cost for dynamet and other related Qs

[hjkim483]

ok, I'm considering dynamet for my trunk.
any of you guys no any good places to get it from at a cheap price? and is the job doable by a newbie like me?
or should I get em professionally done?
the rattlin' is pretty LOUD even at medium volumes and I think this is the only way.
how much am I looking at if I wanna do a celica trunk?

thanks

[zapcocelica]

it is easy to do. all you need is a roller and a heat gun, you are probally better off doing it your self because it can be pretty time consuming. you shoudnt spend more that 100 bucks to do your whole trunk

[Aracheon]

I might be able to offer some help in this area. :D

I actually dynamatted the entire interior of my RAV4 (save for the ceiling and the area under the front seats.) I actually had considered Dynamat, but after comparing the material to that of brown bread and roofing underlayment (ice/water shield), the only difference between the underlayment and the Dynamat was that the Dynamatting was covered in shiny aluminum foil. So, I spent $94.00 on a roll of 225 sq ft. of roofing underlayment, and used that instead.

The procedure is exactly the same for whatever material you use, but it's best to do this on a hot day and make sure you have a roller and a heat gun. (I sinned a little and used a hair dryer... stupid me.) After stripping the interiour, (carpeting, seats, side panels, door panels) what I did was use butcher paper to figure out the shape and size of each piece I was going to cut, then I traced it out and cut it with a carpenter's knife. Then I peeled it off the paper backing and rolled it onto the metal, using the roller and hair dryer. Everything went into place perfectly and nicely. I don't think I've scanned any of the pictures (the days before my digital camera), so I can't help ya in that dept.

Anyway, just my $0.02.

Oh yeah, and if you're somewhat handyman-inclined, this won't be too hard a job, and you'll always feel better after doing a job-well-done. :thumbup:

[hjkim483]

I'm only hearing rattles in the rear so shouldn't I just dynamet the trunk? Too lazy to take our my seats and all the covers etc..
anyways, thankx for all the good tips.

[SQ GT-S]

The long way is Dynamat the areas that make noise. This will save on weight and the cost of Dynamat.

Curt

[No Camo Celica]

dynamat doesn't really weigh all that much so unless you are racing which it doesn't sound like you are you have very little to worry about there as for the seats and stuff you should probably go ahead and do it because there are wires and things that run through the cabin and quite possibly are what you are hearing... you might find something really obvious in your car that's buzzing