Install tips for Dynamatters
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Originally Posted by Kremlin' date='Mar 24 2007, 01:41 PM
Cool, thanks! Notice any change to exhaust volume? I wasn't hoping to kill road noise, but to stop the exhaust from resonating in my cabin..
Compared to the total noise you get in the car, however, I don't think the stock exhaust has much drone. Perhaps if you have an after-market exhaust, stopping the drone would be more important.
I'm doing the driver's side today. Seems like the dead pedal (in MY06, at least) is riveted to the frame of the car. Helms manual claims that it's screwed in with bolts, but surely they jest. (Edit: The dead pedal is actually removable! See my post below.)
I'll keep all of you posted once the driver's side is done on whether the interior gets noticeably quieter. I'm not holding my breath, but I'm keeping my mind open.
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* If you apply foam on top of your mat underneath the door skin, leave the metal rails that lead away from your door latch and your door lock alone -- don't cover them. Sure, covering them will cover that worrisome gaping hole in the cavity, but it'll also slow (or even stop) your automatic lock from working. Adds too much friction to the metal rods. I regret not figuring this out until putting the door skin back on.
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I'm now done with the entire car. Photos from the install below.
Driver's side photos below. Most areas done with one layer of RAAMMat and two layers of Ensolite. You can't really see the RAAMMat (which has a silver coating) underneath the Ensolite (which is the gray closed-cell foam).
Passenger side photos below. Ignore the gray speaker wires.
The Helms manual claims that the dead pedal (the fake pedal to the left of the clutch) is held on by two screws. Others on the forum have claimed it's actually riveted onto the frame of the car. Both, it turns out, are wrong (at least for MY06). The dead pedal on an MY06 is actually fit on with plastic clips. You can remove the dead pedal by simply prying it off the carpet (slowly but firmly). The clips are right where the Helms manual claims that the screws are: two clips total, along the central line of the dead pedal, one above the other. Photos below (one of the back side of the dead pedal once you've removed it, showing the clips; the other is of the carpet under the dead pedal):
Hope this helps!
Driver's side photos below. Most areas done with one layer of RAAMMat and two layers of Ensolite. You can't really see the RAAMMat (which has a silver coating) underneath the Ensolite (which is the gray closed-cell foam).
Passenger side photos below. Ignore the gray speaker wires.
The Helms manual claims that the dead pedal (the fake pedal to the left of the clutch) is held on by two screws. Others on the forum have claimed it's actually riveted onto the frame of the car. Both, it turns out, are wrong (at least for MY06). The dead pedal on an MY06 is actually fit on with plastic clips. You can remove the dead pedal by simply prying it off the carpet (slowly but firmly). The clips are right where the Helms manual claims that the screws are: two clips total, along the central line of the dead pedal, one above the other. Photos below (one of the back side of the dead pedal once you've removed it, showing the clips; the other is of the carpet under the dead pedal):
Hope this helps!