Thread: soundproofing material

I made myself a hat from it.

For my RRC, I used a pack of thick two layer felt with a bitumen layer between. It had adhesive on one side. I used it on the firewall and under the bonnet. It made a huge difference. What also made a big difference was sealing up all the holes between the engine bay and the cabin. Mechanics for the previous owner had just pushed out grommets when they need to run a cable, etc. It's amazing just how much noise comes in via those holes.

I got some self-adhesive felt type sound deadener from Rare Spares. Very sticky, durable and cut the noise down a fair bit. About $60 from memory, which was enough to do my defender bonnet.

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I used dynomat brand stuff. Not cheap but works a treat. My very scientific 'ear' sound meter says it works.

I used some of that easy-to-get "underbonnet liner" or whatever it's called, which comes in a roll and is basically a sort of self-adhesive foam. It fell to bits and I had to scrape the remainders off!

So buy quality like Dynamat or similar and you should be right.

You need three layers.

The first layer sticks to the panels and deadens their vibration. Dynamat, roof flashing tape etc. This stops the noise at source. It doesn't need full coverage, just enough to take out the buzzing. It has to be stuck on in full contact.
The second layer is insulation, closed cell foam works best and provides a skin the remaining noise doesn't travel through while also isolating the metal underneath from the upholstery on top. It should be loose fit and needs to be continuous or at least overlap a lot at the joins.
The third layer is heavy carpet or vinyl to protect the insulation underneath and provide a deadening effect on top.

Do this and you'll get a huge benefit. But to do it properly requires opening up doors, pulling the dash out etc.

Originally Posted by Dougal

You need three layers.

The first layer sticks to the panels and deadens their vibration. Dynamat, roof flashing tape etc. This stops the noise at source. It doesn't need full coverage, just enough to take out the buzzing. It has to be stuck on in full contact.
The second layer is insulation, closed cell foam works best and provides a skin the remaining noise doesn't travel through while also isolating the metal underneath from the upholstery on top. It should be loose fit and needs to be continuous or at least overlap a lot at the joins.
The third layer is heavy carpet or vinyl to protect the insulation underneath and provide a deadening effect on top.

Do this and you'll get a huge benefit. But to do it properly requires opening up doors, pulling the dash out etc.

You must have one fancy car, putting carpet under the bonnet!

No, just kidding, that's good advice for inside and when I've done it, it's made a huge difference.