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When I replaced my carpet and front seat upholstery, I added some materials in order to improve the noise level while driving.
I thought I might share these as they are far less expensive than the commercial stereo type product like hushmat and boommat and others and they are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
The products I used were sold under the Frost King brand name. I used three rolls of the foil backed butyl rubber vent insulation. It cuts easily and sticks well to clean surfaces. I did not pull my headliner, but I would not use it there. A single layer went across my entire floor and a second layer went over the transmission tunnel. Two layers went under the rearmost panel of the fold down rear seat and one layer went on the underside of the other panels of that contraption.
Behind the inner rear panels I used a different Frost King product that was a layer of cotton bonded to a foil sheet. I used an upholstery grade spray adhesive and attached the foil side to the plastic panels.
I spent under a hundred bucks on this material total. I then used standard mustang carpet underlayment right on top of the insulation and fit my new carpet.
Road noise is greatly reduced and. . . when I shut my doors I now get a nice solid thunk, even though I did nothing to the doors so far. It is a far more sophisticated driving experience now.
I thought I might share these as they are far less expensive than the commercial stereo type product like hushmat and boommat and others and they are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
The products I used were sold under the Frost King brand name. I used three rolls of the foil backed butyl rubber vent insulation. It cuts easily and sticks well to clean surfaces. I did not pull my headliner, but I would not use it there. A single layer went across my entire floor and a second layer went over the transmission tunnel. Two layers went under the rearmost panel of the fold down rear seat and one layer went on the underside of the other panels of that contraption.
Behind the inner rear panels I used a different Frost King product that was a layer of cotton bonded to a foil sheet. I used an upholstery grade spray adhesive and attached the foil side to the plastic panels.
I spent under a hundred bucks on this material total. I then used standard mustang carpet underlayment right on top of the insulation and fit my new carpet.
Road noise is greatly reduced and. . . when I shut my doors I now get a nice solid thunk, even though I did nothing to the doors so far. It is a far more sophisticated driving experience now.
