Like every project on my car, what started out as a small project has blossomed into a major one. I had originally just planned on replacing the headliner and carpet, but I gutted the entire interior.
Years ago I put some Dynamat on the inside of the doors and was very pleased with the results, so I am going to continue with the rest of the interior and "improve" on the job the factory did with sound deadening. I will be adding it to every bare spot that the factory missed.
Brent
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A nice, dual power seats and a 5 speed. Looks good. I've had my car down to that point. A board member 8birdy8 who doesn't post.. ever.. (hint hint jim!) lives a couple miles from me.. He is basically putting back the last screws after having his car down a little further than that.. All the harnesses were changed out with different higher option parts.. Its been a while in the making.
The inside of the '80 looks kind of like that at the moment. Had to clean up all the mouse poopy...
i am glad my interior doesnt look like that anymore :hick:
Is dynamat lighter than factory sound deadener?
A write-up of what sound damping materials you use and the results would be nice.
I plan on saturating the Cougar with stuff from Second Skin (http://"http://www.secondskinaudio.com/") (one day :rolleyes:). At 70mph it puts out 75 dbA. Pretty dang noisy. A 9-12 dbA drop should be possible. 63-66 dbA is 7-series quiet.
I'm not sure, but I would think depends on which you buy as they offer several different types.
The Dynamat that I used on my doors was their original material and was very heavy stuff compared to what I am going to use now.
For the rest of the car I'm going with "Super Sonic Mat" by Thermo-Tec. I compared it side by side to "Xtreme Dynamat" and came to the conclusion that it is essentially the same stuff but less expensive per square foot.
Brent
:cougarsmily:
I'll take some pictures as it comes along but I won't be able to give you a real good comparison of a before & after difference unless I make it to Cat Jam next year and we can do a decible meter test with someone elses Cougar. If that is possible that would be cool.
When I originaly lined my doors it seemed to make the car quieter but I never put a meter on it to see if it was just my imagination.
What was
very noticable though was when you shut the door it was like the difference between a high-end luxury car and a cheap compact. The doors close with a nice solid "thud" now. It's hard to explain but it is a very satisfying sound compared to stock.
Brent
:cougarsmily: