Cheapo way of making a quiet ride (UPDATE: Now with DIY!)
05-27-2009, 03:51 AM
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My brother-in-law used foam mattress padding from Wal-Mart in his Mini. It's an 06 Mini Cooper S that's been more than slightly modded, and used to be quite noisy inside. The mattress padding fixed the problem and only about 20 lbs to his ride. It's also fire retardant, and I think he spent about $40 in all. Definately going to go the same route.
05-27-2009, 03:50 PM
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I took apart the rear interior of my xD, behind the rear seats, and stuffed that pink attic insulation every where. It made a big difference. I had done that earlier on my 05 xB. I think I'll try those carpet squares in the doors.
05-27-2009, 09:22 PM
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maybe...
If you go to http://www.mcmaster.com/ and search for 'sound control' they might have what you are looking for. I'm at work so couldn't search in depth, but it looked like it might be there somewhere.
05-28-2009, 12:52 AM
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Hi pyroman;
You can buy "Pink" insulation in almost any home repair store, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. It comes in rolls that are about two feet in diameter. It is fiberglass and it unrolls and fluffs up to about 9 inches thick and it fits between the rafters in the attic, except when I am stuffing into spaces in my car for sound absorption.
You can buy "Pink" insulation in almost any home repair store, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. It comes in rolls that are about two feet in diameter. It is fiberglass and it unrolls and fluffs up to about 9 inches thick and it fits between the rafters in the attic, except when I am stuffing into spaces in my car for sound absorption.
05-29-2009, 11:30 PM
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I once used peel & stick vinyl floor tiles from Home Depot, 12"x12" for 59 cents each. Seemed to work almost as well as Dynamat, but was a lot cheaper. I've also used regular cloth-backed vinyl that you can find for cheap in fabric stores, it works well but you have to buy a can of contact cement (like 3M's Super77) to make it stick. You could also try spray-on bedliner, which isn't very cheap, but works well and is easy to apply. I'd stay away from undercoating, tried that years ago and it was more of a mess than it's worth, never really dries completely in spite of what the can states.
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