That and the fact the Bridgestone Potenza's on the sport do have a reputation for not being the quietest tyre in the world :P
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That and the fact the Bridgestone Potenza's on the sport do have a reputation for not being the quietest tyre in the world :P
the dynamat stuff looks cool...cant wait to see pics of it installed on your car. i guess everyone has different perceptions about tyre noise, but i've tried the Yok's C-drive and i think its a pretty quiet and comfy tyre. in mag reviews they said it has excellent wet weather qualities too
PM me the details as well thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by chylld
uuummmm... don't want to hijack the thread, so let's stick to chylld's topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by vinnY
Lots of tyre recommendation in suspension thread. Have a check over there.
got dynamat?!Quote:
29-05-2006 08:41 PM
chylld
guess what i just picked up:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1908/dyn16mg.th.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7899/dyn23yu.th.jpg
i wouldnt be pulling apart a brand new civic mate. ur interior will become prone to rattling and noise down the track...Quote:
Originally Posted by chylld
chylld, do you consider other product? Like b-quiet extreme?
The comparison:
http://www.b-quiet.com/compare.html
mj3610: it's a risk i judged as being worthwhile taking. and my civic came out of the factory with rattles anyway, so taking the car apart gives me an opportunity to fix them.
twing: i didn't do much research, but one of the alternatives i considered was second skin damplifier. the b-quiet stuff seems alright too. however i know that dynamat extreme works well on an 06 civic sedan, and given i only get one shot at it and it only costs about 500 for a 2-layer application (since i won't use it all) i might as well go for what i know works well. (also i used a non-dynamat brand on my previous car with less-than-expected success)
Had some practice on the middle of the car today, taking out the centre console that runs along the floor. It was much easier than I imagined. The next thing for me to try is to take the front seats out! Which brings me to an important point for those of you thinking of doing something similar: disconnect the negative battery terminal before you begin. this is to prevent fuse blowouts (not-so-bad case) and accidental airbag deployments (very bad case).
Here are some pics:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6...gut64li.th.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1...gut51zv.th.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3...gut48wi.th.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2...gut31lp.th.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3...gut20rn.th.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3...gut17nx.th.jpg
hi chylld, not sure if you came across this before (cant find any info of it being available in oz) but when i was in m'sia i saw this company which does foam injection for reducing NVH in your car.
what they do is they inject foam into your A & B pillars as well as the side sills of the chassis. the foam then expands and after a few hours it hardens, filling up the void and creating a sort of noise insulation within the chassis. they demostrated by showing after filling up a mineral water bottle with the foam, it turned almost rock solid but was still very light.
anyway, food for thought if you decide take your project further :)
you can buy that stuff at the local hardware...
it might reduce rattles, but i dont think it has much value in reducing the kind of noise which is being described here, it is an inherent flaw in the design of the car, kinda like my mum's Mazda 3
but then you arent buying a lexus, so this stuff is to be expected
good luck with your project mate
thanks Zilli.
the foam would be good at stopping airborne noise, and whilst that is obviously a significant part of the problem, i would much rather attack the problem at its source: the vibrating panel itself.
then i'll foam it! :) (just kidding)
i currently have a bit of a dilemma. i need to lift up the carpet to apply the dynamat underneath, however if you look in the 2nd picture in the post above, the carpet runs underneath the handbrake cables. now i don't want to disconnect the handbrake cables (they're pretty taut, might not be able to get them back on) so what should i do? should i cut the carpet there, or should i find a way (or volunteer) to hold the carpet up while i apply dynamat underneath?
its not much to cut... but i'd probably get someone to hold it as i dont like cutting stuff up in my car
how much does the 3 boxes weigh in total?
edit: i just read 22kgs... thats not bad considering i weigh not that much myself haha