Well I was thinking about trying to make my car quieter by laying down some sound deadner in the trunk and was wondering if filling the "gaps" behind the fenders with fiberglass or whatever filler people use will be a good sound deadner? Has anybody done just the trunk? Did it do anything?
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I have soundeaded the interior into the cavity you are talking about. My car is completely disassembled atm so I cannot say for sure if it made a difference. And if you ever completely tore apart the interior of one of these cars you would find along the way plastic bags filled with some sorta fiber material that was used to suck the moisture out of the car I collected a bunch o those and shoved them into that cavity as well.~David~
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But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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try doubleing the sounddeadning material in the bottom back seat areas an the interior wheel well. an door panals add one layer, Thats what i did, the door panels look a bit funky(doesnt look flush) but the car is quiet as hell. try it, it may work.
Thing is I gutted a '96 chrysler LHS interior an used the sound deading material there, had to make minor adjustments to fit the material but I gotta say with some ambition an tenacity it worked.
just an idea i thought i might share1990 EFI Crown Vic Lx
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Thanks for the advise, I'ma take a look under the rear seats tomorrow. I think I'll try filling the trunk cavities and see if it makes a difference.88 MGM 5.0 stockComment
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As far as the doors are concerned, it'd work much better to glue sound deadening material against the interior of the outside door skin instead of plastering it behind the door panel itself. That'll help to soften the miniscule vibrations that happen during daily use and will actually make a surprisingly large difference.Comment
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Just don't pack loose fiberglass into the gaps. If it gets any moisture in it, it will hang out and rot the metal. You'd be better off with a thin flat sound deadner that will stick to the metal. I bought a few rolls of that ready roof stuff but I haven't yet installed any of it.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Yeah, that's the stuff I was talking about. That or Dynamat/SecondSkin/etc.Originally posted by gadget73 View PostComment
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Dynamat = expensive but it works."Shakedown"- 1991 Grand Marquis GS Dual exhaust, Magnaflow xl turbos, Rear anti sway bar, Outlaw 1 wheels, 43k miles
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2nd on the Dynamat. That area seams to have lots of reoccurring rust issues so I'd like reasonable access to monitor and fix any problems. You can go on ebay and buy a bulk pack of Dynamat Extreme for a good deal. One pack did my entire floorpan.sigpic
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Floor pan is just the bottom of the trunk area right? Maybe I should get 2 packs to do the inner fender parts? Did it make a big difference? You guys have stock exhaust right?Originally posted by 86GmLsCoupe View Post88 MGM 5.0 stockComment
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floorpan is the bottom of the actual interior, basically from where it rises at the rear for the rear seat cushion all the way to where you meet the firewall. the bottom of the trunk is the "trunkpan"
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okay thanks.88 MGM 5.0 stockComment
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