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Post by zep on Jun 25, 2009 17:52:32 GMT 12
So my mate just gave me a crap load of sound deadening and I still have my old carpet. I'm considering putting this back in as my floor pan is currently bare.
I don't use the car on the track all that much (It's generally a road car) and it's just so damn noisey and HOT with no deadening or carpet.
What would you do?
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Post by mcqunt on Jun 25, 2009 18:01:34 GMT 12
lay the deadening over light thermoforable plastic so it can be removed and pop rivet it down
or just get more horsepower
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Post by gordo on Jun 25, 2009 19:02:00 GMT 12
Carpet and underfelt doesn't weigh much and it's low down - for a mostly road car, I'd fit it.
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Post by gemininja on Jun 25, 2009 19:21:12 GMT 12
how much is a crapload? i pulld alot out of my chevette to check under it. swap ya some if you still want my 161 haha
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Post by zep on Jun 25, 2009 19:56:44 GMT 12
What is thermoforable plastic?
I hvae 21 sheets of self adhesive deadening. 530mm x 190mm x 1.7mm
Gemininja, you can have what ever is left if I decided to do this.
and mcqunt, I plan for more horsepower, though, in time unfortunately.
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Post by gemininja on Jun 25, 2009 20:33:53 GMT 12
shouldnt need thermo unless you have a hot gearbox should you? carpet is more than enough to kill road noise, and if its not then get a louder car or a bigger sterio =D
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Post by mikuni on Jun 26, 2009 8:37:32 GMT 12
thermoformable plastic isn't a bad idea. I assume its just a thin layer that will take the shape of your floor plan when a little heat is applied
I far prefer that idea to laying the sound deadening down for good with the self adhesive applied directly to the floor. Just sounds like more hassle down the track when you want to pull it up for what ever reason.
But I would use it for your car. Like you say, 80% road use to 20% track use at best and being turbo you can overcome that small bit of weight easily (compared to NA cars).
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Post by zep on Jun 26, 2009 12:10:13 GMT 12
The thing is I'm not going to spend any moneys! I have the deadening but do not have this thermoformable plastic you speak of.
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Post by mikuni on Jun 26, 2009 12:28:38 GMT 12
Well then just leave most of the adhesive protector stuff on there and just peel off a couple little bits to attach it to the floor, that way it will stay in place well and still be easy to remove later on.
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Post by zep on Jun 26, 2009 13:35:19 GMT 12
Brilliant plan. I think first though I will remove all the seats and nuts and paint the floor black. POR15? or should I just leave it? I have no idea what I'm doing  |
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Post by crazytim on Jun 26, 2009 20:13:34 GMT 12
im gana steal the idea of bedliner painting the floor of my wag. Saw a chap on oldschool who did this to a rather tasty RX2 sedo.
If I was gana lay deadening I'd be POR15ing the floor as if any water got under the deadening at least it has one of the most kick arse metal protectants around doing its thing.
Me going the bedliner route is koz its a work car and carpet would get munted anyway and the bedliner paint will protect and look sweet.
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Post by mcqunt on Jun 29, 2009 20:12:21 GMT 12
thermoformible plastic is any plastic that can be heated to take a shape and cooled to hold that shape,
perspex will do with a heat gun and a wet rag you can stretch it and coolit how you want or theres other more expensive options but thats what i would use
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Post by 77vette on Jul 13, 2009 13:28:42 GMT 12
just open the window if you're too hot
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Post by 77vette on Jul 13, 2009 13:29:25 GMT 12
btw do u get any problems trying to wof with no carpet etc?
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Post by mikuni on Jul 13, 2009 15:04:25 GMT 12
nope, its not a safety issue
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