Well I finally got my car all put back together. I actually went one step further in the sound dentening process. I talked to a couple of installers at my store and they recommended pillow stuffing material to fill in all the empty area between the plastic paneling and the outside sheet metal. So I went down to Walmart and bought a couple of bags and I just started stuffing away. My car does not sound like an Integra on the inside anymore, it friggin sounds like a Lexus, well sort of.

I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a quieter ride. Also the pillow stuffing is a great addition to the dynomat. It soaks up unwanted squeaks, rattles, and road noise in places where dynomat is difficult to put down. And don't listen to all those people who say that it will weight down your car. For all the dynomat I used, it literaly weighted around 6-7 pounds.

What I learned from this project:

>Gutting the car sucks
>Putting all new speakers in, fun, but time consuming
>Make sure you find out exatly what parts, plugs, spacers, adapters, etc. will be needed for the install (I had to make countless trips back to best buy)>Driving around in a gutted car sucks (You hear so many more noises then before, and its just plain annoying
>There is not point in taking out the rear seat for weight savings (at most the three pieces weight a couple of pounds. its just leather wrapped foam)

But overall, I'm very happy with how it all turned out. I ended up with a nice quieter interior and a killer sounding system.

P.S.: I ended up swapping out my rear kenwood speakers for the same component set I have up front ( Rockford 6.5") and I noticed a huge difference. I flush mounted the rear tweater to the factory speaker grill. It damn near looks likes it's supposed to be there .I've never heard anything sound so clear .

Well anyway...just thought I'd follow up with the results.

Adam




[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 12:23 AM 3/14/2003]

 

Awesome, I'm the same boat where I need to have my sound system and full interior inside. The 10lb weight savings is not worth it to me.

I'll be tackling this project soon.

 

good to hear that you like the result...

PS sorrie we raped ur other thread haha...

 

No problem man...that was some funny ****...

Also, good luck Understeer. Make sure you plan a nice whole day to do everything . I've been doing this since Monday, but normally when I try do anything to my car it never works out smoothly


[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 12:46 AM 3/14/2003]

 

Pillow stuffing eh? Sweet I was gonna make a post about how to make your car quieter cheaply and this sounds like the way to do it. How many bags of pillow stuffing did you buy, and how much did it end up being?! You just set it in there and put all the plastic back over it? Thanks for the info!

Have any pics from install?


[Modified by BranzLS, 10:19 PM 3/13/2003]

 

I will be doing this to my car soon... and the more detailed information that can be provided.. the quicker I can do it myself... damn... i'm freaking tired.

 

this sounds like an awesome idea, whereabouts are you stuffing all of the pillow crap though, I would love to make my car almost sound proof.

 

This sounds like something I should do. The last time I removed my rear panels, all the little plastic insert bolts (the ones that you have to push the button in the middle) all broke one by one. The Dynomat is one more reason to remove everything and put it back together with new bolts...

 

I bought seven 20oz bags from Walmart. They were $1.98 each. It all depends on how tight you back in there. I packed in pretty tight and I only used 4 of the bags. But the tighter you stuff it in there the better. Sorry, but I didn't take any pics of the complete install with the pillow stuffing. It was late by the time we got the car put back together.

To answer both of you questions, below I drew arrows to the places I put the pillow stuffing. You do the same on the other side. But basically you just pack it up on top of the wheel well, around the ABS computer, near the front seat belt, etc. I hope the pic helps out.

 

awesome.. how much did everything cost you?

 

yeah, this will definately be on my summer to do list...how much dynamat did you use?

 

It would be so nice not to hear all the rattles and squeeks for a while. Thanks for the input

 

 

So is dynomat the thing your car sits on while your car is on the dynojet getting tuned? j/k man I just had to.

Looks great, and I think I'm definitely going to try the stuffing idea, if not adding the DynaMat in addition.

 

nice

 

Alterntive to Dynamat -

Go to McMaster.com page 3236 of their catalog. Self adhesive foam sheet - get the one second on the list. At NRC 0.8 and 54 inches wide, cost $9.01 a ft. IMO better than Dynomat.

 

Yeah but that stuff is 1" thick, which wouldn't really work very well as far as adhering to all the contours and stuff associated with the sheetmetal in the car, and then still being able to put the stock body panels and carpet back in and have it totally hidden. In that pic posted above w/ the Dynamat installed, I don't think you could install some 1" thick foam on those same surfaces and still be able to put the interior panels back in place.

 

I'm sorry for interrupting....I just had to let the guy know that it is sound deadening...not sound dentening....

GOOD JOB!!!

 

If i were to stuff all the areas in my trunk, would it help with the annoying exhaust sound. I have 4 door, so can't really stuff anywhere else except the trunk.

 

Haha....damn I didn't even realize I spelled it with an "o"

Everything for the sound "deadening" cost me a little under $90. But that is also because I get a great deal on dynamat. If you can find it on ebay for cheap I would highly recommend getting it.

I used a total of 24 sq. ft. Here is a link to my oringinal thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?&id=439144&postid=4556901


[Modified by 01SilverGSR, 8:09 PM 3/14/2003]

 

It would tone down your exhaust a little. I'm not going to say it's going to make it quiet, but it will help. I have a Dynomax ultraflo muffler, and it resonates pretty loud inside the car at certain rpm's. Now its not bad at all. Just remember the tighter you pack the stuffing matierial the more it's going to work.

 

nice job! I wouldn't mind gaining 15 lbs for a quiet car.

 

I used some acoustic insulation called "Roxul Safe and Sound." I picked it up at a local insulation install place for $40 for a giant bag that I used half of. This is more dense than polyfill that you guys are using from pillows. Not sure if it works better/worse... it's quiet in my car!

A comment on Dynamat: I used to use the regular. Now the regular stuff has many competitors that do just as well. I haven't found anything as good as the Dynamat Extreme, which I am using now. For the retail price, it's tough to swallow ($7/sq foot)... I got mine for $3/sq ft. The rough wholesale price on Dynamat Regular is about $2/sq ft. Try to find it for close to that price.

 

nice job..definately a summer project. has anyone ever use that spray foam stuff at home depot? ive seen cars with that..

 

you got pics of the rear tweeter mounted?