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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Vitality
I would like to decrease the noise level inside the car at speed, has anyone done this and if so, what kinds of material did you use and where does one get it?

Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer
First off, welcome.

I've used a self-stick acoustic mat on the floorboards and inner sheet-metal of my 1997 Integra; it's made about a 5-9 decibel reduction in road noise and panel resonance.

From Parts Express, I bought a 35 square foot roll of Creative Audio Engineering's VB2 Sound deadening mat. I think I paid about $70.. h:

Installation is a breeze.
Strip out the interior and trim your mat to fit (in sections).
Heat up the mat with a blow dryer, remove the adhesive backing and tack it down. As it cools, use a blunt tool (like the handle from a trowel h: )to firmly adhere the mat without any air bubbles. To do the entire floor, the inside face of the rear quarterpanels, the doors and trunklid took me about 8-12 hours.

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