Thread: Puma Rubber Matting System

Hi Jim,

The hand brake itself is pretty simple as long as you put sufficient lube on the dodgy looking rubber bit when you shove it back in (that just sounds wrong...)

The problem came in when trying to fit it in conjunction with the rubber mat. That section is about 12 mm thick for heat and sound insulation and it pushes the flange on the hand brake mounting plate such that the holes don't line up. Trial and error on cutting small bits out of the tunnel matting until you've removed just enough for the flange to line up with its 4 holes (2 bolts, one signal wire for the hand brake on/off light and the main one for the cable) in order for you to fix it back.

Cheers,

Lou

Lou,,
That just looks totally awesome dude,, top job you should feel very proud and satisfied of what you have achieved mate, it looks like its been done by a professional.
When you talk of the 3Db, that doesn't sound like its much, so when your driving, does it feel like its a lot more than that in reality?
Thanks for the picks, your car looks like brand new again .

Hi Chops,

Thanks mate, the comments are really appreciated!

Talking to a mate of mine who's in health and safety in the UK the 3Db is apparently quite a bit in perceptible sound. To be honest it sounds quieter, but in a 90 the rear wheels are so close that a lot of the sound comes from the rear wheel arches. I'm not sure what the readings are worth in real live because I just used an iPhone App to check the noise levels before and after.

As per Jim's question on the previous post, its something I might look at in the future, but its not high on the list. I've driven 90's for many years and the Puma is already a lot quieter than a 300Tdi.

What I have noticed this morning on my 32 km run to work is that I could feel no heat on the tunnel, in front of the cubby box or on the hand brake (which is now isolated from the body). Its raining in Perth, so not very hot, but it does appear to have made some difference in that department as well.

Cheers,

Lou

That looks very professional Lou. Have to be happy with that.

Originally Posted by Chops

Lou,,
That just looks totally awesome dude,, top job you should feel very proud and satisfied of what you have achieved mate, it looks like its been done by a professional.
When you talk of the 3Db, that doesn't sound like its much, so when your driving, does it feel like its a lot more than that in reality?
Thanks for the picks, your car looks like brand new again .

Every 3DB is effective double/half so if before matting cabin noise was 100db (god forbid it was that high but just using a nice round number here) and is now 97db the noise level in the car should be close to half what it used to be in audible sound, this is of course assuming the frequencies that are giving the measurement are in the audible range (which I would assume they are otherwise there is some weird low frequency resonance going on![or high])

If I had the money Id go get myself these mats, ill wait till I'm a bit more cashed up and till mine are totally destroyed first (not far off)

Leroy

The noise levels dropped from 81Db to 78Db from before to after.

Again, not a lot of faith in the actual value of the readings but having the two readings from the same device under the same conditions was the closest I was going to get to controlled comparison.

Cheers,

Lou

Hi Lou,

Was wondering if you could give us another update on your matting? I am particularly interested in the heat insulating properties

Cheers

Hi Loubrey what type of fitted front seat covers do you have there?