Dynamat Sound Proofing, Anyone Used Dynamat on firewall/floors Options

[yellowFV]

Anyone have any experiences in improving the sound proofing in the 914 ?... I have a 74 1.8 liter that is my semi daily driver and the Engine Bay Insulation peice as well as the insulation panel behind the backpanel is missing.

I am looking at replacing the engine insulation panel with one of those foil types that is avail on ebay !

George at AA recomended the stock stuff.... I saw in the October VW Trends mag they are "soundproofing" a bug using a multi-layer foil product called Dyanamat. www.dynamat.com.

The stuff has a neoprene rubber base layer a 8 mil lead sound deadening layer and a foil outer layer..

My plan was to use this stuff on the backpanel/firewall as well as the floor and on the inside of the doors glued to the inside of the steel door panels. I was hoping to get the car quiet enough to be able to install a CD Player/satellite radio with Amp and Speakers in door panels.

The car handles like all get out... just trying to make it more comfortable to drive and be able to enjoy a modern sound system.

any thoughts or ideas on the soundproofing or the sound sytem / speakers ?

rob wellner

[Allan]

Strip all of the stuff in the engine bay and deal with the sound/heat reducing stuff on the inside. Remove everything you can in the engine bay!! I have found out that it is more important to protect the internal body of the car. Clean the engine compartment as best you can and then paint the thing with really good (Chime in all the paint Gurus) Paint. It will be well worth it it the short run, let aone the long one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)