Tazer999
Registered User
Just curious if anybody else has done it. Some of you may know I recently decided to take my dd driver sc and turn it into a show car over the next few years.
Well I gutted it recently (interior and exterior) in preparation to re-do the interior, air bagging, and shaving.
Figured I would post a bit of my experience so far.
If some of you remember way back when I first got the car, I decided I wanted to do some sound deadening to see if it actually had the performance gains that some people claimed. I went out that week, and bought 8 rolls (4 sheets per roll) of Brown Bread, for a rip off price (now that I look back on it). I used 2 rolls to do the drivers side door, then the other 6 rolls to do my trunk lid, and some random spots under the back seat. For the price I spent, I was disappointed in the results. The trunk lid kept a lot more bass in, as well the door sounded like a luxury car when it closed. That was about the extent of the gains.
After that (even though I didn't do a full install), I decided not to continue with the project due to the cost of the materials, and the small gains that I personally experienced.
Fast forward to present day, where I am building a show car. Of course, a quality show car needs full sound dampening, so I started out on the path of a quiet cabin area once again. After doing some research, and reading www.sounddeadenershowdown.com a few times, I decided to go with the B-Queit Ultimate. While this did not take away top spot in his reviews, it was in the top 4, and due to ease of access (depot in calgary) as well as the other features I was looking for, I decided on this one.
Starting out. I wasn't sure how much I was going to use this time, so I started with a 50 sq ft roll (took 2 days to get here), thinking I would probably need 100-150 square feet to do it the way I wanted. I have my entire interior stripped right now, so install is fairly easy for me. I re-vacuumed the entire car, as well as cleaned all the panels with an alcohol cleaner. The roll I got is one huge roll, so you cut the pieces as you see fit. So far my roll is almost done, and I have only done the trunk floor, rear package tray, and backseat area. Looks like I will need another 100sq feet or so to do the door panels, firewall, sail panels, headliner and floorboards.
Installing the stuff isn't too bad, just do it in small steps. Cut the sheet roughly how big you want it, place it over where you want, then remove the paper backing. As you remove it, use a roller to roll the product into place, and try to get it as molded to the panel as you can (use a hairdryer for warmth if necessary). I wore heavy gloves when installing this, as it is very easy to cut your fingertips on the edges of the aluminum backing. To do the trunk area and backseat took me about an hour, which included all of the trimmings, and making sure all bolt/screw holes are still exposed.
Attached are a couple of in progress pics. Once I finish the rest of my roll, I will post the finished pics of the trunk and back seat area. I am doing double layers in some areas (trunk lid, trunk floor, floorboards and transmission tunnel) so that the exhaust and road noise isn't transmitted through the car as much.
Well I gutted it recently (interior and exterior) in preparation to re-do the interior, air bagging, and shaving.
Figured I would post a bit of my experience so far.
If some of you remember way back when I first got the car, I decided I wanted to do some sound deadening to see if it actually had the performance gains that some people claimed. I went out that week, and bought 8 rolls (4 sheets per roll) of Brown Bread, for a rip off price (now that I look back on it). I used 2 rolls to do the drivers side door, then the other 6 rolls to do my trunk lid, and some random spots under the back seat. For the price I spent, I was disappointed in the results. The trunk lid kept a lot more bass in, as well the door sounded like a luxury car when it closed. That was about the extent of the gains.
After that (even though I didn't do a full install), I decided not to continue with the project due to the cost of the materials, and the small gains that I personally experienced.
Fast forward to present day, where I am building a show car. Of course, a quality show car needs full sound dampening, so I started out on the path of a quiet cabin area once again. After doing some research, and reading www.sounddeadenershowdown.com a few times, I decided to go with the B-Queit Ultimate. While this did not take away top spot in his reviews, it was in the top 4, and due to ease of access (depot in calgary) as well as the other features I was looking for, I decided on this one.
Starting out. I wasn't sure how much I was going to use this time, so I started with a 50 sq ft roll (took 2 days to get here), thinking I would probably need 100-150 square feet to do it the way I wanted. I have my entire interior stripped right now, so install is fairly easy for me. I re-vacuumed the entire car, as well as cleaned all the panels with an alcohol cleaner. The roll I got is one huge roll, so you cut the pieces as you see fit. So far my roll is almost done, and I have only done the trunk floor, rear package tray, and backseat area. Looks like I will need another 100sq feet or so to do the door panels, firewall, sail panels, headliner and floorboards.
Installing the stuff isn't too bad, just do it in small steps. Cut the sheet roughly how big you want it, place it over where you want, then remove the paper backing. As you remove it, use a roller to roll the product into place, and try to get it as molded to the panel as you can (use a hairdryer for warmth if necessary). I wore heavy gloves when installing this, as it is very easy to cut your fingertips on the edges of the aluminum backing. To do the trunk area and backseat took me about an hour, which included all of the trimmings, and making sure all bolt/screw holes are still exposed.
Attached are a couple of in progress pics. Once I finish the rest of my roll, I will post the finished pics of the trunk and back seat area. I am doing double layers in some areas (trunk lid, trunk floor, floorboards and transmission tunnel) so that the exhaust and road noise isn't transmitted through the car as much.