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I put this stuff in my 86' Yugo and I would now say it is near luxury quality. So glad I did this instead of buying that Rolls Royce. Slightly cheaper too.
@@vger5857 he did measurement of 2factory made cars, he didn't do those foam DIY ones. ok, he did, now I see. but. it should have been a symbolical difference. He should have tried very hard to get such difference. The max noise could be a truck horn or whatever. I know that those foam stuff is useless and it is not ok to do your car with some useless garbage all over the place. It is not the way to do it at all. the way he did it, will just make inside insterior noises less harsh and sustain, less clicky, with less reflection amount. that's all, it didn't affect any outside noises at all. That foam is not for sound insulation, it is for weakening sound reflections. in a very non-effective way. it is a thing that shouldn't be on sale at all.
@@givemyselfthecreeps the link is in the previous reply. One have to study it a bit, the video is much more obvious and useful, then my explanation on fingers in letters
Some advice from yours truly, an automotive wind noise engineer: you will always hear the loudest noise sources above all the smaller ones. If you have a db meter try to isolate where the sound comes from and target that first
When I had the stereo put in my car I had them put this stuff all over. Did not realize how loud my car was before, crazy. I know some people say stereos are a poor investment, and they are, but I am in my car 20 hours a week and it was not a major expense for me. It has made my commute way more enjoyable. The music has greater clarity and the podcast I listen are easier to understand at a lower volume level.
I just did sound deadener and ½" insulation in my 68 Firebird. I used a different brand, but I can attest that this is worth doing. The floor temperature is greatly reduced. The interior is very solid sounding. It was some moderate work. I'm glad I did it.
My dad's car is 5x louder than mine lmaooo. Maybe since hes a mechanic it doesnt count ? Idk. I have a Greddy Exhuast and my dad has a Meisterchraft(some german name like that)
I've done this in a few of my cars, it does make a difference. But I think you also have to select the right tyres, as that prevents noise being transmitted into the structure in the first place!
Yep, world of difference both getting nice Goodyear Comfort-tread tires and adding insulation (used peel and stick, and fiberglass in a few select places) for my '05 civic. I think the insulation helped more than the tires, but the tires have the advantage of both lessening noise by a few dB and vastly improving ride comfort as well (previous tires were the cheapest 70k mile tire from Les Schwab, so the difference was very noticeable).
Now this begs the question why car makers don’t put them in and charge a couple hundred dollars more? Probably market segmenting to allow the luxury cars to appear more luxurious than they are.
car companies are always looking to save even a penny here or there. That's why some of them notoriously decided it was cheaper to pay lawsuits for folks injured than it was to make the cars safer
I enjoy Scotty's so-called yelling. It's comforting, reminds me of our house growing up. Similar to the Sicilian household, Andalucians can also sound like their having an argument when they're really just having a normal conversation.
Great advice. Make sure you clean off the metal or plastic with alcohol as it will not stick well. Make sure you have the tools to remove interior trim and plastic pieces. It will allow for much easier removal without damage.
the issue about car stereos cannot be overstated. if you want your system to sound good, it's much more cost efficient to add sound insulation to your car as opposed to wattage to your stereo.
I have an '88 rx7.....what is traction control? Uhh, abs? You have airbags?! Wtf are those??? So there's bags full of air for when you crash? Ya'll people are weird: You prepare to crash.
Folks who use park assist shouldn't be allowed to drive. Start/stop saves a lot of fuel. The amount of fuel used to start a vehicle is approximately the same amount the engine spends every 7 seconds at idol
You have discovered GM's secret anout how similar a Chevrolet is to a Cadillac. For years, GM made Chevrolet, Pontiac, Olds, Buick and Cadillac, and the prices increased as you went from Chev to Cadillac, (I may have the middle order off). GM claimed the cars were smoother riding, ie: more luxurious as you spent more money. About 5 years ago, I gutted the old, stinky cloth interior of my 1989 Olds 88, and replaced it with a full leather interior from a late '90's Buick from a wrecking yard. I don't think anyone had ever sat in the back seat, ( car had about 50k on it). I got the entire Buick interior, from carpet pad to seat belts. I decided to insulate above the brand new headliner I was installing, and fill in body voids below the back seat windows, and some other areas. When I started putting the interior back in, I decided to first put down some carpet pad I got from an upholstery supplier made from recycled plastic milk jugs. It also had foil on one side. The formed carpet from the Buick didn't quite lay right, so I ended up reusing the heavily rubberized carpet pad from the Buick and the more typical grey non-rubber coated carpet pad from the Olds. So, I ended up with a lot of pad. After I got the interior done, and took my wife some where for the first time with the new interior installed, she asked me, (with no prompting or questions from me), "Did you do anything to the suspension or tires, or anyhting else?" Now, my wife doesn't know much about cars. I was really surprised by her question. When I dug a bit deeper with her, I discovered she felt the car rode much smoother than it did previously. I told her I only did the interior, but she was adament I had done more. For her, the ride got smoother as it got quieter. It is definitely quieter, much quieter. Also cooler in the Summer, and warmer in the Winter. I got to thinking about the effect of sound deadening the car, and came to the conclusion the big price difference GM got for their different lines of cars came down to the type and amount of carpet pad they used, and not much else. I just bought a used 06 Dodge Grand Caravan last summer. It was a smokers' car, so I took out all the interior plastic pieces and washed them. Before I put them back, I shoved as much bubble wrap in the body cavities and door cavities as I could. Then drove the van from NY to Oregon. This is my third Dodge Grand Caravan, and the only complaint I had about the previous vans was the road noise. Not with this one. If you have your interior apart, add some sound deadener. You won't regret the cost, or work.
George Dennison Good suggestions I had all of my interior out of my 96 Jeep xj to repair the floor pans, so I bought i bunch of noico butyl sheets (made in Russia) for a fraction on the cost of fatmat or similar. I put it between the headliner and roof, the entire floor under the carpet, and inside the doors (inside outer door skin, and behind the panel). It did a great job at quieting the road noise for sure.
yupp, it really comes down to how they finish the cars. Basically the Cadillac is how the car should had been made, and the rest pretty much how could GM cheap out more.
George Dennison I thought my and Cadillac were exactly the same on the Escalades to and I hade done a complete interior swap in my 02 Tahoe with the interior out of a 04 Escalade. Some of the panels had a little piece of deadner on them. The other day I went to a guys house to get parts off a 04 thst was rolled, the interior was taken out of it and that’s when I really noticed where they made up the difference , the metal of the actual doors behind the panels are barley cut open enough for the window regulators and what not as to my Tahoe almost the whole door is cut open behind the panel and has a piece of thick plastic glued all the way around. Makes quite a bit of difference. I have already Ed probably 300 lbs worth of dynomat style material and I put it EVERYWHERE on the rear from the front of the rear wheel housing I even doubled everything back there to help with tire noise and reRend noise. After installing new carpet pad along with a mass backing Essex carpet kit from stock interiors I swear to you it’s so quiet inside you would think it was electric except for the flow master exhaust which is going to be replaced with a much quieter muffler. If anyone knows of a high performance muffler that is super quiet Please share The info.
some cheap cars have good isolation like mazda 3 and maybe that new nissan sentra. i knew i can always put a seat cushion in my car to solve that problem, but for the sound isolation im about to find out.
Also, noise insulation can be reduced depending on how thick the side windows are. I wish there's a company that retrofits new and thicker windows to older cars.
I'm no expert, but if I were to install thicker glass in my 93 Camry, I don't think it would slide, quite literally, as the door barely allows for the thickness of glass that comes from the factory.
Tint film wouldn't affect sound at all because it is layered on the outside. Insulated glass has a film spacing in between glass layers to create a room within a room effect.
I neglected to reply all that time before. I mentioned the glass coverings used to bullet proof glass, may have a thickness that would add to r value, just making the hypothesis. Someone replied to my suggestion arguing against tint film, that it would have no effect, claimed that double-spaced glass had a film between the panes. Actually, the panes have a space, and a vacuum is created to increase the r value of the glass.
Ways people fix noisy cars : Germans will dissasamble the car, every single part of it, get it fixed and assamble it again. Americans will go buy a new car. Mexicans will turn up the volume of the stereo.
Growing up in pr, i thought driving with the windows up was for highway and adverse weather...otherwise, windows were always down. What is a noisy car?
Adding sound deadening insulation is one of the best bang for your buck mods IMO. Especially under the hood, quieting down the engine makes just about any car feel more like a Mercedes S Class!
danny D - All depends on what you drive & what you do with your ride.. I use toyo open road. Good middle man between highway & mud tires... However if you don't do off road they are not worth the 1500 for them...
danny D I had set of cooper zeon RS3a rated for 50,000 miles. Tires wore down to the wear bars after 23,000 miles and my car was noisy on the highway. I just recently bought michelin defenders and my car is very quiet on the highway and my gas mileage has improved also
I understand your comparison in the beginning, but even more than that, the angles of panels, the degree of the windshield, the body style as a whole, also makes a huge impact on the cabin frequency, which will amplify sounds created within and around the vehicle.
Scotty, years ago someone told me to line the panels in the car with GAF StormGuard. It's a rubber leak barrier about 1/4" thick used in roofing with a peal and stick adhesive - readily available in Home Depot. When I re-roofed my work shed I covered the entire roof with it prior to shingling (pros only cover the first 3' from gutter) can't believe how quiet it is in there now and I live right next to a busy highway. Next it's going in my Civic project.
Need to insulate my old car. There was some under the hood it was hanging I dunno, I just decided I didn't need that stuff so I tore it all out. We'll, my car is so loud now. Suck a stressful thing ugh... Learned my lesson lol. Insulation in the car is a beautiful thing!
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It sounds like insulating your car will not only enhance the audio experience inside the vehicle, but also stop the surrounding cars from feeling your music. Another great video :)
YungGBone124127134 I agree, sound deadening is important not only to have louder bass inside the car and keep more pressure in, but to stop rattle. And only ghetto people use horns lol they're cheap and sound like ass but get extremely loud, I prefer super tweeters or regular tweeters, silk dome are too sensitive and regularly blow without warning.
i got the scion ia aka mazda 2. its only average according to CR. new mazda 3 is luxury quiet. or you can get a more expensive midsize car. CR rates sound isolation on every car. i used to drive with ear buds and hearing protection but its illegal and im probably not covered by insurance if i got in an accident
After watching your videos for a very long time, I decided that I need sound insulation in my headphones. I have a special playlist for you Scott, it's called "lower headset volume". But besides that, you are frikin' awesome man. Thank you for your work!
NeATaNDtURdy The newest one I've been in was a 2012, so they may have improved. But going back to the GLC (323 to the rest of the world) and 626 of the '80s through the 929 and Mazda 6, they have all had more tire/road noise than a comparable car of the era. Not exactly loud, but noticable. Other than that, they do make good cars.
I had a 2012 Mazda5 purchased new, the noise wasn't the problem, the problem was a steering vibration that even Mazda couldn't (and wouldn't) figure out. So if you buy a Mazda make sure you take it up to highway speed and make sure the steering wheel doesn't shake. Even though in my case I didn't get the steering wheel shake until 500 miles on the odometer. Many Mazda5 owners of the day not happy with that vibration in a new car.
I used to have a 3-door 1993 ford escort, and I took the carpets and door cards out and put a couple of layers of wooden floor underlay foam down. Man that car felt so much quieter!! Best update I ever did
Lol. I am doing an 'upgrade' on my 93 Escort wagon. 220,000 miles. Had it since 95. Have to patch some rust holes in floor. Was thinking of doing a 'wood' floor. Cant believe I found someone that tried it. And on a 93 escort... 😂
What type of foam? Is it a sheet? An expanding foam spray type? The stock on black stuff with foil on one side isn't cheap. Was the wood floor foam lot cheaper? Thanks
I live in Florida, I drive over 100 miles a day for work, and I've really been wanting to drop 500 to 1000 on some sound deadening material for my car. I preemptively took a sound check with my phone which probably isn't as accurate as the handheld meter here, but it was 76 decibels at 65mph! If I could get that down to 50 with sound deadening in the entire floor, all the doors, and the trunk... I think my car would be a much nicer daily driver.
The thing is I'd prefer to go cheaper, but I know if I actually do it I'll end up going for a pretty good quality supplier, I would hate to put it all in and have it peel off. I live in Florida, so the heat will really require a product with a high quality adhesive I think. I have caraudifabrication's videos bookmarked actually, I just have to build up the courage to dismantle the entirety of my car's interior now lol.
Jesse Crandle next time you go to a shooting range for target practice, hold the gun next to your ears a few times. works for most. you will suffer from headaches ringing in the ears nausea and vomiting for 3-5 days but it's a much easier and cheaper fix than insulation & also safer, because insulation is a fire hazard turns your car into a ball of inferno basically .
Dynamat xtreme is very sticky and at a pretty good price. I'd recommend getting something like Damplifier Pro or Soundskins if you want something better as they have a foam layer on top of the foil. Start with doors, boot and rear seat area first and see how that goes because doing the floor is a pretty big job.
Just finished sound deadening my van. I used killamat 2mm sheets on the roof, floor and door panels. What an amazing difference it makes while driving, but my sound system sounds way better and outside near zero vibration. Took me 3 days, saved thousands of dollars doing it myself.
Wow, that was a huge improvement when considering that you didn't do the floor or roof. Is that thin stuff waterproof by chance? I'd love to do the floor if my jeep, now they are loud cars, especially with mud tires humming.
I have been wanting to try this for a while, but I'm too scared of breaking the panels when removing them. Also. i noticed the material itself is pretty thin. Can i add multiple layers? If so would it improve the noise level even further?
I put sound insulation in my 09 wrangler for road noise deadening, which was nothing but a god-sent blessing, but it also improved heat insulation dramatically making the summer days more bearable for short journeys. Without it, the cooling took almost half an hour to get the cabin cool in 45 degrees c heat, now we r in the 10min range!!! I love the stuff!!
The foil backed rubber is not for sound insulation it's for sound deadening, 2 entirely different problems. To deaden the floor pan properly you don't need to blanket cover it with deadener like you see in every video like this, around 25-35% coverage is more than enough, anymore is a blatant waste of money. Next (and this is the most important part of it) you apply a layer of MLV (mass loaded vinyl), to work effectively this should be 100% coverage and any gaps filled because this is the layer that actually stops most of the sound. Next add a layer of closed cell foam over that and replace the carpets, seats etc and your done with the floor pan. You can then strip the doors down and deaden both the inner and outer door skin and if you're into your music try putting some open cell or egg box foam behind where the speaker will sit to help calm any back waves. After that it's similar to the floor, add MLV and cover that with a layer of foam to avoid any rattles between the card and the door and reassemble. I like to add a layer of deadener to the roof skin, around 75% for my roof then cover that with a layer of ccf and replace the liner. You can treat the boot area the same, 25% deadener coverage plus the wheel arches then a layer of MLV and CCF to cover it all. When it's complete the difference is profound, to me my car sounds like my friends recording studio and was well worth the considerable effort it took to do it right.
Only came to the comments to see if someone else posted this. A lot of people end up spending a bunch of money on 'sound deadening' material only to find out that it barely did anything because they added anti vibration material only and did almost nothing to stop sound transmission. They also added a bunch of unnecessary weight by using too much, and effort to put all of that down.
Yea i just had the trunk of my car lined with dynomat for the 15 inch sub that was put back there worked like a dream no trunk rattle clean sound love it also expensive af having it done at a place
Cortez Hollister yea most of the time people do it for the rattle and you can do it cheaper on your own i paid like 500 for the trunk and 2 back doors but i went to a really notable pricey shop
For the uninformed: noise is measured in decibels. Every 10 decibels is one bel. Every bel is twice as loud as the one before it. This means the toyota was 4 times louder than the lexus.
Scotty love your segments helped me a lot with different things on my car and with other people thank you very much keep up the good work 50 years of mechanics is helping everybody
This is one of the things that I learned from a long time ago when I was first working on cars, & then even more when I was later working as a project expediter on high in home remodeling. Most cars & homes do not have sound insulation between the enter walls of the compartments & the enter rooms & barely on the outside due to unrealistic codes builders once I got into the field. I realized that cars were just the same as homes & needed better sounddeading , so then have always been upgrading ever since then.. 💯
What's cheaper? Making a Matrix into a luxury car or actually buying a used luxury car? I don't know the answer to that but making the Matrix a luxury car would be a good, fun project to do.
I own the Matrix's twin the Vibe. These are highly reliable and sturdy cars but most came with very bouncy torsion beam rear suspension. It would be much cheaper to buy a second hand Lexus in good shape than to convert a Matrix.
I knew the basics but did not want to mess up my new Highlander (dyi'er). This video was the encouragement booster I needed, so thank you Scotty Kilmer. On a side note to all the negative cloggers on this site, please go away, there are serious people who just need help and reassurance... (Now its daddy time) There is nothing more worthless than expressing your opinion in a negative fashion, it helps no one and others think your a fool.. Its not to late to change, you have to want it! Thanks again Scott!!
I'm about to sound proof my car, already bought enough for the trunk and hood, this would help a ton!! I love watching Scotty Kilmer while eating my breakfast cereals
DivineBurst Put a muffler on it. If it's so loud that you want to make it quiter, that would be your best bet. If you put soundproofing in, the rest of us still have to hear your annoying car.
Hi @Scotty Kilmer, how would this affect the rust probabilities? I've been told that sticking this could lead to trapped moisture creating problems! Thanks for the feedback.
Liked your video on sound deadening. I have a 1994 F150 that I've had almost since new with nearly 400,000 miles. I think it would be a good candidate for sound deadening, at times it's hard think inside old faithful. Have you tested the difference between putting a foiled sun shield outside under the wipers vs inside on the dash? It seems to keep my truck much cooler by preventing the sunshine from penatrating the glass and warming it. Try it, you may be surprised.
Your video has shown me that sound deadening is a worthwhile endeavour. Unlike the previous 6 videos that I watched. This will be my next project on my Mustang and maybe the Xterra.
Done it on my Honda Legend Coupe along with the sound system all the doors + seal door cavities, parcel tray, floor, sea. Huge Improvement in noise, and also bass from the front door speakers.
A good sound system with sound dampening will attract the younger kids to buy. I am shocked why dealerships don’t have this as an option on new builds.
From an engineering standpoint it wouldn't be worth it. Costs would be too high. No ways they offer this on a corolla and they already know not to ask a rolls royce owner such silly questions, their pomp already demands such things as standard. There's really no market for this at dealership level, just have to peel back those carpets and install the good stuff.
@@godlesssociety498 I will agree with you on the cost stand point. i have a brand new 2021 Mazda CX-9, its their luxury line and I had to apply sound dampening to get better sound.
This material is to stop vibration and rattling of the panels. It is not a sound insulation. But, you is the right thing to install it. You must install the insulationAFTER that. Its name is misunderstood. It is called sound deadening which acts as a hard panel. Same as if you push the panel with your hand and the sound stops. People misunderstand that it is a sound insulator. No it is not. It acts as a hard inner panel that is tied to the outer skin so that the wall cannot vibrate uncontrollably. You should include insulation material above this material. For example a 3M Automotive Thinsulate #710 gsm.
It's interesting to see how much noiser old cars are in comparison to newer ones as well. I suppose noise insulation wasn't as popular back in the day?
You don't need fancy sound insulation like Dynamax and Dr. Artek; you can use metallic duct insulation. MUCH cheaper and it's available at HD , Menards, etc.
I've read there's problems with smell and the adhesive gets soft and the material moving in the heat. It may be cheap but it's not made for a car environment. Dynamat isn't really that expensive imo, get 1 or 2 packs of the bulk kits and that's practically a whole car done.
There are other good brands in the automotive sound deadening market. I used NVX and I'm happy. Their bulk kit at $100 is comparable to the dynamat at $250-$350
A lot of materials can be used for soundproofing. I once "soundproofed" a cube van with cork panels... it worked. But purpose made products are better. Deadening sound is a lot more complex than it seems, and it takes real experts to create a (usually) composite, layered material that works for the frequency of the offending sounds, is reasonable to install, and you won't break the bank.
SuperJamster1 we're talkin sound damping, not duct sealing. The adhesive on that tape is thinner than the foil, which together is thinner than the foil on sound damping materials. The adhesives are completely different from each other
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My 2005 Forester is really noisy. This type of insulation treatment would probably help a lot.
Scotty Kilmer I want that 😂😂
Scotty Kilmer Does it work on the wife.
Just drive with the windows down for 5 or 10 minutes. Then roll them up. Car sounds quiet for awhile.
Haha
Can anybody else confirm this works?
Joseph Yi this works. : D
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This is actually the cheapest and easiest solution :D
I put this stuff in my 86' Yugo and I would now say it is near luxury quality. So glad I did this instead of buying that Rolls Royce. Slightly cheaper too.
Fun fact, Rolls Royce puts 300 lbs of sound insulating material in their cars.
lmaoooo
Ahahha where are you from?
That's a whole BBW. Can you even fit that in a Rolls without the thing becoming afloat?
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For people who aren't familiar with decibel system. It is basically exponential. that amount was a HUGE difference.
@@C0D3O Don't you believe his measurements?
@@vger5857 he did measurement of 2factory made cars, he didn't do those foam DIY ones. ok, he did, now I see. but. it should have been a symbolical difference. He should have tried very hard to get such difference. The max noise could be a truck horn or whatever. I know that those foam stuff is useless and it is not ok to do your car with some useless garbage all over the place. It is not the way to do it at all. the way he did it, will just make inside insterior noises less harsh and sustain, less clicky, with less reflection amount. that's all, it didn't affect any outside noises at all. That foam is not for sound insulation, it is for weakening sound reflections. in a very non-effective way. it is a thing that shouldn't be on sale at all.
@@C0D3O Enlighten us with the proper system, then.
@@givemyselfthecreeps the link is in the previous reply. One have to study it a bit, the video is much more obvious and useful, then my explanation on fingers in letters
@@C0D3O I don't see the links?
Some advice from yours truly, an automotive wind noise engineer: you will always hear the loudest noise sources above all the smaller ones. If you have a db meter try to isolate where the sound comes from and target that first
Is there a simple way to do this?
yes,db meter@@bearysh
Brilliant point! any other tips for making the biggest differences?
A lot of that noise comes from Scotty yelling.
Francois Pizzardi totally worth it though
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Francois Pizzardi Doh!
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Gordon Reiher, Hahaha!😂😂😂now I know why my ears feel like this right now
Scotty wouldn't be Scotty without saying when I was a young mechanic in every video xd
True but it wouldnt be official without "today im gonna tell you why not to" and he cones up with some weird explanations
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That is great product it worth the cost
Don't be fooled. He uses the words mechanic and gas pump attendant synonymously.
I read this comment right as he was saying it
When I had the stereo put in my car I had them put this stuff all over. Did not realize how loud my car was before, crazy. I know some people say stereos are a poor investment, and they are, but I am in my car 20 hours a week and it was not a major expense for me. It has made my commute way more enjoyable. The music has greater clarity and the podcast I listen are easier to understand at a lower volume level.
I just did sound deadener and ½" insulation in my 68 Firebird. I used a different brand, but I can attest that this is worth doing. The floor temperature is greatly reduced. The interior is very solid sounding. It was some moderate work. I'm glad I did it.
The older I get, the less noise my car makes,LOL It looks cleaner too.
Robb's Homemade Life oh boy... lol. My grandma says the same thing. I can't wait till I get older
The older I get the less I even get in my car !
Robb`s Homemade Life ; Wow I noticed that myself , wow , wheres my floor-mats at ?
My dad's car is 5x louder than mine lmaooo. Maybe since hes a mechanic it doesnt count ? Idk. I have a Greddy Exhuast and my dad has a Meisterchraft(some german name like that)
It used to be that way for me too until I got a new hobby of going to the doctors.
I would insulate my trunk with that product. Keep me from hearing the screams. 😱
1 piece of good duct tape will save you money..
Why would you want to quiet them though?
Lol
You, sir, are hilarious!
Aaaand probably disqualified yourself from the free drawing, because I'm sure someone will be offended.
My solution to that is pre-deadening them before installation into the trunk.
Did I say that out loud?
I've done this in a few of my cars, it does make a difference. But I think you also have to select the right tyres, as that prevents noise being transmitted into the structure in the first place!
You 're right. I have two cars that are the same (one year difference) and the one with nicer/quieter tires rides a lot quieter
Yep, world of difference both getting nice Goodyear Comfort-tread tires and adding insulation (used peel and stick, and fiberglass in a few select places) for my '05 civic. I think the insulation helped more than the tires, but the tires have the advantage of both lessening noise by a few dB and vastly improving ride comfort as well (previous tires were the cheapest 70k mile tire from Les Schwab, so the difference was very noticeable).
Joey Shy lrn 2 other countries exist ;)
Rennie Ash people who know this tire trick. Are the only ones who really know
Yes, very true it is a combination of things not just one.
Checked my wife's car this way and as soon as I put her out.... "quiet." saved money on soundproofing, may do home next, LOL!
Good idea, throw the kids out of the house too while your at it👍
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Are you saying that she talked too much? I don't think I understand your meaning here. Please try to be more clear.
@@enermaxstephens1051 Yes, she was a real "chatty Cathy".
Definitely one of the best things you can do for comfort and make your sound system, sound better.
Now this begs the question why car makers don’t put them in and charge a couple hundred dollars more? Probably market segmenting to allow the luxury cars to appear more luxurious than they are.
because its to labor entensive adds more weight and cost
I agree.
Alan_Akbar only labour intensive if it's not done during assembly.
Because weight affects mpg. This is why our cars are plastic.
car companies are always looking to save even a penny here or there. That's why some of them notoriously decided it was cheaper to pay lawsuits for folks injured than it was to make the cars safer
Scotty took the red pill, he knows the truth about the Matrix !
Prove it
magicrobharv lmao
He is the chosen one.
I enjoy Scotty's so-called yelling. It's comforting, reminds me of our house growing up. Similar to the Sicilian household, Andalucians can also sound like their having an argument when they're really just having a normal conversation.
Yes very passionate people🤌🏼
Same with us germans
It reminds me of Charly Day from Always Sunny in Philadelphia ahahahaha
Scotty, I reved up my engine like you've been telling me for years. It finally blew up.
My oil pressure light came on I went to watch Scotty's video on that and his first instruction was to rev up my engine....
Wet Lettuce 😂😂😂😂😂
@@92Tabler Maybe next time you should put black tape over oil pressure light. Works every time.
I did that a few times too!! In the freezing winter, first thing in the morning. Wondered why I had to keep topping up oil.
Great advice. Make sure you clean off the metal or plastic with alcohol as it will not stick well. Make sure you have the tools to remove interior trim and plastic pieces. It will allow for much easier removal without damage.
the issue about car stereos cannot be overstated.
if you want your system to sound good, it's much more cost efficient to add sound insulation to your car as opposed to wattage to your stereo.
NewGoldStandard thosd things should be outlawed
rhaven50. Used correctly, They save lives!
If you are short on money, the most efficient panels to insulate, in order, are:
-Floor
-Doors
-Trunk
-Pillars
-Roof
I rather have better insulation in a car than having useless techs like start stop tech, auto-park assists and lane departure sensors.
Here! Here!
Me too
I have an '88 rx7.....what is traction control? Uhh, abs? You have airbags?! Wtf are those??? So there's bags full of air for when you crash? Ya'll people are weird: You prepare to crash.
Auto Park can be useful though. Let us be fair.
Lane assist is especially helpful during the rain.
Folks who use park assist shouldn't be allowed to drive. Start/stop saves a lot of fuel. The amount of fuel used to start a vehicle is approximately the same amount the engine spends every 7 seconds at idol
You have discovered GM's secret anout how similar a Chevrolet is to a Cadillac. For years, GM made Chevrolet, Pontiac, Olds, Buick and Cadillac, and the prices increased as you went from Chev to Cadillac, (I may have the middle order off). GM claimed the cars were smoother riding, ie: more luxurious as you spent more money.
About 5 years ago, I gutted the old, stinky cloth interior of my 1989 Olds 88, and replaced it with a full leather interior from a late '90's Buick from a wrecking yard. I don't think anyone had ever sat in the back seat, ( car had about 50k on it).
I got the entire Buick interior, from carpet pad to seat belts.
I decided to insulate above the brand new headliner I was installing, and fill in body voids below the back seat windows, and some other areas.
When I started putting the interior back in, I decided to first put down some carpet pad I got from an upholstery supplier made from recycled plastic milk jugs. It also had foil on one side.
The formed carpet from the Buick didn't quite lay right, so I ended up reusing the heavily rubberized carpet pad from the Buick and the more typical grey non-rubber coated carpet pad from the Olds. So, I ended up with a lot of pad.
After I got the interior done, and took my wife some where for the first time with the new interior installed, she asked me, (with no prompting or questions from me), "Did you do anything to the suspension or tires, or anyhting else?"
Now, my wife doesn't know much about cars. I was really surprised by her question. When I dug a bit deeper with her, I discovered she felt the car rode much smoother than it did previously.
I told her I only did the interior, but she was adament I had done more.
For her, the ride got smoother as it got quieter. It is definitely quieter, much quieter. Also cooler in the Summer, and warmer in the Winter.
I got to thinking about the effect of sound deadening the car, and came to the conclusion the big price difference GM got for their different lines of cars came down to the type and amount of carpet pad they used, and not much else.
I just bought a used 06 Dodge Grand Caravan last summer. It was a smokers' car, so I took out all the interior plastic pieces and washed them. Before I put them back, I shoved as much bubble wrap in the body cavities and door cavities as I could.
Then drove the van from NY to Oregon. This is my third Dodge Grand Caravan, and the only complaint I had about the previous vans was the road noise. Not with this one.
If you have your interior apart, add some sound deadener. You won't regret the cost, or work.
George Dennison
Good suggestions
I had all of my interior out of my 96 Jeep xj to repair the floor pans, so I bought i bunch of noico butyl sheets (made in Russia) for a fraction on the cost of fatmat or similar. I put it between the headliner and roof, the entire floor under the carpet, and inside the doors (inside outer door skin, and behind the panel). It did a great job at quieting the road noise for sure.
yupp, it really comes down to how they finish the cars. Basically the Cadillac is how the car should had been made, and the rest pretty much how could GM cheap out more.
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The quieter tires tend to have less grip though.
George Dennison I thought my and Cadillac were exactly the same on the Escalades to and I hade done a complete interior swap in my 02 Tahoe with the interior out of a 04 Escalade. Some of the panels had a little piece of deadner on them. The other day I went to a guys house to get parts off a 04 thst was rolled, the interior was taken out of it and that’s when I really noticed where they made up the difference , the metal of the actual doors behind the panels are barley cut open enough for the window regulators and what not as to my Tahoe almost the whole door is cut open behind the panel and has a piece of thick plastic glued all the way around. Makes quite a bit of difference. I have already Ed probably 300 lbs worth of dynomat style material and I put it EVERYWHERE on the rear from the front of the rear wheel housing I even doubled everything back there to help with tire noise and reRend noise. After installing new carpet pad along with a mass backing Essex carpet kit from stock interiors I swear to you it’s so quiet inside you would think it was electric except for the flow master exhaust which is going to be replaced with a much quieter muffler. If anyone knows of a high performance muffler that is super quiet Please share The info.
Personally I just turn up the stereo to full blast, won't hear my failing suspension systems then....
What if the stereo is broke?
Kristupas Antanavicius I'm sure Scotty has a video on that
I drove around with earplugs in when I had my truck. Headphones are good too.
Taylor Hennesey CVT droning sound 😔😔
“Lack of insulation in the matrix” has me laughing
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Need to protect the fabric of spacetime for it to be quiet!
@@achilleasdavid40 Yeah, cause you dont want to hear the next door universe neirbors having sex
Same. The Rolls wouldnt fit in the garage anyway. Not that I have one.
some cheap cars have good isolation like mazda 3 and maybe that new nissan sentra.
i knew i can always put a seat cushion in my car to solve that problem, but for the sound isolation im about to find out.
Also, noise insulation can be reduced depending on how thick the side windows are. I wish there's a company that retrofits new and thicker windows to older cars.
BPEK Supra Interactive I wonder how some of the coatings would effect sound? Like bullet proof film, may be multi-use.
I'm no expert, but if I were to install thicker glass in my 93 Camry, I don't think it would slide, quite literally, as the door barely allows for the thickness of glass that comes from the factory.
Tint film wouldn't affect sound at all because it is layered on the outside. Insulated glass has a film spacing in between glass layers to create a room within a room effect.
I neglected to reply all that time before. I mentioned the glass coverings used to bullet proof glass, may have a thickness that would add to r value, just making the hypothesis. Someone replied to my suggestion arguing against tint film, that it would have no effect, claimed that double-spaced glass had a film between the panes. Actually, the panes have a space, and a vacuum is created to increase the r value of the glass.
That matrix picture was hilarious lol
Very interesting! TY for sharing.
Ways people fix noisy cars : Germans will dissasamble the car, every single part of it, get it fixed and assamble it again. Americans will go buy a new car. Mexicans will turn up the volume of the stereo.
Lmao !!
Or add louder pipes.
Growing up in pr, i thought driving with the windows up was for highway and adverse weather...otherwise, windows were always down. What is a noisy car?
Top of the line Mercedes has double pane windows, to keep the noise out. Dear Scottt, should i bug Mercedes?
wren460 AS A MEXICAN, I APPROVE OF THIS COMMENT!!!! LMFAOOO
2:02 Then you take isopropyl alcohol
*phhisshhkk** 😂😂
Adding sound deadening insulation is one of the best bang for your buck mods IMO. Especially under the hood, quieting down the engine makes just about any car feel more like a Mercedes S Class!
Another thing people overlook is a set of good tires to reduce road noise
Balls Deep yup that a big noise generator. I notice it when I switch to winter tires
Balls Deep very true, my car chants like a banshee on the highway, I need new tires bad
Any brands you recommend??
danny D - All depends on what you drive & what you do with your ride..
I use toyo open road. Good middle man between highway & mud tires... However if you don't do off road they are not worth the 1500 for them...
danny D I had set of cooper zeon RS3a rated for 50,000 miles. Tires wore down to the wear bars after 23,000 miles and my car was noisy on the highway. I just recently bought michelin defenders and my car is very quiet on the highway and my gas mileage has improved also
I understand your comparison in the beginning, but even more than that, the angles of panels, the degree of the windshield, the body style as a whole, also makes a huge impact on the cabin frequency, which will amplify sounds created within and around the vehicle.
Scotty, years ago someone told me to line the panels in the car with GAF StormGuard. It's a rubber leak barrier about 1/4" thick used in roofing with a peal and stick adhesive - readily available in Home Depot. When I re-roofed my work shed I covered the entire roof with it prior to shingling (pros only cover the first 3' from gutter) can't believe how quiet it is in there now and I live right next to a busy highway. Next it's going in my Civic project.
How did it go?
@@heyitsjuliangames unfortunately the original poster has died of septic shock
I bet it will smell good in that car with that roofing material outgassing inside it. LOL
Need to insulate my old car. There was some under the hood it was hanging I dunno, I just decided I didn't need that stuff so I tore it all out. We'll, my car is so loud now. Suck a stressful thing ugh... Learned my lesson lol. Insulation in the car is a beautiful thing!
This guy.
I just don't see how some people don't like him 😉
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Great video keep them coming. Just catching up on some I missed.
I love him
His yelling annoys and bothers me quite a lot..
What is the need of it?
I just can’t watch too many of these back to back before I have to leave.. :/
It sounds like insulating your car will not only enhance the audio experience inside the vehicle, but also stop the surrounding cars from feeling your music. Another great video :)
Bryce Gets Right yep unless your windows are down
YungGBone124127134 ITS FUNNY TO US. AND THEY THINK IT SOUNDS GREAT.
YungGBone124127134 I agree, sound deadening is important not only to have louder bass inside the car and keep more pressure in, but to stop rattle. And only ghetto people use horns lol they're cheap and sound like ass but get extremely loud, I prefer super tweeters or regular tweeters, silk dome are too sensitive and regularly blow without warning.
YungGBone124127134 like regular tweeters but way louder
Insulation amplifys farts for your passengers.
The Dude what do you mean by amplifys?? And for them like its a gift?
@@AuRowe The greatest Gift of all.
Stay gold.
Every time you come out with a video you have another reason for me to spend money on my vehicle.
William Rowe Auto addiction 😁
A clean, non-offensive comment.
I’m offended 🤓
Daniel Gutierrez Yeah...me too man what can we do about it?🤓🤓
Open the pod bay doors HAL
You are offensive towards dirty comments by implying that they are offensive.
Sound deadner is worth every penny when it comes to audio. I'd love to try the stuff you have. Never seen that brand before
casperskafs man I haven’t seen your channel since like 2014 dude .. crazy!!
Wasnt worth it for me.
My car rattles with certain audio frequencies so this would be great to have
Liam Weaver If you have alot of power running to your speakers, this wont do anything and will be a waste of money.
This is what I need for my Mazda 3 hatch. Highway travel is just horrendous.
i got the scion ia aka mazda 2. its only average according to CR. new mazda 3 is luxury quiet. or you can get a more expensive midsize car. CR rates sound isolation on every car.
i used to drive with ear buds and hearing protection but its illegal and im probably not covered by insurance if i got in an accident
You always put out great content, Scotty.
Well if it isn't one of the better Peterson suppliers ;)
Lol, I did not see this crossover episode coming XD
Ive insulated my ride and its made a huge difference. Ive done everywhere except the doors, which will be next.
I did this with an old Ford Escort (used wood flooring underlay) a few years ago and it seemed to make a nice difference in the car's sound
After watching your videos for a very long time, I decided that I need sound insulation in my headphones. I have a special playlist for you Scott, it's called "lower headset volume". But besides that, you are frikin' awesome man. Thank you for your work!
If you keep talking so loud no isolation is good enough.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Perfection man 😂😂😂
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Lmfao
Scotty just being Scotty.
😂😂😂
Someone show this video to Mazda.
Christopher Conard newer ones are loud? I was actually gonna go and test drive them today
My 97 mazda is louder than sitting in the front row of a acdc concert!
I hope the new models are a little more quiet than mine!
NeATaNDtURdy The newest one I've been in was a 2012, so they may have improved. But going back to the GLC (323 to the rest of the world) and 626 of the '80s through the 929 and Mazda 6, they have all had more tire/road noise than a comparable car of the era. Not exactly loud, but noticable.
Other than that, they do make good cars.
I had a 2012 Mazda5 purchased new, the noise wasn't the problem, the problem was a steering vibration that even Mazda couldn't (and wouldn't) figure out. So if you buy a Mazda make sure you take it up to highway speed and make sure the steering wheel doesn't shake. Even though in my case I didn't get the steering wheel shake until 500 miles on the odometer. Many Mazda5 owners of the day not happy with that vibration in a new car.
Leonel Ventura yep, my grandfather has one and it has always bothered him how much the steering wheel shakes
You said, "No insulation in The Matrix",
was that the Toyota Matrix?😁😀😊👍👍👍
DUH.
bill thompson yeah, it’s the Toyota Matrix. Your right.
someone really want to win that insulation 😂🤣
I used to have a 3-door 1993 ford escort, and I took the carpets and door cards out and put a couple of layers of wooden floor underlay foam down. Man that car felt so much quieter!! Best update I ever did
Lol. I am doing an 'upgrade' on my 93 Escort wagon. 220,000 miles. Had it since 95. Have to patch some rust holes in floor. Was thinking of doing a 'wood' floor. Cant believe I found someone that tried it. And on a 93 escort... 😂
@@mikerevello3828 No, I just used wood floor underlay...the foam LOL
What type of foam? Is it a sheet? An expanding foam spray type? The stock on black stuff with foil on one side isn't cheap. Was the wood floor foam lot cheaper? Thanks
Now just gotta take all the panels off, put this stuff in, and listen to the rattle now that the panels weren’t put back properly.
And wonder how the screws and pins managed to reproduce
Video up next: The Secret to turn a Normal car to a Racecar : Remove Soundproofing! Thanks Scotty
very funny
tonytober and put a fart can on it
Once you remove a door panel. It never goes back the same.
pollodormido2 spend three bucks and buy a 50 pack of door clips and it will.
you have to be smarter than the door panel
A door panel is like trust once broken it can never be the same
I took my wife's door panel off and put it back just fine
Depends how old it is lol. I cracked my dash on my truck, without even touching that side of it. Same with damn door panels.
Seriously brilliant! I recently discovered Scotty's channel and have been on a binge watching all his vids. Very informative. Thank you Scotty
Thanks for the support!
The joy of the internet is that nobody suspects that I'm a cat.
Golden Grenadier sssshhhhhh your going to blow all of our cover.
NOBODY
And nobody cares.
meeooww ..love Scotties vids
I live in Florida, I drive over 100 miles a day for work, and I've really been wanting to drop 500 to 1000 on some sound deadening material for my car. I preemptively took a sound check with my phone which probably isn't as accurate as the handheld meter here, but it was 76 decibels at 65mph! If I could get that down to 50 with sound deadening in the entire floor, all the doors, and the trunk... I think my car would be a much nicer daily driver.
What car do you have?
Quite the budget you got there. Check out caraudifabrication's channel, guy's got an extremely good sound deadening guide/s.
The thing is I'd prefer to go cheaper, but I know if I actually do it I'll end up going for a pretty good quality supplier, I would hate to put it all in and have it peel off. I live in Florida, so the heat will really require a product with a high quality adhesive I think. I have caraudifabrication's videos bookmarked actually, I just have to build up the courage to dismantle the entirety of my car's interior now lol.
Jesse Crandle
next time you go to a shooting range for target practice, hold the gun next to your ears a few times. works for most. you will suffer from headaches ringing in the ears nausea and vomiting for 3-5 days but it's a much easier and cheaper fix than insulation & also safer, because insulation is a fire hazard turns your car into a ball of inferno basically .
Dynamat xtreme is very sticky and at a pretty good price. I'd recommend getting something like Damplifier Pro or Soundskins if you want something better as they have a foam layer on top of the foil. Start with doors, boot and rear seat area first and see how that goes because doing the floor is a pretty big job.
Scotty the car whisperer
Brad T lmao!
The car shouter
Just finished sound deadening my van. I used killamat 2mm sheets on the roof, floor and door panels. What an amazing difference it makes while driving, but my sound system sounds way better and outside near zero vibration. Took me 3 days, saved thousands of dollars doing it myself.
Wow, that was a huge improvement when considering that you didn't do the floor or roof. Is that thin stuff waterproof by chance? I'd love to do the floor if my jeep, now they are loud cars, especially with mud tires humming.
I have been wanting to try this for a while, but I'm too scared of breaking the panels when removing them. Also. i noticed the material itself is pretty thin. Can i add multiple layers? If so would it improve the noise level even further?
Dirty, offensive comment.
Mercedes Benz
I put sound insulation in my 09 wrangler for road noise deadening, which was nothing but a god-sent blessing, but it also improved heat insulation dramatically making the summer days more bearable for short journeys. Without it, the cooling took almost half an hour to get the cabin cool in 45 degrees c heat, now we r in the 10min range!!! I love the stuff!!
The foil backed rubber is not for sound insulation it's for sound deadening, 2 entirely different problems. To deaden the floor pan properly you don't need to blanket cover it with deadener like you see in every video like this, around 25-35% coverage is more than enough, anymore is a blatant waste of money.
Next (and this is the most important part of it) you apply a layer of MLV (mass loaded vinyl), to work effectively this should be 100% coverage and any gaps filled because this is the layer that actually stops most of the sound. Next add a layer of closed cell foam over that and replace the carpets, seats etc and your done with the floor pan.
You can then strip the doors down and deaden both the inner and outer door skin and if you're into your music try putting some open cell or egg box foam behind where the speaker will sit to help calm any back waves. After that it's similar to the floor, add MLV and cover that with a layer of foam to avoid any rattles between the card and the door and reassemble.
I like to add a layer of deadener to the roof skin, around 75% for my roof then cover that with a layer of ccf and replace the liner. You can treat the boot area the same, 25% deadener coverage plus the wheel arches then a layer of MLV and CCF to cover it all.
When it's complete the difference is profound, to me my car sounds like my friends recording studio and was well worth the considerable effort it took to do it right.
Only came to the comments to see if someone else posted this. A lot of people end up spending a bunch of money on 'sound deadening' material only to find out that it barely did anything because they added anti vibration material only and did almost nothing to stop sound transmission. They also added a bunch of unnecessary weight by using too much, and effort to put all of that down.
Yea i just had the trunk of my car lined with dynomat for the 15 inch sub that was put back there worked like a dream no trunk rattle clean sound love it also expensive af having it done at a place
Cortez Hollister yea most of the time people do it for the rattle and you can do it cheaper on your own i paid like 500 for the trunk and 2 back doors but i went to a really notable pricey shop
Scotty, I've watched dozens of your videos and they all seem to be spot on insightful and well done, thank you.
Scotty, i love your show. You are a genuine guy. You are the layman's hero, always cost-effective and no drama. Thank you.
For the uninformed: noise is measured in decibels. Every 10 decibels is one bel. Every bel is twice as loud as the one before it.
This means the toyota was 4 times louder than the lexus.
That foam is very thick. Usually I noticed cheap car the insulation are either very thin or not exist at all.
I love this man's personality!!!
Scotty love your segments helped me a lot with different things on my car and with other people thank you very much keep up the good work 50 years of mechanics is helping everybody
This is one of the things that I learned from a long time ago when I was first working on cars, & then even more when I was later working as a project expediter on high in home remodeling. Most cars & homes do not have sound insulation between the enter walls of the compartments & the enter rooms & barely on the outside due to unrealistic codes builders once I got into the field. I realized that cars were just the same as homes & needed better sounddeading , so then have always been upgrading ever since then.. 💯
it's time for, the Scotty kilmer channel!!!!!
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james4v I’m offend
Move along.
What's cheaper? Making a Matrix into a luxury car or actually buying a used luxury car? I don't know the answer to that but making the Matrix a luxury car would be a good, fun project to do.
Prius Killer cheaper is converting matrix. Time is money though right?
Convert a Prius instead ;)
I own the Matrix's twin the Vibe. These are highly reliable and sturdy cars but most came with very bouncy torsion beam rear suspension. It would be much cheaper to buy a second hand Lexus in good shape than to convert a Matrix.
I knew the basics but did not want to mess up my new Highlander (dyi'er). This video was the encouragement booster I needed, so thank you Scotty Kilmer. On a side note to all the negative cloggers on this site, please go away, there are serious people who just need help and reassurance... (Now its daddy time) There is nothing more worthless than expressing your opinion in a negative fashion, it helps no one and others think your a fool.. Its not to late to change, you have to want it! Thanks again Scott!!
Just wanted to say, I really appreciated this video. Learned a lot.
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They do make a huge difference.
I'm about to sound proof my car, already bought enough for the trunk and hood, this would help a ton!! I love watching Scotty Kilmer while eating my breakfast cereals
I hate that cats are not allowed to apply, my cat would love some sound proofing
Thanks scotty was actually just going to put some sound deadening for my car. It has a straight pipe :D
DivineBurst Put a muffler on it. If it's so loud that you want to make it quiter, that would be your best bet. If you put soundproofing in, the rest of us still have to hear your annoying car.
John Doe his car sounds beast!!!
Pro tip: You can save some money by just wrapping the insulation around your head. All the kids are doing it.
Or go to a shooting range with no ear defenders and find the biggest rifle to rent.
Wet Lettuce
Or stay home and put a smaller caliber in one ear & out the other.👍
Great advice! Will test later to see if it works
Now, you're using common sense. Scotty would be proud. +1.
The backward hat also works.
Thanks for your honesty and expertise in a world where it's getting more and more rare.
I appreciate watching a vide from someone that knows there stuff AND knows how to edit and produce a watchable vid
Hi @Scotty Kilmer, how would this affect the rust probabilities? I've been told that sticking this could lead to trapped moisture creating problems! Thanks for the feedback.
If you are worried about the you could probably coat the inside of the panels with a zinc impregnated paint to prevent rust.
@@garethbaus5471 in terms of snow rust?
I just bought a 2020 Honda Fit. Love the car but road noise is pretty loud. Thinking about doing this
Liked your video on sound deadening. I have a 1994 F150 that I've had almost since new with nearly 400,000 miles. I think it would be a good candidate for sound deadening, at times it's hard think inside old faithful.
Have you tested the difference between putting a foiled sun shield outside under the wipers vs inside on the dash? It seems to keep my truck much cooler by preventing the sunshine from penatrating the glass and warming it. Try it, you may be surprised.
I need it for my poorly built modern Honda lol
His wisdom shows when he speaks... Respect.
Your video has shown me that sound deadening is a worthwhile endeavour. Unlike the previous 6 videos that I watched. This will be my next project on my Mustang and maybe the Xterra.
I'm too damn lazy for all that work, I'll just pop in some ear plugs and voila!
lol
Same here, I'll stick it on the outside.
"When I was a young mechanic" needs its own image. In fact all your catch phrases do.
Hey Scotty, is there anything wrong with sticking the insulation all the way on the inside of the door? Like on the outside door skin?
Done it on my Honda Legend Coupe along with the sound system all the doors + seal door cavities, parcel tray, floor, sea. Huge Improvement in noise, and also bass from the front door speakers.
A good sound system with sound dampening will attract the younger kids to buy. I am shocked why dealerships don’t have this as an option on new builds.
From an engineering standpoint it wouldn't be worth it. Costs would be too high. No ways they offer this on a corolla and they already know not to ask a rolls royce owner such silly questions, their pomp already demands such things as standard. There's really no market for this at dealership level, just have to peel back those carpets and install the good stuff.
@@godlesssociety498 I will agree with you on the cost stand point. i have a brand new 2021 Mazda CX-9, its their luxury line and I had to apply sound dampening to get better sound.
Scotty always comes through with knowledge, wisdom and good humor!!!
Great video scotty. I can insulate my trunk and no one will ever hear my victims screaming.
This material is to stop vibration and rattling of the panels. It is not a sound insulation. But, you is the right thing to install it. You must install the insulationAFTER that. Its name is misunderstood. It is called sound deadening which acts as a hard panel. Same as if you push the panel with your hand and the sound stops. People misunderstand that it is a sound insulator. No it is not. It acts as a hard inner panel that is tied to the outer skin so
that the wall cannot vibrate uncontrollably. You should include insulation material above this material. For example a 3M Automotive Thinsulate #710 gsm.
It's interesting to see how much noiser old cars are in comparison to newer ones as well. I suppose noise insulation wasn't as popular back in the day?
I have a 2005 Camry and it is so noisy compared to my 2003 Jetta.
Revv up your engines!!! 🚗💨
*After applying sound proof insulation!*
You don't need fancy sound insulation like Dynamax and Dr. Artek; you can use metallic duct insulation. MUCH cheaper and it's available at HD , Menards, etc.
I've read there's problems with smell and the adhesive gets soft and the material moving in the heat. It may be cheap but it's not made for a car environment. Dynamat isn't really that expensive imo, get 1 or 2 packs of the bulk kits and that's practically a whole car done.
There are other good brands in the automotive sound deadening market. I used NVX and I'm happy. Their bulk kit at $100 is comparable to the dynamat at $250-$350
Professional heat duct aluminum tape is rated to 220 F, if your car is that hot inside, you have other worries.
A lot of materials can be used for soundproofing. I once "soundproofed" a cube van with cork panels... it worked. But purpose made products are better. Deadening sound is a lot more complex than it seems, and it takes real experts to create a (usually) composite, layered material that works for the frequency of the offending sounds, is reasonable to install, and you won't break the bank.
SuperJamster1 we're talkin sound damping, not duct sealing. The adhesive on that tape is thinner than the foil, which together is thinner than the foil on sound damping materials. The adhesives are completely different from each other
Soundproofing also means:
Your vehicle will be "Warmer in the Winter," and with air conditioning, it "will be Cooler in the Summer."