hey. i recently installed a pretty decent sound system in my xa and now i'm getting rattles all over the place, including my doors, trunk, and the various little thingies that shake when the bass hits hard enough. i know i'll need to install something to eliminate this problem, but dynamat is sooooo expensive and i don't want to shell out a whole lot of bread. anyone have any more frugal (cheap) solutions to this problem? thanks.

 

Grace Ice and Water barrier. Used for roofing applications. It's the same stuff as dynamat just without the aluminum backing ( it plastic instead ). Check out this thread here:

Sound Deadening, Budget Install, FAQ/general info...

This is what I will do to my xA when I put the stereo in.

 

They have Peel and Seal at Home Depot/Lowe's. Its in the roofing section as well, and its pretty cheap. I believe it also has aluminum backing.

 

eDead 1.0 from Elemental Designs, $1 per sq/ft. And they usually have discount codes for SL folks...

 

eDeadBA=code ;)

 

I am selling R-Blox, which i believe is better than dynamat.

Here is the link to my sale: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...886&highlight=

PM me and we can talk about a price on it.

 

eDead Rocks. I have the V1 SE and the V3 and love them.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/category...e=damp&cur=USD

 

Several years ago, I used RAAMmat. It is much cheaper than Dynamat and really easy to apply. You can check out the stuff here: http://www.raamaudio.com

Rick, the owner, is a super nice guy and great to deal with.

 

PEEL&SEAL is da sheeznit
$12 a roll
i have 1 roll per door
and 2-3 on roof
3-4 on floor
works freakin great

 

My personal favorite is HushMatt.

 

I like EDead, but make sure that Mandos doesn't toss any scantily clad photos in the package.

 

any ideas on how much i would need to do an xa? i want to do doors, floor, trunk, as well as install it in all the little places that rattle inside the car. i'm thinking maybe 60square feet should do the trick but i'm not sure.

 

mandos from eD used 120 on his tC. The xA is not that small, I'd say 80ft since there are parts where you'll have to double or even triple layer.

 

i read an xb owner used 50 so i thought 60 would do the trick. maybe i'll order more. now i'm planning on adding 2 more amps and much better speakers so i'll definately need the extra protection.

 

You may want to check this out, interesting reading, sorry but not meant to be a plug, just info to help you decide which way to go.

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/

Rick