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I was wondering if anyone has soundproofed there trucks? I'm thinking about doing it but not sure what brand to buy? I'm guessing I will need about 80 square feet to do the entire cab from front all the way up the back wall. I've found several brands Brown Bread B-Quiet® Extreme and generic I guess I left out Dynomat because it is to expensive. I also found several on eBay. I just wanted to know what anyone else has used and there thoughts.

 

Thanks in advance,

Matt

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MichaelL Enthusiast

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when i put my stereo system in the truck, i ended up pulling the whole interior and applied three layers of dynamat extreme.

not only did it improve the sound of the system, but it killed a ton of road noise.

my wife has the same truck without the insulation and you wouldn't believe the difference.

 

http://www.dynamat.com

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I used This

 

I used the HD on the floor of my Tahoe and the non-hd on the doors/walls. I likes the idea that id was asphault free and didn't smell.

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I bought FatMat off eBay should have it Friday or Monday. I look forward to installing it in my Truck. I will post my thoughts when I am finished. Thanks for the input though. Here is a link to the stuff FatMat

 

Thanks all

Matt :)

 

No fat jokes (FatMat) LOL! :mad:

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I second the vote for FATMAT, its way cheaper per sq foot than the Brown Bread and Dynamat. I have only heard good things about them. Thats what I am planning to get, but I want to do the floor board in 2 layers, so I will need close to 140 sq feet. Let us know which you choose and how the install goes!

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I bought 100 square feet. I plan to do all for doors and from the front of the cab all the way back and up to the rear window. With the 30 or so square feet of left over I plan to put a second layer or at least as much of one as I can. Any suggestions as to what parts to double up on? I was thinking the floor but maybe I should on the doors instead??? I will post more hopefully this weekend with pics if time permits. We'll see!

 

Again thanks to all!! :thumbs:

 

Matt :D

MichaelL Enthusiast

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So what is everyone doing about the Vapor Barrier on their doors? Are you taking it off, applying the mat and putting it back on over the mat? Or just using the mat as the barrier?

i triple layered the door outer skin, and then replaced the vapor barrier with sound mat as well.

 

the biggest difference came from triple layering the back wall behind the rear seat.

stlmaj Enthusiast

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the biggest difference came from triple layering the back wall behind the rear seat.

I guess I should use the extra for the back wall then.

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I bought 100 square feet. I plan to do all for doors and from the front of the cab all the way back and up to the rear window. With the 30 or so square feet of left over I plan to put a second layer or at least as much of one as I can. Any suggestions as to what parts to double up on? I was thinking the floor but maybe I should on the doors instead??? I will post more hopefully this weekend with pics if time permits. We'll see!

 

Again thanks to all!! :rolleyes:

 

Matt :nono:

I took me 70 sq ft just to do the floor and a double layer on the back wall of my ext cab. Double up on the doors before the floors.

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Well it took me all night but I got it done! :D I put 2 layers on the back wall, 2 on the rear portion of the floor, almost 2 layers on the doors and 2 layers on the center hump. I didn't do more on the doors because when I trial fitted the door panel on it almost didn't fit I should have put it inside the door instead of on the plastic beerier. Oh well it still worked out great!! I think it would have been very hard to put it inside the door, this stuff was extremely sticky. My only complaint is it smells bad!! The smell seams to be slowly disappearing.

 

As for the sound, I am impressed!! It almost completely took away the road noise. I still hear the new exhaust at idle and acceleration but that’s cool because I like the sound!! (I can’t hear it at highway speeds) It did however make the exhaust sound quieter in the cab though. My stereo is soooo much crisper now! The highs are higher and the lows are lower. I even had to turn it down a little to get the same volume as before on the highway.

 

Over all I would say it was worth the money (100 sq ft of FatMat for $119 shipped) I think the smell will go away eventually. The truck feels more solid and definitely quieter. Makes it much easier to have normal conversations while driving. I would suggest soundproofing to any one that is interested in better quality sounding stereo or just to get rid of road noise.

 

Suggestions: On the crew cab take out the front seats first and then the rear left hand seat remove from the passenger front door on its side. Every thing else was pretty easy. I did it with out any help in about 5 1/2 to 6 hours total start to finish.

 

Matt :fume:

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