Sound proofing

[Ibiza Dan]

haha
Do it don't do it?
Chances are as you say they may never find out, it may never be a problem. But there are cases where people have not been paid out for much less when there are mods that are not declared. Your choice at the end of the day. I reckon 99% of the cars on here have mods that are not declared in full as sometimes its very difficult to answer all the questions they ask. Also alot of the time they don't understand what your talking about.

I reckon this is way off topic now and nobody cares.

 

[rf860]

haha
do it don't do it?
Chances are as you say they may never find out, it may never be a problem. But there are cases where people have not been paid out for much less when there are mods that are not declared. Your choice at the end of the day. I reckon 99% of the cars on here have mods that are not declared in full as sometimes its very difficult to answer all the questions they ask. Also alot of the time they don't understand what your talking about.

I reckon this is way off topic now and nobody cares.

i agree!

 

[zach225]

I say put the insuation in, I don't think they would know it was non standard, although they would if you use expanding foam though, after this thread I will be doing mine, just gotta figure out taking the rear bench out

 

[justjoe]

im in the process of doing mine, went half's with a mate and bought 10Mx1M roll of the stuff off the internet!

So far ive done the front doorcards, the boot door, and the two bits either side of the parcel shelf... basicly just looking at anywhere thats hollow and stuffing it in! still got rear doorcards, and under my false floor to do, might even try putting some under the dash if its not too fiddley.

The stuff ive got is sticky on one side, and about 1 inch think, thinner than household insulation i think.

Even though ive not finished yet, there is a noticeable difference! can definitly hear my sub better now anyway...

 

[rf860]

I say put the insuation in, I don't think they would know it was non standard, although they would if you use expanding foam though, after this thread I will be doing mine, just gotta figure out taking the rear bench out

It really easy to take the rear bench out, just pull the front end of the cushion up and you will see two hooks, unhook these and the cushion comes out. Also, i took out the backrest parts as well (you can take out the small one only but the bigger one will come loose to allow access to the rear panel easier this is because of the middle seat belt). To take out the backrest parts, fold down the seats, then go to the edge which is on the outer of whatever seat you are working on and you will see a clip that holds in the notch holding in the backrest, move this clip towards the boot using a flat blade screwdriver. Then just pull the backrest and it will come free.

 

[rf860]

im in the process of doing mine, went half's with a mate and bought 10Mx1M roll of the stuff off the internet!

So far ive done the front doorcards, the boot door, and the two bits either side of the parcel shelf... basicly just looking at anywhere thats hollow and stuffing it in! still got rear doorcards, and under my false floor to do, might even try putting some under the dash if its not too fiddley.

The stuff ive got is sticky on one side, and about 1 inch think, thinner than household insulation i think.

Even though ive not finished yet, there is a noticeable difference! can definitly hear my sub better now anyway...

Was there lots of room to put it in the boot trim? Also i think if you take the panels which are at the side of the front doors (where the heating ducts are) there is lots of empty space in there!

 

[justjoe]

Was there lots of room to put it in the boot trim? Also i think if you take the panels which are at the side of the front doors (where the heating ducts are) there is lots of empty space in there!

Yea, a fair bit actually! Was abit tricky to judge where the wiper motor and stuff was, but you can still get a good amount in there. Theres also a few hollow sections in the actual boot itself, so they got stuffed full...

 

[rf860]

Yea, a fair bit actually! Was abit tricky to judge where the wiper motor and stuff was, but you can still get a good amount in there. Theres also a few hollow sections in the actual boot itself, so they got stuffed full...

Good i will get that done shortly!

 

[darkhorse]

im in the process of doing mine, went half's with a mate and bought 10Mx1M roll of the stuff off the internet!

What stuff did you get? I've been looking at getting some insulation/deadening but can't find anything that seems to be suitable and cheap

 

[justjoe]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/car-acoustics...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2558da12ca

thats the stuff, sorry for the slow reply, was a while before i got a chance to ask my mate.

Ive now finished my car, done all the door cards, under the rear bench, the boot door, the boot sides and i lined the boot floor, where the spare wheel is.

Its made a considerable difference to the sound quality of my speakers and does block out some road noise it also stops alot of creaking noises from the interior! You can still hear my music just as loud outside the car than inside though lol

 

[rf860]

Update - put in some more 'sound proofing'

- In the front door cards between the plate that closes of the 'window section'. Used double sided tape to secure insulation and put back on, makes the door seem more solid i.e. not hollow sounding when you use the door handle!

- In the boot trim and packed into the hollow parts in the bootlid. Boot now shuts with a thud rather than click

- In the rear seatbelt reel containers, making sure not to get insulation near the seatbelt. Managed to get some into the c-pilars as well.

- Put thin layer behind the carpet at the side of the boot area

- Put small amounts in the area that you can get access to by taking of the panel at the left side of the dash (opposite the fuse box). Did'nt want to pack too much cos of wiring etc

- Put small amount in area of roof lining where interior light is as this tended to creak

Result is good, the car seams much better at handling bumps without all the creaks and groans of the interior. When you do take the panels off, you can see where SEAT have made an effort at stopping vibrations etc with the likes of foam wrapped around areas where cables are directly onto metal, but obviously this is not enough to stop these creaks and squeaks!