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[oldeskewltoy]

from another forum Wrote:Also look into HushMat (what the OEMs use for sound deadening/heat transfer) as well as Second Skin. Second skin is a spray on/paint on kind of like rhino liner, whereas HushMat is more like a roll on pad like DynaMat.

Dynamat/pad is the most expensive of the bunch with probably the least amount of end result/$.

Wow... hush mat aint cheap.... the second skin stuff is a bit more affordable.

But all the choices confuse the crap out of me....

And... do I have to remove the current OEM tar impregnated sound deadening???

oldeskewltoy Wrote:



But all the choices confuse the crap out of me....

still not sure if I need to remove the old stuff... yet... but I've been doing some reading... and this looks interesting

http://www.instructables.com/id/install-...r-car-fak/ Wrote:ever see something that's all packaged nicely and sold for an exorbitant sum and think to yourself. "I could make that!" or "that's just _______ in a shiny package!" that's what I did one day when looking for sound deadening material for my car. Dyna mat is a really great product that really cuts down on road noise, body noise/reverb from your awesome system and other annoying sounds in a car. The thing is that it's expensive! I realized that dyna mat is actually sold at Home Depot for a completely different purpose! it's used as a flashing material on house roofs!
the HomeDesperate sells the stuff for 20 bux a roll vs dyna mat's $100!

still learn'en...


Stock Interiors shows different kits, (and they explain which is which) for the 2 rwd E7 cars... short door and long door cars. They are also about HALF the cost of Auto Custom Carpet.... (127 to 234) ACC does offer a 20% discount... Sound Interiors also allows me to get carpet by the yard so I can get matching carpet to finish out the rear and the storage area, this is something I can't get (or at least not easily) with many of the other interior suppliers...







I'm pretty confident it'll be either of the first two.... likely the 2nd one which is their Royal Blue.

It really depends on just how "strong" the actual color is..... samples are on the way

oldeskewltoy Wrote:And... do I have to remove the current OEM tar impregnated sound deadening???

second skin Wrote:Our products perform best when installed directly to the sheet metal. Having old asphalt or tar insultion installed between our insulation will reduce the performance by about 35%. Although this is may be the best option for you if the old insulation is going to require extensive labor to remove.

Hmmm... There is one thing I KNOW.... I don't want to remove the original insulation its just too much of a PITA!

So a 35% decrease in product effectiveness..... along with new carpet... and the interior re-installed... will that be enough/work ??