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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Default deadening car to reduce road noise

Hey guys tackled a big project which is very easy but time consuming deadning the trunk, doors, and back.

I have uploaded pictures into my album for you to see.

I can not tell for sure if i have noticed a difference in road noise as the day i got the car back i had a blew out from a pothole. Oledoc is helping me out and sending me some tires, i am looking to get a set of Mercedes replica rims in 18" with decent sidewall to take care of this issue.

I currently have a mismatch tire in the rear and it is extremely noisy on the passenger side where the spare is so i can get by until i get the continentals, i will put up a review and let you know. Also i still have alot of panels missing in my car as i am scheduled to finish the amp rack and rest of the setup wednesday and hope to have replacement tires by end of this week.

As far as audio goes i can tell a big difference in the midbass response from the door as we sealed the door of all the holes and created a enclosure within. I replaced the speakers with a pair of Focal 165k2p running in active setup and will soon have a 3 way setup along with a JL 12w7.

for deadning products i used www.secondskinaudio.com and www.raamaudio.com.

i used around 50 sqft to do the trunk, and about 20 sq to do the doors, i need another 30-45 sq to complete the rest of the car. keep in mind second skin sells damplifier pro which is very thick and only needs one layer I used that in the door.

I also replaced the stock carpet on the wheel wells with luxury liner pro by second skin which is a very thick carpet and helps cut down on road noise.

Lastly i used closed cell foam to reduce distortion and standing sound waves inside the doors and plan to apply to the trunk and back wall as well.
 

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