Sound deadening on the cheap

[N-Bomb]

Hey guys,

I'm considering adding some sound deadening to my car to prepare for when I get some new speakers, but I'm really concerned with weight. What's the minimum I would need to do (and where to do it) in order to get some noticeable results?

[S|Lv3rBu||et]

I highly reccomend this stuff:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=268-030

The VE-1 was formulated for maximum damping efficiency over a broad frequency and temperature range. It is made of a mineral filled viscoelastic polymer that transforms vibrational energy into thermal energy (low level heat).It provides twice the damping of asphalt based product without the weight and odor.

It's cheap, and designed to be both lightweight and efficient when it comes to vibration absorption. I've used a decent amount of it in my car and I've been very pleased with the results. In terms of location I would focus on the drivers and passenger side doors as well as the rear seat and trunk area.

[bman365]

How thick is that stuff?

[chillan420]

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/howto/

[hombredelassrta]

b-quiet is one of my sponsors. they make some high quality stuff and ranked well on the sounddeadshowdown

[N-Bomb]

Yeah, b-quiet is one of the ones I've been looking at. Am I right that alot of the interior noise is coming from behind the rear seats?

[hombredelassrta]

there is allot from the whole trunk area, from under the rear seats and from the floor. also a good ammount from the rear 3/4 pannels in the rear seats.. ok well there is allot of noise from everywhere :D

[N-Bomb]

So when it comes to applying this stuff for it to work right - do you have to completely cover the entire area, or can you get away with just putting an amount on to part of it to kind of muffle the sound?