Dynamat...EmptyV!!!!

[Qxxx4]

Yo to anybody who has used it especially Empty V, does it make a HUGE difference? i suffer alot of rattle on my drivers side door and my foam pads didnt do much so Im thinking of buying some dynamat or even a knockoff to improve it, keeping stock speakers since they work good.

i found someone selling a 12sq/ft roll or dynamat for $75, but its a 45 min drive from me, worth it?? i could do all the doors with that im sure

[Empty V]

Yo to anybody who has used it especially Empty V, does it make a HUGE difference? i suffer alot of rattle on my drivers side door and my foam pads didnt do much so Im thinking of buying some dynamat or even a knockoff to improve it, keeping stock speakers since they work good.

i found someone selling a 12sq/ft roll or dynamat for $75, but its a 45 min drive from me, worth it?? i could do all the doors with that im sure

F*$# yeah it does! But here's the deal, you can't go half-a** on the installation. I'd do all of the doors and the tailgate at the least. I used about 1-1/2 bulk packs of Dynamat Extreme but I also did the hood and did both the inside of the door cavity and the outside facing the interior of the vehicle. I used a much thinner material for the headliner.

My intention was primarily for my blue-tooth setup. I wanted to eliminate road noise and it made a big difference.

Billy

[Qxxx4]

yeah Im looking for rattle reduction, my foam pads only made a difference for a week now it sounds all rattly again on certain songs. If i find cheap dynamat somewhere ill get it, id just do my doors though

heres a good deal

http://cgi.ebay.ca/DYNAMAT-1-4...0.m14

should i go with 1/4" or would i get away with 1/8"..there isnt much difference in price so i know the answer. Could you possibly link that thread you had with pics of your install? i love the one pic of it under the hood, did you do parts of the firewall too? I can see how you got addicted lol

How much would I need for 1 layer on the doors, 12sq feet sound good?


Modified by Qxxx4 at 6:20 PM 8/28/2009

[Empty V]

yeah Im looking for rattle reduction, my foam pads only made a difference for a week now it sounds all rattly again on certain songs. If i find cheap dynamat somewhere ill get it, id just do my doors though

heres a good deal

http://cgi.ebay.ca/DYNAMAT-1-4...0.m14

should i go with 1/4" or would i get away with 1/8"..there isnt much difference in price so i know the answer. Could you possibly link that thread you had with pics of your install? i love the one pic of it under the hood, did you do parts of the firewall too? I can see how you got addicted lol

How much would I need for 1 layer on the doors, 12sq feet sound good?

First off I wouldn't buy the foam, that stuff is really meant to go over the regular material. I would go with Dynamat Extreme. I would think that 12sq ft would be adequate but don't quote me on it. I would start with the front door and do the inside and out and if you've got some left over do back doors. One layer is ok but a lot of your road noise(vibration) will resonate inside the door cavity if not blocked. The stuff I used for the headliner was Accutmat by Scoche. That pic was taken before it was rolled out. Unfortunately I don't have any more pics but I've been wanting to take my door panels of and make new backers for them which I'll probably get to in a few weeks.

Billy

[fueler]

i also recommend dynamat extreme. i did the front doors, rear hatch, and rear quarter panels... just from that, i noticed much less road noise...

[REZN]

so dynamat is to keep outside noise from getting in?does it keep the inside noise from getting out?music etc.?

[Pwnin O'Brien]

so dynamat is to keep outside noise from getting in?does it keep the inside noise from getting out?music etc.?

Technically Dynamat is used to prevent sound waves from transferring to body metal. By adding Dynamat, it effectively adds mass to body metal and it deadens the sound waves. It will kill some exterior and interior sounds simply by preventing the transfer of those sound waves to the interior or exterior of the vehicle via the metal body panels. So it will make the vehicle interior somewhat quieter as well as making it more difficult for music to be heard on the exterior of the vehicle.

Dynamat is definitely worth the money and it can make your sound system sound MUCH better. Although the R50 contains a significant amount of sound deadening material on the doors, rear quarter panels and floor, it is not nearly enough to deaden sound from quality aftermarket speakers. If you upgrade your system, you should definitely install Dynamat on the doors at least. If you have subwoofer(s) then I highly recommend adding Dynamat to your rear quarter panels and rear hatch. The last surface I would recommend Dynamatting would be the floor, since it has about 85% sound deadening coverage from the factory.

[longhornsqx4]

2 layers on the doors with a layer of ensolite on each door and 1 layer on the floor under the rear seats is where I noticed the BIG road noise difference

[ferrariowner123]

So im reviving this old thread in hopes of getting some insight on how much material i need.

So i have an aftermarket setup it rattles the rear like crazy but the main goal is to kill a lot of the road noise, because i feel like you have to yell at someone just to get a conversation in.

So questions are

How much Square feet should buy?

How many layers should i do, and where to do the multiple layer ones?

Is thicker better?

Is there any concerns with moisture coming in? because the main noise are those stupid clear plastic things (membranes?) those cause an annoyance on certain resonating notes.

Thanks for any help!!

-Kyle

[miamiheat3332]

FYI- rear rattling is probably your license plate. I cut out a peice of plexiglass behind the plate, then stuck felt furniture movers along the back, and since there is no 2 lower holes for the plate and im not making new ones, i used 3 strips of electrical tape to hold the plate against the plexi at the bottom.

[Towncivilian]

Yeah, license plate rattling annoyed the hell out of me. There's even a TSB about it which states to stick some adhesive foam tape on the hatch; pre-cut sections have a Nissan part number but they're like $13 each and you need two, hah. I just got some cheapo adhesive foam tape and stuck it on the back of my license plate, problem solved.

[ferrariowner123]

FYI- rear rattling is probably your license plate. I cut out a peice of plexiglass behind the plate, then stuck felt furniture movers along the back, and since there is no 2 lower holes for the plate and im not making new ones, i used 3 strips of electrical tape to hold the plate against the plexi at the bottom.

Checked that, it rattles, but nowhere near as bad as the rear hatch.

I was just hoping to get some insight on how much to use and where.

Thanks

[Chuck Tribolet]

I put two more screws in bottom of the rear license plate. Zero rattle.

Chuck

[Turbogst]

I would use second skin over dynamat

[redneckincanada]

Did ANYONE ever answer HOW MUCH to actually order or use for all 4 doors?? Is it 12 square feet? 70 square feet?? How much would someone need?