I'm in Sweden. Haven't seen anything like it around here.
Any website you can order from?

Will add my own endorsement. Having read this string, I spent some happy time sticking Aqua Seal (from my local Builders Merchant) in the boot and doors - great improvement - nicer to drive, stereo is better, 'shutting' of doors/bootlid very refined - a simple and inexpensive mod

Thanks to all those who posted the original idea.

Resurrecting an old thread here but soon i will be replacing the carpet in my car and i'm wondering if adding a layer or two of flashing tape to the bare metal sections whilst the carpet is off is worth doing?

Will it make a difference?

Yes.

Well I've just done my front doors and it has made a nice difference, the bass is much punchier. Boot next!

Mine only needs the roof doing now, although I'm not sure I can be arsed to do it.

That's dedication!

Nah, just fitted a bigger amp!

@Per-> probably a very late reply, but the stuff looks like this i think:




I think a other name for it is "Bitumen Tape"

Thanks Martin!

However I did the doors this summer, but with lighter/thicker material instead:

http://www.biltema.se/Archive/Product_images/36/Large/36-9214_l.jpg

Also on rear sidepanels.
To make it stick more permanently I used hot glue around the edges.

A lot more quiet!
Did all panels in my Punto '01 as well, that made it even more quiet than the Coupe..

Looks like fruitcake Per

Did you say you used glue from a hot glue gun? They don't last very long on smooth surfaces and will drop off easily.

I've usually cleaned it well before, and it seem to stick well over years. Maybe depends on glue quality?

The "fruitcake" is self adhesive too. THAT seems to loosen, hence the hotglue addition.

hi guys, to sound proof your car propperly is around £80-100

the reason the propper sound proof deadening is exspencive is that it made to resist heat and odour, reflect sound and road noise.

i'll find a you tube link i saw a while ago

So where do you go to get it done for this price?

Seems quite reasonable if you think how much flashing tape would be needed to do the whole car.

At the prices I was looking at on ebay this would have covered both rear quarters and the wheel well, but not the whole car.

if you want to sound proof the car from road noise use automotive sound proofing, i think its £1 a sheet, bought in 50 sheets,
avalible from body repair, car paints, suppliers like AM PANNELS in Leyton, london

for audio applications, you dont need to plaster to whole door in sound deadening, most of these how to do guides by the manufactures of these sound deadening is just to get you to buy more.

the best sound deadening product out there is this stuff you spray using a compressor and air gun and it turns to a hard cerment texture, abit like fibire glass.

i wish i could explain the way i apply the sound deadening but its an art really

remember you tube is your friend! use it

i mostly use max mat from my suppliers, five sheets is enough to do the front woofers, then another pack for the rear speakers, two packs for the boot, job done.

always have a dewalt heat gun and wooden ended roller, gloves and clean the surfaces that your applying with a spirt on a clean cloth like meth or mild thinners

as for Bitumen Tape, if you see tar or smell tar on a hot day you now know why

Is builders flashing tape made from bitumen?

Audioguy - any chance on getting links from youtube? I can't find anything useful on there.

I read in the link you did put up on sound deadener showdown, which implies that you don't need countless sheets to sounddeaden effectively, but beyond that there is nothing due to the site not being finished. Are there particular areas which resonate more than others or specific areas which are a must for deadening?

hi mate, i once sat for hours reading this school like science type report into sound deadening, all the brand, sound test, heat test, single sheet, double sheet, area of application really boring, videos the lot

i konw it was a yank, but cant remember if it was a you tube or a site?

theres sites like talk audio, 12volt,

this is a good link to a chat

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/lexus-au...overview-2.html

@truffles

http://www.newhillgarage.com/Page40.html

http://www.koolmat.com/main.htm

http://www.southgatebritish.com/