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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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all interior cockpit surfaces. Remove all the carpeting and seats to expose the surfaces that this material needs applied to.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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all interior cockpit surfaces. Remove all the carpeting and seats to expose the surfaces that this material needs applied to.
Couldn't agree more ... ok maybe one more ...
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Don't forget the wheel wells!!!!!
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Doing your wheel wells is the most benificial but dont stop there
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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I have a hard time believing these numbers. A three DB drop in sound is highly significant...to get it down 33 DB at 30 MPH seems highly unlikely.
We do know it helps, but I don't think this ad is accurate.
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all interior cockpit surfaces. Remove all the carpeting and seats to expose the surfaces that this material needs applied to.
What Mike says, but DynaMat is expensive so I'm doing in phases. I did the trunk and I can tell you that the reduction in road and exhaust NOISE is considerable. I'll be tackling the area behind the seats and console area next. I'll follow that up with the floor and foot wells. My last area will be the doors. I will tell you that Frost King is OK, but it's not designed to accomplish what DynaMat, B-Quiet or other specifically designed materials are.

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We do know it helps, but I don't think this ad is accurate
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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What Mike says, but DynaMat is expensive so I'm doing in phases. I did the trunk and I can tell you that the reduction in road and exhaust NOISE is considerable. I'll be tackling the area behind the seats and console area next. I'll follow that up with the floor and foot wells. My last area will be the doors. I will tell you that Frost King is OK, but it's not designed to accomplish what DynaMat, B-Quiet or other specifically designed materials are.

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I read somewhere that Dynamat gives off some kind of smell (from the adhesive) when the interior gets really hot. Can anyone validate/disupute this?
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I read somewhere that Dynamat gives off some kind of smell (from the adhesive) when the interior gets really hot. Can anyone validate/disupute this?
The newer Dynamat Extreme does not give off any tar smell. I have used it in my car with no smell.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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The newer Dynamat Extreme does not give off any tar smell. I have used it in my car with no smell.
So it's called "Dynamat Extreme"?

How long have you had it on your car? Do you leave your car under the sun?

Thanks!
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Very interested in quieting down the car. How difficult is this stuff to install in the rear and over wheel wells? Is a single bulk pack enough to cover these areas?
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