Audio Update Question

[demirev]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Only the doors, won't help make the cabin less noisy
Deadening the doors helps converting your doors to work as a better speaker box!

Noise comes from floor, wheel wells, trunk and firewall.

At the beginning I didn't trust myself either, and I've done a lot of deadening, it's not that hard.

I will never take my cars to a shop for deadening.

Check my build... it will help you understand more about car audio and deadening, I know it's way...too long !!!

I have a shorter version without personal stuff in DIYMA if that helps?

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I just bought a roll of this and applied it to both sides of the rear row of seats (I have a 2-door hatchback). This was the first time I had removed panels, and I was quite liberal in my application, with very few spots left uncovered. I also took the spare tire out of the trunk and applied pieces to the metal down there.

When I had finished one side of the car I knocked on the outside and compared the noise to knocking on the other side...with this applied the knocking noise is much lower,, it doesn't "ring" like knocking on the unapplied surfaces.

I'm still unsure of disassembling the doors, I feel like they'd be tricky to put back together but I'll read the thread.

Any recommendations for reducing the engine noise? If there were a key area to soundproof to reduce that engine noise maybe that would be worth it.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by demirev

I just bought a roll of this and applied it to both sides of the rear row of seats (I have a 2-door hatchback). This was the first time I had removed panels, and I was quite liberal in my application, with very few spots left uncovered. I also took the spare tire out of the trunk and applied pieces to the metal down there.

When I had finished one side of the car I knocked on the outside and compared the noise to knocking on the other side...with this applied the knocking noise is much lower,, it doesn't "ring" like knocking on the unapplied surfaces.

I'm still unsure of disassembling the doors, I feel like they'd be tricky to put back together but I'll read the thread.

Any recommendations for reducing the engine noise? If there were a key area to soundproof to reduce that engine noise maybe that would be worth it.

Wipers area transmits engine noise directly to the windshield...
Under the wipers there is an area to treat and prevent engine noise into the cabin.



Under the wiper's motor (very noisy)



Wheel wells and front fenders"



Under the center console towards the front mine had a trany and there was a lot of noise from there.

Also...
Check out these videos...

Video 1 Deadening Front Fenders

Video 2 Deadening with CLD Tiles in rear fenders


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