What's your source for Dynamat?  I hear you can also find roofing stuff
called Ice Guard.  I found something called Jiffy Strip, but it was too thin
(and smelled like roofing tar.  :-P

Brian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Mages" <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: Reducing road noise in Westies... what works most effectively?

> This is my plan.  I am currently enacting it in the
> Scirocco, but I have enough ordered to do the vanagon
> once I have the Scirocco quiet enough.  This is
> primarily in the front area, but may include the
> engine area by the time I am done.
>
> Phase 1 - Asphalt aoustical dampener.
> This stuff is commonly called Dynamat, but I have
> found a supplier that provides a product with the
> exact same specs for 1/5 the cost of the name brand
> stuff.  You pull all the carpet & padding, then apply
> it with a heat gun to the sheet metal.  I will cover
> the tops of the wheel wells, foot wells, and seating
> area.
>
> Phase 2 - acoustical foam
> Applied under the carpeting.  I'll remove the stock
> carpet padding and replace it with this stuff.  I have
> only found it as the retail version Dynamat Dynaliner.
>  I got it for 75% off on an auction site, and got 3
> 12ft^2 rolls
>
> Phase 3 - door panels
> Acoustical foam spray - dynamat Dynashield.  Generic
> products are available, but once again I got a smokin
> deal on an auction site.  I am not sure if I am going
> to use the asphalt sheets, but the dynashield is a
> must.
>
> Also - adding carpet to the kitchen area helps.
>
> The scirocco is also getting Dynamat Xtreme under the
> headliner, and dynamat hoodliner under the hood.
>
> Total cost for me - $200/vehicle + 10hrs labor (my
> own)
> If you buy the stuff retail it'll be around $600.
>
> Also - if you have crappy tires, good tires make a
> huge difference in road noise.
>
> Mark
>
> --- Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Higher end stereo shops do this for customers... and
> > when they do it its not
> > cheap - theres a shop around here that recently did
> > someones Suburbun and it
> > cost 2000 dollars and the guy said it was as quiet
> > as a Mercedes... and he
> > mentioned that the kit can be sold so I could do the
> > work myself.... And
> > I've heard that the undercoating spray some places
> > will use to protect your
> > car from rust can help reduce noise...
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >First, thanks to all who've answered my several
> > questions in the last
> > >couple
> > >of months.  I hope that someday I'll have enough
> > background in this area to
> > >help others.
> > >
> > >REDUCING SOUND IN MY VANAGON?
> > >
> > >One of the things that I'd like to change on my '90
> > Multivan is to reduce
> > >the road noise before the monsoon season starts.  I
> > remember the day I
> > >bought my Westy, and was very surprised at the
> > noise from the windshield
> > >wiper motors.  My wife recently bought a new used
> > car, a Maxima, and was
> > >surprised at how we could travel down the freeway
> > and easily hear each
> > >other
> > >as we talked.
> > >
> > >I've been told that the #1 fix to reduce noise
> > level in a car is to have
> > >accoustical undercoating sprayed on the surface of
> > the wheel wells.  I
> > >suspect that a lot of the road noise is coming from
> > the front end.
> > >
> > >What modifications have you found to be effective
> > in reducing noise on your
> > >Westy?
> > >
> > >-- Ken, in Marysville, Washington
> >
> >
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