Author Topic: Help with Sound Deadener (Read 6828 times)

dwdgraysol · « **on:** November 18, 2009, 11:57:44 AM »

I know I seen a post that had pictures and instruction on how to install the sound deadener
from sound deadener showdown , but I can not find it down, also I reminder seeing a post
that had the the packages for the different kits(doors,floor, rear wall etc.) with prices. I
differently want to do this so I like to find this info again.

redragon · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2009, 01:48:14 PM »

Try this link.
or just type in sound deadener on search.

http://kappaperformance.com/forum/index.php?topic=2450.0

dwdgraysol · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2009, 02:10:03 PM »

Thanks Redragon thats the one I have been searching for.

redragon · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:50:22 PM »

No problem.
Any time.

DeepBlueGXP · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2009, 10:10:55 PM »

Welcome to the forum Redragon, thanks for helping out...

redragon · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:45:12 AM »

Thanks Deepblue

My pleasure, will do what i can to help in any way.

Do a lot of lurking, lots of good information here. Sure has helped me on a lot of ideas.

spicy3480 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2009, 10:09:18 PM »

Just finished my trunk! Exhaust is totally in the rear now, no rattles, and a lot cooler in the trunk!!

redragon · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2009, 10:02:30 PM »

How was the install? Pretty easy and was the carpet hard to reinstall?
Thinking of doing that just wondering how difficult it is going to be.

1LILNDN · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:43:12 AM »

If your Doing the install alone the complete cabin takes a Full good long Day . Seats,rear waterfalls and everything conneced has to come out. Oh and disconnect the Battrey.Hardest part is geting it all ready.

TecSolOnt · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:51:33 AM »

Doors are a pain, lots of trimming to do. You have to pull everything apart in the cabin so that takes a while, less fussy than the doors though. Don sent me the pieces pre cut to cover the holes in the door though , don't think he is doing that now. Trunk is actually pretty easy compared to the rest, it does get a little tight getting the one piece trunk mat back in.

I did it over 3 days, probably took 10-12 hrs of work with a helping hand from a neighbour. I didn't disconnect the battery , nothing happened as a result. Glad I did it now its behind me, car sounds solid.

dwdgraysol · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:26:16 PM »

My plans are to do all of the interior (doors,rear waterfall area,floors and the rear panels behind the doors).
I think I will get the whole kit do the trunk area at a later date.

TomatoSoup · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2009, 07:37:59 PM »

Quote from: dwdgraysol on November 23, 2009, 04:26:16 PM

My plans are to do all of the interior (doors,rear waterfall area,floors and the rear panels behind the doors).
I think I will get the whole kit do the trunk area at a later date.

Agree, That's what I did. Also - as a tip - you can break the install up into two stages...
1. The doors (or even each door separately). When you've cut one door, use the MLV as a template to do the other.
2. The cabin, floor and back wall. You need to pull everything out, so may as well do these at one shot.

Then if you ever DO do the trunk, that'll make the 3rd (4th) stage

solstice-d · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:46:22 AM »

where did you guys get this sound deadener???

Go-N Def · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:01:59 AM »

Quote from: solstice-d on December 22, 2009, 12:46:22 AM

where did you guys get this sound deadener???

They got it from Rudeboy. He's a supporting vender on this site. Here's his homepage:
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Sly Bob · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2009, 07:59:16 AM »

Quote from: solstice-d on December 22, 2009, 12:46:22 AM

where did you guys get this sound deadener???

Rudeboy can but a package together for the Solstice.

NormSky · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2009, 08:28:51 AM »

With the additional weight of doing a complete sound deadening install, do you think I could off set noise/weight of catlessness and muffler delete? My K1S muffler probably weighs best part of 35 lbs.

Norm

spicy3480 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:56:22 AM »

I run a catless setup on my car, and the sound deadener did a nice job toning down the interior resonance. Is it gone? No. Is it much better? Definitely. Road noise and rattles are gone! Stereo sounds amazing!!!! For the money, it's a homerun mod!

spicy3480 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:01:20 AM »

Quote from: redragon on November 22, 2009, 10:02:30 PM

How was the install? Pretty easy and was the carpet hard to reinstall?
Thinking of doing that just wondering how difficult it is going to be.

Then carpet in the trunk can be a bit of a pain. It is pre-molded carpet. The additional sound deadening material makes it tight, but with some tweaking, it goes back in place. Interior carpet was really simple to put back in. Everything went back really snug. Don't forget, you are removing the stock GM "sound deadening", so this creates a little more room on the floors. The stock stuff is horrible and actually peeled right up using my hands and a scraper with minimal work.

1LILNDN · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:39:05 AM »

dwdgraysol Jonymac was the 1st to have it done by Don. Check his Post from the Begining and what his Wife had to say about sound.It does make a differance when driving.

NormSky · « **Reply #19 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:39:27 AM »

spicy, you have mufflers with your catless setup?

Norm

TomatoSoup · « **Reply #20 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:51:56 AM »

Quote from: spicy3480 on December 23, 2009, 10:01:20 AM

... you are removing the stock GM "sound deadening", so this creates a little more room on the floors. The stock stuff is horrible and actually peeled right up using my hands and a scraper with minimal work.

Actually, in my case it was a royal pain to get the stock asphalt up/off. May be an age thing (the older, the easier). For me that was the worst bit of the whole install.

It's not difficult, but it IS time consuming. TechSolOnt's estimate is pretty much right on the money.

1LILNDN · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:52:12 PM »

TomatoSoup In hot weather its a real Bi%^h in the cooler weather we peeled it up with our fingers . When Don and I did mine he used a heatgun / I used a b-tank torch .
Maybe we should have used Dry Ice to make the metal cold.

spicy3480 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:12:52 PM »

I just had two resonators in the rear...that's all.

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