Operation Sound Proofing :)

[Deleted member 74601]

Jarre, if you hurry up and do it, I'll drive down to you so you can help me with mine

 

[allbutt55]

Well just finished before the rain come


Rear door as you can see great sound proofing from the factory????

After some sound proofing


Front Door



add I thought why not do the bonnet too



All I can say is what a difference!! door now sound solid if that makes sense!! first trip up the road and can defo tell its a lot quieter

Take me about five hours in total, front doors are the hardest to do because of the window regs but overall very easy to do and cost me £55

 

[Jarre]

Good effort I will be following in your footsteps!

 

[joolsvern]

Road noise is my biggest gripe with the car as its is shocking unless on nice new flat roads, I would seriously consider doing this but front tyres are the main culprits so would like to know where best to fit this for reducing noise that eminate from them.

 

[p11lkw]

I'd of thought the rears would be worse not the fronts. But if you think the fronts then I'd be doing the front wheel arch/footwell.

 

[andypower]

I have tinitus, so doing this would only highlight the problem and annoy me more. Lol


Nice mod and effort though

 

[Jarre]

I have tinitus, so doing this would only highlight the problem and annoy me more. Lol


Nice mod and effort though

I know the feeling - I too have tinnitus!

 

[Babyface]

Great mod. Any thoughts on a temp problem on the bonnet bits you but on? I've got the mouldy sound insulation problem and is thinking this is one solution at a fairly cheap cost.

Thanks

 

[allbutt55]

Great mod. Any thoughts on a temp problem on the bonnet bits you but on? I've got the mouldy sound insulation problem and is thinking this is one solution at a fairly cheap cost.

Thanks

The bonnet only gets luke warm so should be ok i did refit the standard insulation back over the extra proofing i put on

 

[allbutt55]

I'd of thought the rears would be worse not the fronts. But if you think the fronts then I'd be doing the front wheel arch/footwell.

One thing i did notice is that if i tap the front wings they sound tinny now compared to the doors lol! Maybe worth unbolting the wings and doing them too but can see it would make any diff

 

[allbutt55]

Road noise is my biggest gripe with the car as its is shocking unless on nice new flat roads, I would seriously consider doing this but front tyres are the main culprits so would like to know where best to fit this for reducing noise that eminate from them.

I have got mich ps3 tyres and they are very good on road noise! And also grip

 

[Jarre]

One thing i did notice is that if i tap the front wings they sound tinny now compared to the doors lol! Maybe worth unbolting the wings and doing them too but can see it would make any diff

You can strip the carpet in the front footwell, it might be worth putting some behind that, it may make a difference?

 

[allbutt55]

Well I did have a quick look at the carpet there is a very thick layer between the floor and the carpet, but yes was thinking about it, as again its very easy to take out the seats etc

 

[ankh-90]

Under the bonnet

I'm not too fussed about the overall noise level but i like the color of it, it would look better under the bonnet than the big black OEM matt that is pinned on.

 

[ankh-90]

on 2nd thoughts

On 2nd thoughts that could be a recipe for a fire if its not heat resistant

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

On 2nd thoughts that could be a recipe for a fire if its not heat resistant

If its bitumen based it should handle heat ok

 

[allbutt55]

On 2nd thoughts that could be a recipe for a fire if its not heat resistant

The bonnet does not get that warm! I would have thought the plastic on top of the engine would melt and the stock proofing would catch fire before the extra proofing does lol

 

[Babyface]

My current sound proofing is so damp it's never gonna catch fire! Maybe the mould is a fire retardent fungus and thats why its growing.

 

[leero783]

I have terrible road noise on the front of my mk2 more so on the passenger side . I may take the wheel arch liners out and insulate them !!!

Where u get this stuff from ??

 

[bigbadjay]

What about up the windscreen A pillars behind the trim?