly cooks and my A/C works great here in the summer Texas heat. I think ihave spent around $400. Money well spent for the dual benifits.

Hope this helps....

[energyhutch]

I think I would definately pay $400 for strong insulation with climate control. So dynamat is a good option along with think carpet. As far as the carpet are yall using something like the BJ's setup or fabing your own? Any pics of homemade carpet fabs? $205 just seems kind of steep for a pre-molded kit, although that must be nice to just drop in !

[Eugene 1]

Molded carpet is worth it to me. I had a couple of kits on different vehicles..as far as sound deadening goes i use is called Thermo Shield from Pepboys It works great! you have to glue it down yourself ! but it is worth for the price,Ithink it was 20 bucks for a 4x6 roll

[funwheeling]

I used this: http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?p=pr works very well and cheaper then dyno.

[TexasJ10]

i like b-quiet Cheaper than dynamat and a better product

http://www.b-quiet.com/ultimate.html

[PlasticBoob]

I bought a bunch of this http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=51 and put it over some aluminum/foam insulation I got from Home Depot. I also lined the doors with it. I haven't done the rear or the roof yet, but I noticed quite a reduction in noise. I used Dynamat on the tranny hump.

[energyhutch]

PlasticBoob: That looks like a really good option, I think that might
be what it comes down to.
FunWheeling: Are you using the ensolite or the RAAMmat BXT?
I am really thinking about cutting some cardboard to shape for a template
and then cutting a piece of auto carpet to match, then finding
a piece of strong material to fold over and sow across the edge to prevent unstitching. This would be accompanied with some sound deadening device beneath. I feel that I might be able to do this for cheaper (not counting my time of course). But think about that, if we included "our time" into the equation for our projects?
All of our projects would be worth millions!

[Crossbones]

I bought some stuff from menards, it comes in rolls and is similar to aluminum foil on both sides and is like bubble wrap in the middle. I cant vouch for it yet because my truck isnt running but I am optimistic.

[energyhutch]

We dont have a menards here in Lubbock, I am guessing that it is some kind of home improvement store?

[james1414d]

do not use dynamat. it is lead impregnated rubber. it cost 20 dollars a square foot. and it will improve nothing unless you listen to a lot of bass. that is its ONLY purpose. there are plenty of noise dampening mats that actually SERVE their purpose and are a lot cheaper and don't weight 10 lbs. plus per square foot.

[Locked and Loaded]

do not use dynamat. it is lead impregnated rubber. it cost 20 dollars a square foot. and it will improve nothing unless you listen to a lot of bass. that is its ONLY purpose. there are plenty of noise dampening mats that actually SERVE their purpose and are a lot cheaper and don't weight 10 lbs. plus per square foot.

Like what?

[cntryby]

Carpet

Guys,
I can't too much with insulation because my brother gets big round pieces of insulation from his work, that looks just like the insulation on the back of auto carpet.

The carpet though, is another story. I have two options,

1. The best for durability and good looks, I have an account with ACC (Auto Custom Carpets) I think everyone knows about thier carpets. With the right installation technique they look like factory.
2. Flex-form carpet. This carpet is amazing! It comes rolled up with no molding anywhere, but has no backing bonded to the carpet, so it can be stretched and form to the contour of just about anything. It will even form to those deep corners of the rear floor pans. The draw back to the flex form is that it is not as durable!! I have had good sucess by using a heavy coat of glue on the backing prior to installation. (Let it cure for 30 min bbefore install.) As long as you use a quality floor mat, and keep them in position, the carpet will be fine. But if you have your boots or shoes on the carpet, like under the gas pedal, it will roll the fibers out of the carpet like big fuzzy balls ya find on sweat shirts. It won't happen right away, but over the course of a year or two...it will. The best thing about flex form is it only cost 1/3 of ACC carpet. The two applications I would recomend it would be for cleaning up a vehicle to sale, or for a vehicle you want to look nice but doesn't have to be show room perfect for ever.

I mentioned this on the gfsj site, but I don't think I've mentioned it here...I've been doing automotive upholstry and trim work for close to 30 years, I supported my family for 7 years or so with a shop in winder, and have been doing it as a side job every since. If anyone has questions about triming a vehicle I'll be glad to help if I can. If your close enough and want hands on help, I'll charge for my labor, but most are shocked at the reasonable prices. I try to be fair to both the customer and myself. For example everything includeded a headliner for a 87 GW would run $70 with a written 1 year warranty. $20 more for visors.

I'm not look'n to pedal my trades, I've got a job...a good job, but if someone needs some help, and I have the time, I'll be will to help.