Dynamat, Cascade, B-Quiet/Brown Bread, Accumat etc...

Whose material reigns supreme? Any feedback for our resident audiophiles?

I'm gonna deaden my car very soon and would love to hear something from those that are experienced.

Also, what installation methods do you use? Is it self adhering, or do you need a glue?

Cheers, ted


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My vote is for Cascade. They put alot of engineering into their products and really improve sound quality when properly used. They offer alot of different deadening products for different applications. Most of it is self adhering and they offer spray on products too.

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I went with FatMat. A lot of people said it was the same as Dynamat Extreme. I bought it primarily cause of price. $99 for 100sq feet on ebay.

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I recomend Dynamat Extreme myself. It is self adhearing and easy to install with a roller. I must warn you be aware, the other side is a thin layer of aluminum and can easily give you one of those minimal paper type cuts that hurts so bad it feels as though you're losing a limb. I also must inform you that on our Sedans the rear deck is double layered for added stability. So as you may have heard with my G the rear deck rattles like "heck". To get to the level of detination my friend and I have acheived he applied some silicone between the rear deck layers. It helped a lot but doesn't rid of the problem completely. At higher levels it still rattles beyond belief. Hope I was of much help and good luck. Don't be affraid to give me a call if you want some help. A hui hou!

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I second the dynamat extreme. It is more expensive than the other dampeners but in terms of ease of install, and performance, it's hard to beat.

In terms of the sedan rear deck. I put on 2 layers when I had the sedan and it helped. However, you are going to want to put at least a layer of padding (I used carpet padding, which is very cheap (10 sq ft for a buck) between the metal shelf and the plastic cover. This cut down on all the rattles for me.