Insulation
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Melting Slicks
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From: Elizabethtown
Insulation
Hey Cf members,
I'm getting bored this winter already.. I want to insulate my car now. What is a good type of material or brand to go with. I will also be adding a thermal plated tunnel plate to help with heat. I will be doing this myself. So I will look up "how to" on here but if you want to give me any advice I'm all
Thanks Bg
I'm getting bored this winter already.. I want to insulate my car now. What is a good type of material or brand to go with. I will also be adding a thermal plated tunnel plate to help with heat. I will be doing this myself. So I will look up "how to" on here but if you want to give me any advice I'm all
Thanks Bg
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
if your budget is tight and/or added weight is a concern; read here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
Drifting
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From: Heath Texas
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
if your budget is tight and/or added weight is a concern; read here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
. The pre-cut Frost King is from Crazy Cowboy. For the aftermarkets, here is some good reading...http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
Hopefully a good start, good luck (it isn't that hard),
Speed
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Melting Slicks
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From: Elizabethtown
Thanks for the responses. I think I will be using mikes writeup to do the install. I look at some prices and some things were just way too much. I think I will stick the the frost king product.
thanks bg
thanks bg
Team Owner
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
If you drive a mostly stock vehicle; sans a loud exhaust or high-power stereo upgrade... FK will give results.
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
I installed frost king on my 98 coupe & my 02 ZO6! It did a really good job of reducing road noise and reduced some of the heat soak through!!! I also installed some reflextex (silver bubble wrap) ai strigic areas around the tunnel and that made a significant difference in tunnel heat!
Home depot and lowels sells both products!
BC
It did a really good job of reducing road noise and reduced some of the heat soak through!!! I also installed some reflextex (silver bubble wrap) ai strigic areas around the tunnel and that made a significant difference in tunnel heat! Home depot and lowels sells both products!
BC
Melting Slicks
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From: Sarasota Florida
I went with RAAMaudio. I think the entire job (sound dampener and deaden) cost just over $300. Here is a link to the site and the link I posted when I did the work. Hope this helps
http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1789679
P.S. I also used Mike's how instructions when I did my instillation
http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1789679
P.S. I also used Mike's how instructions when I did my instillation
Safety Car
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I don't think I could drive my car without this mod. It definitely has great bang for the buck.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Elizabethtown
I was looking around and I want to add the frost king but I always want to help with heat. Would it be okay to add one layer of frost king or equivalent and then add a second layer of this
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/therm...t-wave-pro.php
for the heat? Would this make it to thick for the carpet to fit or would it be alright? Thanks again
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/therm...t-wave-pro.php
for the heat? Would this make it to thick for the carpet to fit or would it be alright? Thanks again
Drifting
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From: Heath Texas
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I was looking around and I want to add the frost king but I always want to help with heat. Would it be okay to add one layer of frost king or equivalent and then add a second layer of this
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/therm...t-wave-pro.php
for the heat? Would this make it to thick for the carpet to fit or would it be alright? Thanks again
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/therm...t-wave-pro.php
for the heat? Would this make it to thick for the carpet to fit or would it be alright? Thanks again
Drifting
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From: Heath Texas
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I had no adhesive under my carpet (throughout the entire car). The FK goes in with 3M 90 adhesive spray or equivalent. The carpet just lays on the FK, wait until the adhesive is good and dry. If I understand your loose carpet question properly, it just stays in by the compression provided by the trim. The carpet should be stiff enough to stand up and then retained by the bezel around the gear selector/radio.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sarasota Florida
If you are referring to the cardboard backing they always seems to come loose. I reatached mine with the spray adhesive that came with my RAAMaudio.
Drifting
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From: Heath Texas
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I think I might stiffen the carpet by adhering some thin piece of laminate or plexi or some other product to it.
Good question, only guess so far.
Speed
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
All the carpet is pressed molded and it basicaly comes out in the shape of the area that it is in. It is NOT glued in and I would not glue the FX in. Home depot and Lowels both sell tape that will properly hold the stuff where ever you want it. Hell,,duct tape is good enough!
Dont put the FX or reflecttex between the seat and the tunnel. It will make the fit toooooo tight, Just cut around the area where the seat cushion will sit in all seat positions. (Its a fairly long area).
As for your cracked carpet backing, if you wanted to salvage it, you could glue some type of heavy duty nylon or jute fabric on it. Most sewing/fabric stores sell stuff that will stiffen it up. Then just glue it on the carpet.
Dont put the FX or reflecttex between the seat and the tunnel. It will make the fit toooooo tight, Just cut around the area where the seat cushion will sit in all seat positions. (Its a fairly long area).
As for your cracked carpet backing, if you wanted to salvage it, you could glue some type of heavy duty nylon or jute fabric on it. Most sewing/fabric stores sell stuff that will stiffen it up. Then just glue it on the carpet.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
Cheap, easy, effective soundproofing
If you want some cheap, easy, effective soundproofing - just stuff your three wells in the back with 4 inch thick house fiberglass insulation (sealed in plastic garbage bags). Because of the location and shape of those wells, they pick up and amplyfy (sp?) a lot of road and exhaust noise.
See this post:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...+soundproofing
I then got "fancy" and put in "coned foam sound insulation", cost about $40, weighs less than 2 pounds, looks better, BUT really doesn't perform any better than the fiberglass. It is all in the above post.
See this post:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...+soundproofing
I then got "fancy" and put in "coned foam sound insulation", cost about $40, weighs less than 2 pounds, looks better, BUT really doesn't perform any better than the fiberglass. It is all in the above post.
Last edited by Oldvetter; Dec 6, 2007 at 05:53 PM.
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From: Bardstown Kentucky
if your budget is tight and/or added weight is a concern; read here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
if neither of the above; there's plenty of products available; One of our forum vendors sells a pre-cut kit; then there's always Dynamat Xtreme; D'Amplifier Pro (highly recommended).
I let my C4 sit out in the rain for 2 weeks while doing some work in my garage. Needless to say I did not know my top leaked. All the factory insulation is ruined.....
Looks good enough for me.
Thanks
