Dynamat question

[kingkung 10+ year member]

I am installing my first system and was told that Dynamat xtreme would be a good inventment to install in my trunk and what not. I want to get it done, but was wondering if it is worth it to pay 50 bucks to get a shop to install it or is it an easy install and not worth spending 50 bucks? Another question on this subject is: Should i just dynamat the trunk since my sub is going to be mounted in the trunk or should i go all out and dynamat the whole car? I am rolling in a 2004 honda civic DX

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[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

at a minimum the trunk. and its not hard to do it urself, just a few hrs

 

[BreakDaLaw 10+ year member]

If i was you i'd do it myself, and also if you want to save some more money I would check ebay for some sound deading mats...Same thing as Dynamat and will do just as good if not better for fractions of the cost!

also i dont know how much you want/need but check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/100-sq-ft-EXTREME-deadener-w-Dynamat-roller_W0QQitemZ200137743731QQihZ010QQcategoryZ1498QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

I am going to do it for sure and i think probably just the trunk only though, I just ordered the trunk kit from Best buy since i had a bunch of Best buy Gift cards, it should be here in a few days, but i am going to install it when it comes and this weekend i am gonna get my sub/speakers/amps installed. Is there a noticeable difference between the trunk being dynamat'ed and not being dynamat'ed?

 

[BreakDaLaw 10+ year member]

or you could do that umm i have yet to "sound proof" my trunk but im sure it will give you some noticeable diffrene and cut down on the annoying bottle rattle that you will get with trunk installs.

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

If i dynamat the trunk, would you guys recconmend that i dynamat the License plate as well? or would that be a waste?

 

[BreakDaLaw 10+ year member]

lol once you get your system put in you will find out quick that your plate will be the most noisey out of it all.....i just did it the free and gghetto way and stuck a sock behinde it ;-P

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

lol. nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[SlamSession 10+ year member]

Unless you are going to be competing in IASCA or major sound offs, sound quality competitions, I wouldn't do the entire car. It'll just end up costing you at the gas pump due to all of the extra weight. I would just Dynamat the trunk of your vehicle. I believe Dynamat claims that by using their products, you can increase your Db's(decibels) by 3 Db's. They have many products, like sprays and stuff. And yes, you might be able to hear your license plate rattling like crazy when your bumping your system, and it's really annoying. Like Breakdalaw mentioned, for the meantime, you could just put a sock or small towel behind your license plate. I've seen kits for license plate rattling, I'm not sure if it's by Dynamat though, check out their website.

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

raamat is much cheaper and just as good. should have saved those best buy cards for some cables or something else.

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

its ok. I'll go with dynamat, its a brand that is well known so i figure i shouldn't have any problems. But at my local car audio shop ( mom and pop shop) they had a dynamat license plate kit, only big enough for the plate. i think im gonna pick it up when my dynamat trunk kit arrives and install it all at once.

 

[AudioAnonymous 10+ year member]

Dynamat Extreme is the best deadener I have used besides Cactus Sounds db blue. Singer roadkill was nice too.

If you have extre left over I would suggest deadening the roof.

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

I got dynamat xtreme. I am going to install any left overs in the door for the component woofer