carpet and underlayment question
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carpet and underlayment question
im getting ready to put my new dash in this 1980 vett and need to know some information on this process.
here is what i have bought from willcox
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...e5f5fe5e251d8c
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=19710
my questions follow
1.dont have any instructions on where the sound deadener gos on the car,car sat in a field for a long time when i took the old dash out looks like their was a piece behind the dash but a mouse made a nest out of it.anybody have a detailed layout of where to glue the different peices on the car?
2.im planning on glueing the sound deadener in and then put the new carpet in is their anything else i need to put in the floor of this car?
i see people putting down some kind of sticky alluminum foil stuff do i need to do this the stuff is very expensive from what i have found?
is their a cheeper brand for this stuff?
thanks for the help
here is what i have bought from willcox
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...e5f5fe5e251d8c
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=19710
my questions follow
1.dont have any instructions on where the sound deadener gos on the car,car sat in a field for a long time when i took the old dash out looks like their was a piece behind the dash but a mouse made a nest out of it.anybody have a detailed layout of where to glue the different peices on the car?
2.im planning on glueing the sound deadener in and then put the new carpet in is their anything else i need to put in the floor of this car?
i see people putting down some kind of sticky alluminum foil stuff do i need to do this the stuff is very expensive from what i have found?
is their a cheeper brand for this stuff?
thanks for the help
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...i see people putting down some kind of sticky alluminum foil stuff do i need to do this the stuff is very expensive from what i have found?...is their a cheeper brand for this stuff?...
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If it's sticky and expensive, it's Dynamat or B Quiet, another brand which is equivalent and a little cheaper. Used for sound deadening, a bit of a pain to install (ask me how I know this). The reflectix for heat insulation is cheap and easy, and might even help a little for sound.
Last edited by Grinchia; Oct 23, 2009 at 09:43 PM.
