The Definitive Sound-Deadening Thread!!!
#201
#202
I used some Dynamat Original today for my trunk spare tire area. This stuff is straight up garbage compared Dynamats Extreme brand. Its not nearly as tacky or durable. If anyone is going with Dynamat then go with all Extreme.
#205
i just did my car with fatmat and its working great on my rear deck and on my doors but my trunk lid is still rattling like a tin can! i put 2 layers down to help but its not, any suggestions? don whats that stuff you speak of? also one note is i think my trunk rattles a lot because 1. my spoiler tabs broke on one side and u get rattle from that(bought the car like that) 2. now my trunk wont open with the remote so i tried something (lol i know) and so it doesn't fully close if that makes sense so those things contribute to the rattling
#206
Yeah Im definitely going to rip this crap out luckily I didn't get very far in the trunk just added two pieces and I was like WTF is this garbage. Don I need some of this Cascade Vb2 I believe you used it in my front doors. I guess I need 50 sq ft to finish trunk spare tire area and perimeter and also rear deck top and bottom. Trunk Lid is Done Dynamat Extreme is good stuff.
#209
Try doing it yourself. The labor costs are going to really cut into the feasibility of the project. You'd be surprised at how efficient you can get on apply the deadener after a few short hours. It just takes time.
#211
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_127AAIN...i+nis2&tp=1672
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_581PA11...n&tp=120&avf=N
Though you may want to call to confirm which fits.
Next time, post in the right thread.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_581PA11...n&tp=120&avf=N
Though you may want to call to confirm which fits.
Next time, post in the right thread.
#213
okay i cant start new threads for some reason so i hope you guys dont mind me asking this here but i have an 06 maxima wit the armrest elite package thing in the rear. how do i remove the rear deck so i can apply sound deadening on it?
#216
Are those the bucket seats? I've never done a 6th gen with the elite package.
I'm sure its the same principle. Feel under the lower part of the seat for some pull tabs, remove lower seat to reveal the bolts for the backrest part.
I'm sure its the same principle. Feel under the lower part of the seat for some pull tabs, remove lower seat to reveal the bolts for the backrest part.
#217
Thanks so much finally was able to get the rear deck out I didn't realize the bottom parts of the seats has pull tabs on them. It was pretty much the same way cept you have to unbolt the back part of the arm rest that opens the ski port. The thing that was causing all the rattle was the rear sunshade bracket. It's a long piece of metal that is bolted on each side but there's no support in the middle so it flexes up and down and rattles. Stuffed a strip of styrafoam in the middle and taped it down with duct tape to keep it from bouncing up. Then sound deadened the entire decklid with fatmat xtreme 80mil. Then poked out the holes for the rear deck clips and stuffed a bag of polyfill under the rear deck lid all around. It went from useless bass cause it rattled so much to clean clear bass that sounds amazing. It looks ghetto as hell but no one can tell as long they never open the deck lid again.
Last edited by 06maxxedmax; 07-22-2009 at 11:56 PM.
#219
Hey guys, I want to reduce road noise and engine noise, but don't want to add a ton of weight to the car. I don't need it so quiet that I can hear a pin drop, but it would be nice if my headers and exhaust were a little quieter in the cabin. Just wondering if fatmat all over the floor would do the trick for now. I may go with boom mat because I can get a better price than ebay because it wouldn't have to be shipped.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
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Hey guys, I want to reduce road noise and engine noise, but don't want to add a ton of weight to the car. I don't need it so quiet that I can hear a pin drop, but it would be nice if my headers and exhaust were a little quieter in the cabin. Just wondering if fatmat all over the floor would do the trick for now. I may go with boom mat because I can get a better price than ebay because it wouldn't have to be shipped.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
#224
I guess I should have mentioned I am on a budget. LOL, But there is a guy not too far from me selling 42 sq feet of vb2 which is very cheap considering the prices I've seen on the net.
Last edited by knight_yyz; 08-01-2009 at 07:20 PM.
#225
If you're on a budget then don't get anything at all until you can afford decent product. Don't do it just for the sake of doing it, because all you can afford is a mediocre product. You WONT be happy in the end.
#226
Well, from what I have read on the cascade site, I would probably need the 3 pack of vb-2, just for my doors, then at least that much more for the rest of the car. and probably the vb-3 for the tranny tunnel. That's a lot of cash.
I think I would prefer to use the light vb-2 everywhere even the floor and trunk due to the light weight. Now since I am on a budget, and I can get a 3 pack from a local guy pretty cheap (he bought too much and is selling the extra 3 pack) I'm thinking I'll grab this 3 pack for now and install it. When I save up more cash I'll buy more and install it. So would I be better using it for the 4 doors? Or should I put this first batch on the floors?
I think I would prefer to use the light vb-2 everywhere even the floor and trunk due to the light weight. Now since I am on a budget, and I can get a 3 pack from a local guy pretty cheap (he bought too much and is selling the extra 3 pack) I'm thinking I'll grab this 3 pack for now and install it. When I save up more cash I'll buy more and install it. So would I be better using it for the 4 doors? Or should I put this first batch on the floors?
#227
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Well, from what I have read on the cascade site, I would probably need the 3 pack of vb-2, just for my doors, then at least that much more for the rest of the car. and probably the vb-3 for the tranny tunnel. That's a lot of cash.
I think I would prefer to use the light vb-2 everywhere even the floor and trunk due to the light weight. Now since I am on a budget, and I can get a 3 pack from a local guy pretty cheap (he bought too much and is selling the extra 3 pack) I'm thinking I'll grab this 3 pack for now and install it. When I save up more cash I'll buy more and install it. So would I be better using it for the 4 doors? Or should I put this first batch on the floors?
I think I would prefer to use the light vb-2 everywhere even the floor and trunk due to the light weight. Now since I am on a budget, and I can get a 3 pack from a local guy pretty cheap (he bought too much and is selling the extra 3 pack) I'm thinking I'll grab this 3 pack for now and install it. When I save up more cash I'll buy more and install it. So would I be better using it for the 4 doors? Or should I put this first batch on the floors?
#230
Would I be better off with RAAMmat II everywhere or RAAMmat BXT and double-up in certain areas? Going to top it off with the Ensolite MLC unless I find another solution I like better.
Also, if I do the floor will I be able to re-use my carpet or will I trash it getting it out?
Also, if I do the floor will I be able to re-use my carpet or will I trash it getting it out?
Last edited by dtfstock; 10-04-2009 at 11:18 AM.
#232
Anyone know how to remove a 2007 maxima rear deck?
I know there is a rattle coming from the trunk when the car's at a constant speed.
I can't pinpoint where it's coming from, It sounds like it's from the rear deck..
somewhere between the rear speakers..
I know there is a rattle coming from the trunk when the car's at a constant speed.
I can't pinpoint where it's coming from, It sounds like it's from the rear deck..
somewhere between the rear speakers..
#234
well here i answered some of my questions with research. cool.
ANYWAY, i have some more questions. I'm really only looking to reduce road noise here, don't care much about audio as the factory Bose is good enough for me. eDead: does it suck? I'm lookin' at about 60-70sqft for all four doors and perhaps the wheel wells and perhaps the rear seat if any is left to quiet highway noise a bit. For eDead 45, that's like 60-70 dollars plus shipping which is Not Bad At All. I realize it's probably not the same quality as Raammat but it's half the price and I'm not looking for audiophile quality here, just quiet.
The other thing is that a lot of these companies claim dampener isn't going to help with road noise and then try to sell their foams, like the Ensolite on the Raammat site. Can I just buy that instead of dampener and will it kill the road noise? Or should I use both? From what I've been reading, it sounds like everyone besides the manufacturers of this stuff says that the dampener on the doors will really quiet road noise a lot, even without the foam.
So: eDead 45 - does it suck? And can I just use Ensolite instead of bothering with the damper? Also, anyone used jute under the carpets to shut things up a bit?
TIA
ANYWAY, i have some more questions. I'm really only looking to reduce road noise here, don't care much about audio as the factory Bose is good enough for me. eDead: does it suck? I'm lookin' at about 60-70sqft for all four doors and perhaps the wheel wells and perhaps the rear seat if any is left to quiet highway noise a bit. For eDead 45, that's like 60-70 dollars plus shipping which is Not Bad At All. I realize it's probably not the same quality as Raammat but it's half the price and I'm not looking for audiophile quality here, just quiet.
The other thing is that a lot of these companies claim dampener isn't going to help with road noise and then try to sell their foams, like the Ensolite on the Raammat site. Can I just buy that instead of dampener and will it kill the road noise? Or should I use both? From what I've been reading, it sounds like everyone besides the manufacturers of this stuff says that the dampener on the doors will really quiet road noise a lot, even without the foam.
So: eDead 45 - does it suck? And can I just use Ensolite instead of bothering with the damper? Also, anyone used jute under the carpets to shut things up a bit?
TIA
Last edited by j-dawg; 05-29-2010 at 08:28 PM.
#235
I have always been a fan of Dynamat Xtreme because of its ease of installation and it longevity. I personally am into car audio probably more than the average guy and have seen numerous sound deadening products fail. In my humble opinion, NEVER and I mean NEVER use the spray on stuff. Unless some new product has come out that I am unaware of this stuff is messy and it simply doesn't work. Over time you will realize this as it starts to fall off and then in order to take it all off? you better free up your day. I have Dynamatted the top and bottom of my 4th gen's rear deck, the entire trunk lid, driver and pass. side front and rear doors. Dynamat is a very nice product and albeit expensive, it does what it says and it readily available at both Walmart and best buy. For people reading this thread and thinking of installing sound deadening material in their Max. In my opinion, the best places to start is where you put your aftermarket speakers. If you install components or coaxials in your doors then deaden the doors with the install. If you put a sub/amp combo in the trunk the deaden the trunk lid first. Hope this helps out and adds to the threads value.
#236
well here i answered some of my questions with research. cool.
ANYWAY, i have some more questions. I'm really only looking to reduce road noise here, don't care much about audio as the factory Bose is good enough for me. eDead: does it suck? I'm lookin' at about 60-70sqft for all four doors and perhaps the wheel wells and perhaps the rear seat if any is left to quiet highway noise a bit. For eDead 45, that's like 60-70 dollars plus shipping which is Not Bad At All. I realize it's probably not the same quality as Raammat but it's half the price and I'm not looking for audiophile quality here, just quiet.
The other thing is that a lot of these companies claim dampener isn't going to help with road noise and then try to sell their foams, like the Ensolite on the Raammat site. Can I just buy that instead of dampener and will it kill the road noise? Or should I use both? From what I've been reading, it sounds like everyone besides the manufacturers of this stuff says that the dampener on the doors will really quiet road noise a lot, even without the foam.
So: eDead 45 - does it suck? And can I just use Ensolite instead of bothering with the damper? Also, anyone used jute under the carpets to shut things up a bit?
TIA
ANYWAY, i have some more questions. I'm really only looking to reduce road noise here, don't care much about audio as the factory Bose is good enough for me. eDead: does it suck? I'm lookin' at about 60-70sqft for all four doors and perhaps the wheel wells and perhaps the rear seat if any is left to quiet highway noise a bit. For eDead 45, that's like 60-70 dollars plus shipping which is Not Bad At All. I realize it's probably not the same quality as Raammat but it's half the price and I'm not looking for audiophile quality here, just quiet.
The other thing is that a lot of these companies claim dampener isn't going to help with road noise and then try to sell their foams, like the Ensolite on the Raammat site. Can I just buy that instead of dampener and will it kill the road noise? Or should I use both? From what I've been reading, it sounds like everyone besides the manufacturers of this stuff says that the dampener on the doors will really quiet road noise a lot, even without the foam.
So: eDead 45 - does it suck? And can I just use Ensolite instead of bothering with the damper? Also, anyone used jute under the carpets to shut things up a bit?
TIA
#237
i just did my car with fatmat and its working great on my rear deck and on my doors but my trunk lid is still rattling like a tin can! i put 2 layers down to help but its not, any suggestions? don whats that stuff you speak of? also one note is i think my trunk rattles a lot because 1. my spoiler tabs broke on one side and u get rattle from that(bought the car like that) 2. now my trunk wont open with the remote so i tried something (lol i know) and so it doesn't fully close if that makes sense so those things contribute to the rattling
Hey guys, I want to reduce road noise and engine noise, but don't want to add a ton of weight to the car. I don't need it so quiet that I can hear a pin drop, but it would be nice if my headers and exhaust were a little quieter in the cabin. Just wondering if fatmat all over the floor would do the trick for now. I may go with boom mat because I can get a better price than ebay because it wouldn't have to be shipped.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
Or I'm thinking of getting the DEI stuff that goes under the car and put that in the exhaust tunnel.
#239
Good question. The short answer is YES, imho.
This guy (Don Sambrook at http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/products) seems to know. He uses different products to deal with the three key issues:
So, to answer you question: I think Dynamat is a CDL-like product but perhaps it does a bit more.
This guy (Don Sambrook at http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/products) seems to know. He uses different products to deal with the three key issues:
- CDL tiles to control panel vibration.
- MLV (Mass Loaded Vinyl) to block airborne noise.
- CCF (Closed Cell Foam) to isolate rubbing parts and to eliminate rattles.
So, to answer you question: I think Dynamat is a CDL-like product but perhaps it does a bit more.
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