I wanna reduce the road noise coming into my car(1.6 Acura EL) becoz I do a lot of highway driving(150KM or so) everyday and I hate noise which makes me tired.
So I got 100 Sq. Ft. B-quiet extreme and wondering what's the best way to do with it. Can anyone tell me which part to do first or even a detailed DIY guide? Plus what are tools do I need to finish the job?
Any advice is welcomed. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

im no expert on this subject... but i would start with the hardest part first i think which would be the entire floor of the car. take everything out and cover that. then go after the doors and in behind the rear seat for trunk/hatch noize. then if u want to do more u can go for the firewall and even the roof. after all that, it should be a nice peacefull ride...

 

Thanks Beater Truck, btw, do you know what tools do I need to finish the job(such as tools needed to take the interior apart)?

 

well from all the cars/trucks that ive taken apart. the most common is a philips screw driver, and a flat head. get a cordless drill or screw drivers with those heads(differents sizes too) and u should be okay. dont rush in takin apart a door, there are sumtimes hidden screws. so when u think u have all the screws out slowly start to take it off, if sumthing does not come away from the door, there is more than likely a screw or a clip still on sumwhere. also get a long flathead screwdriver too. in the area of 12inches, it makes prying easier too.

 

I've got a 1.6 EL also, I've been working on sound deadning for a couple days now when I get a chance. Its a long process but I can already tell a bit of a difference. I bought 35 sq ft of brown bread to start, and I had some dynamat extreme in there from a previous install. The trunk is a good starting point, and its quite easy to take the panels and floor out of the car. Door panels are tricky to get off in the EL (well, in most cars I would imagine) I have not yet done the floor, but would like to do the entire floor of the car which I hear has the greatest effect. I may do rear doors also. I think I'm going to stay away from the roof.

Good luck to you though

 

The floor and roof will probally be the hardest but most rewarding task in the sound deadening Dept. Most of these areas consist of long flat surfaces which can vibrate easily. When you do this, a good "roller" works wonders. A roller is a little drum like tool that resembles a paint roller, except smaller and is made of wood or some other hard surface. It'll help with smoothing out the material to the metal.
When doing this, make sure you clean the surface with a cleaning agent like spray nine. Then wipe off all residue. If you don't, all your hard work will peel away when the temperature changes.
Also make sure you note where all screw holes are when appling the mat. There's nothing worse than having to peel back the mat just to find a screw hole. Just cut around the hole with a utility knife when you first put it on.
Other areas to do would be the wheel wells. You basically want to deaden the areas where the most noise comes from. That means taking out the back seat and surounding panels.
I have pics of this done in my Jeep. I used over 400 Sq ft of Brown Bread in there and covered everything. (Doors,Roof,Floor,Rear cargo area and Quarter Panels. Take a peek and it might give you an idea of what it should look like.
Also, wear gloves when conturing dips and curves. The Brown Bread has a metal layer that will cut your finger/hand very easily.

http://www.sounddomain.com/id/grincytech
Page 2 has the Brown Bread pics.