hey guys,

Figured with all the work I'd been putting into the car since I got it a few weeks ago, I'd share what I'm doing.

Funny thing is I only drove this car 20 miles since I got it and it's been in a million pieces ever since.

Stripped the interior to get to the damn roll hoops and figured heck I'd wire the car while I'm at it for the upcoming stereo and also dynamat the car.

My first piece of advice is to WEAR GLOVES! I musta got at least 10 deep cuts from the dynamat edges - ouch

Anyways the hardest part is to prep and clean each surface you want to apply the dynamat. Keep a heat gun handy and also a few rollers around.

Here are some pics of my transmission hump area. Honda is sooo cheap with their insulation material its a joke! I've gotten both driver and passenger area done so now it's time to work my way back into the trunk so guys please hurry with the dynamat group buy...hahaha


I will post more pics as the progress continues - got more mods in the garage than I have time to install right now...

 

Looking good!

 

Good start - the interior sound dampening is worth it's weight in gold when it comes to being able to hear your tunes.

While I did a lot of sound dampening with both dynamat and Quiet Car, I wish I had gone ahead and put in at least as much dynamat as what I see in your pictures.

 

I've never Dynamatted a car before, but I ordered a Dynamat Extreme bulk pack for my install. I think it's about 36 square feet--if I do the trunk and the door panels, will I have any left over to do anything else?

 

It's looking great!

Have you had a chance to run the car to see if it's much quieter? Let us know!

 

Its a frickin convertible......how can you possibly make it quieter? I guess you could listen to your tunes in the car while its parked in the garage.

 

oh guys, I forgot to mention that I would not have done all this extra labor/work if I didn't know ahead of time it would help for sure.

For this I have to thank a gentlement in Davis since he is the one who methodically documented his findings and he says it REALLY eliminates exhaust drone and that is my number one reason for doing this!

Read more here: (his SN is thetz99)

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=275932


enjoy

 

That's the same thread that inspired me to yank my seats and do the same thing to my car including the 3 coats of Quiet Car. Since I have a hard top on for most of the winter months the difference is quite dramatic.

 

I also used sound deadening throughout my S. Instead of Dynamat Extreme I used B Quiet Ultimate. It is much less expensive.

I also used acoustic foam instead of Quiet Coat. It is attached with 3M foam spray glue. The foam completely eliminates any sound transfer and it is amazingly inexpensive. This is closed-cell foam available in 1/4" and 1/8" thicknesses and comes in large sheets.

After doing the doors, my speakers sounded 100% better. Part of the process is making the door a sealed enclosure. It makes a dramatic difference in the performance of your speakers.

VintageMac

 

How did you take the roll hoops off...I have an annoying rattle in one and would love to kill it while I rip up my interior to do the same thing