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sound proofing

mawk · 2012-08-27 10:57:16

hi guys, driving a golf 4 for the last year and a half, and its been great and reliable so I'm thinking of keeping it till it falls apart. only thing is its quite noisy. engine noise is fine but road noise is a bit much. I know you can apply mats under the floor and wheel arches and spray foam into panels, but I've never…

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mawk

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hi guys,
driving a golf 4 for the last year and a half, and its been great and reliable so I'm thinking of keeping it till it falls apart.
only thing is its quite noisy. engine noise is fine but road noise is a bit much. I know you can apply mats under the floor and wheel arches and spray foam into panels, but I've never done it.

does anyone have any advice?

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#2 27-08-2012 1:10pm

Ronnie Beck

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Stick flashing tape directly to the steel. Cover that with the insulation used under wooden laminate floors or bubble foil. Then relpace your carpet.

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#3 28-08-2012 5:10pm

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cheap tyres =road noise
bad wheel bearing =road noise
try those before you pull the car apart laying sound deadner.
panels never usually go back properly either and u could be left with a niggly rattle.;)

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#4 30-08-2012 10:08pm

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Dynamat is good stuff

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#5 31-08-2012 12:54pm

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x2 for Dynamat, the "EXTREME" version is the one you want to get. I used it over the years building soundsystems and its great stuff it really does make a difference.

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