Sound deadening the coupe
#1
Sound deadening the coupe
Hey fellas, I've been searching without success. How much sound deadener do I need to cover the trunk, rear shelf, doors, and floor? (50, 75, 100ft) I don't plan on covering the roof.
Also, with the Florida heat do I need to worry about it smelling up the car? I learned through searching about butyl deaden-er and it is superior to other materials?
Thanks in advance.
Also, with the Florida heat do I need to worry about it smelling up the car? I learned through searching about butyl deaden-er and it is superior to other materials?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by ErikTaylor; 05-09-2013 at 01:20 PM.
#2
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I installed "Second Skin" damper and purchased a bulk box from their site. It is really easy to install and I have had no smell. I don't have much to compare it to but it seems to work great. I did not do my floors. Just doors, trunk lid, trunk floor and rear deck. I still had a little bit left over but not enough for the floors.
#3
I installed "Second Skin" damper and purchased a bulk box from their site. It is really easy to install and I have had no smell. I don't have much to compare it to but it seems to work great. I did not do my floors. Just doors, trunk lid, trunk floor and rear deck. I still had a little bit left over but not enough for the floors.
#4
Hey fellas, I've been searching without success. How much sound deadener do I need to cover the trunk, rear shelf, doors, and floor? (50, 75, 100ft) I don't plan on covering the roof.
Also, with the Florida heat do I need to worry about it smelling up the car? I learned through searching about butyl deaden-er and it is superior to other materials?
Thanks in advance.
Also, with the Florida heat do I need to worry about it smelling up the car? I learned through searching about butyl deaden-er and it is superior to other materials?
Thanks in advance.
#5
What do you mean by sound deadener? If you're talking vibration dampener, like second skin/damplifier pro/brown bread, or my preferred vibration dampener, CLD tiles from sounddeadenershowdown.com - only about 25% coverage is all you need, so maybe 10 square feet. If you're talking mass loaded vinyl and closed cell foam to actually block sound, you're going to need a lot more.
#11
Deadener
Our panels are not difficult by any means to remove. The most frustrating part is the actual install. If you do it right you will need a rubber or wood roller and I HIGHLY recommend using a heatgun for the most effective means of pressing it into the bends of the car.
I haven't seen this mentioned on here but I just did it to my G and I think it's been helpful/effective. Purchase some of the expanding foam. You can get it at O'Reillys/Lowes etc. On a 2003 G35 Sedan the trunk lid has 2 sheets of metal seperated by about 2 inches or so. I sprayed the foam in the holes filling them about 40% full so the foam could expand. It does an excellent job of reducing vibration and trunk rattle along with Dynamat/FatMat etc applied in strips where possible.
To answer your other question.... FatMat and Dynamat do not smell. I can't speak for the other products. Like Wrath said, you'll need a lot more of FatMat than you will the tiles. For an entire vehicle (doors, floor, trunk) you'll need between 100-150 sq ft if you want to be effective. The G35s have a ton of exposed metal surfaces compared to other cars I've seen. For instance the back rear quarter panels are big, flat and exposed once the carpet is removed.
I haven't seen this mentioned on here but I just did it to my G and I think it's been helpful/effective. Purchase some of the expanding foam. You can get it at O'Reillys/Lowes etc. On a 2003 G35 Sedan the trunk lid has 2 sheets of metal seperated by about 2 inches or so. I sprayed the foam in the holes filling them about 40% full so the foam could expand. It does an excellent job of reducing vibration and trunk rattle along with Dynamat/FatMat etc applied in strips where possible.
To answer your other question.... FatMat and Dynamat do not smell. I can't speak for the other products. Like Wrath said, you'll need a lot more of FatMat than you will the tiles. For an entire vehicle (doors, floor, trunk) you'll need between 100-150 sq ft if you want to be effective. The G35s have a ton of exposed metal surfaces compared to other cars I've seen. For instance the back rear quarter panels are big, flat and exposed once the carpet is removed.
#12
Our panels are not difficult by any means to remove. The most frustrating part is the actual install. If you do it right you will need a rubber or wood roller and I HIGHLY recommend using a heatgun for the most effective means of pressing it into the bends of the car.
I haven't seen this mentioned on here but I just did it to my G and I think it's been helpful/effective. Purchase some of the expanding foam. You can get it at O'Reillys/Lowes etc. On a 2003 G35 Sedan the trunk lid has 2 sheets of metal seperated by about 2 inches or so. I sprayed the foam in the holes filling them about 40% full so the foam could expand. It does an excellent job of reducing vibration and trunk rattle along with Dynamat/FatMat etc applied in strips where possible.
To answer your other question.... FatMat and Dynamat do not smell. I can't speak for the other products. Like Wrath said, you'll need a lot more of FatMat than you will the tiles. For an entire vehicle (doors, floor, trunk) you'll need between 100-150 sq ft if you want to be effective. The G35s have a ton of exposed metal surfaces compared to other cars I've seen. For instance the back rear quarter panels are big, flat and exposed once the carpet is removed.
I haven't seen this mentioned on here but I just did it to my G and I think it's been helpful/effective. Purchase some of the expanding foam. You can get it at O'Reillys/Lowes etc. On a 2003 G35 Sedan the trunk lid has 2 sheets of metal seperated by about 2 inches or so. I sprayed the foam in the holes filling them about 40% full so the foam could expand. It does an excellent job of reducing vibration and trunk rattle along with Dynamat/FatMat etc applied in strips where possible.
To answer your other question.... FatMat and Dynamat do not smell. I can't speak for the other products. Like Wrath said, you'll need a lot more of FatMat than you will the tiles. For an entire vehicle (doors, floor, trunk) you'll need between 100-150 sq ft if you want to be effective. The G35s have a ton of exposed metal surfaces compared to other cars I've seen. For instance the back rear quarter panels are big, flat and exposed once the carpet is removed.