9/19/2023 0 Comments Mass loaded vinyl menards![]() ![]() This was probably one of the best mods I have done to the truck. My 3year old daughter even said that we can now talk in it (before she used to tell me "Dad, we can talk in Mommys car") I loaded the whole family up and as soon as we started it my wife and I both said WOW! It feels like a whole different truck. I then put the whole interior back together. Then I put a new headliner in and new carpet with a 40oz. I put this stuff everywhere the protecto-seal was, floor, roof, back cab, everywhere. I then put that stuff over the protecto-seal with 3m super strength spray adhesive and used a formica roller to seal it in. You can get rolls of it at Menards in 16", 24", and 48". Its looks like reflective bubble wrap but is only about 1/4" thick. Then, we took a garage door insulation (looks like a windshield sun blocker, but in a roll). These trucks actually came with this from the factory, but not enough. We put these fiberglass batts in the hollows in the back (under the side windows). I cut the into 16"圆" chunks and wrapped them in the garbage bags and spray adhesived them shut. We then bought some unfaced fiberglass insulation and garbage bags. When we were doing that I got some expanding foam and sprayed that in all of the hollows on the floor. We did the whole inside of the truck with 3 layers, floors, roof, doors, rear cab, everything. Its a butyl based window sealer/flashing. Mass Loaded Vinyl Floor Underlayment is a dense material made of vinyl, barium sulfate, and other components. ![]() ![]() I, sorry my Wife and I just got done with my 97 ext. The non-scientific results are - stock stereo sounds much better, not as fatigued after a long drive - especially towing when RPMs are in the drone zone, I can comfortably carry on conversations with my family while driving. The truck has not lost any of its Cummins 24 Valve aural character, but the reduction of a few decibels is money in your hearing bank. In addition to the interior, I did the inner fender wells, under the hood (no blanket), parts of the cowl, and the oil pan. It's just that with the spray, I was able to get into nooks and crannies and places I couldn't reach with mat. I used QuietCoat, a visciolastic polymer (spray on) instead of the more traditional mat. I don't have a DB meter, so no empirical data. While you have easy access to the surfaces in question, apply as much sound proofing as you can. It's kind of like power, once you get some, you want some more Morale of story - don't skimp. I've had the complete interior (except headliner) out of my truck at least twice, and some parts three times. Noise reduction easily rates in the top-10 best mods. There are some great threads from a few years back, hopefully still available. ![]()
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