Sound insulation/deadening / Silence of the Di ! Is it poss?

[madmark]

no i did not have it new and as far as i know it was on its orginal pump and 2nd shaged gearbox!

[AndyG]

If it's one thing I did notice when I first heard my van, was the fact it was a bit noisy compared to what I was used to
I do feel it's got a bit noisier Is the EPIC on it's way out

[madmark]

well one of my main reasons for buying td transits was the lack of horrid noise!

[AndyG]

Looks like all the noise from yours was saved for mine

It looks like the actuators have outlasted the mechanicals on mine But while it's still going...............................

[AndyG]

Next is the cab floor

Seats out And evidence of Waxoyl having come through from the loading area from when I first bought it




How does dirt get under there for goodness sake


Quick sweep


Might as well have a piccy of the mat May find a brand new one exactly the same one day


Small stones being squashed between the mats and super thin paint layer don't mix


Soon cure that




Nowhere near as bad on the passenger side

[AndyG]

Now I've worked out my box of Dynamat Xtreme is running out fast

The seats are out And I need the van for work Monday morning
Can't buy anymore Dynamat tonight so will have to go for what was a "save yourself a load of money Andy and buy some Wickes roof flashing" "It's the same sort of thing, only a lot cheaper"

So out I go and buy the widest roll they do
Yes it was cheap
And it sort of does the job

It's half the thickness and less than half the weight of the same size


Wickes


Dynamat

[AndyG]

Well I was really glad I had enough Dynamat to do the central part of the floor and the footwells



Pressing hard into those ribs




This isn't rust It's waxoyl





Finished the floor using the Wickes roof flashing Applied it in two layers (so not as cheap as you might have thought
Oh, one more thing It stinks of bitumen Where as the Dynamat is completely odourless




Mat's back

[AndyG]

Well It's killed the noise coming through the floor

All that bulkhead/firewall effort has only reduced the sound of the engine to how my old van sounds
I did actually expect more from that

Oh well On to the next stage

[madmark]

my god that was alot or work for a hooover out! but you have done a great job there ,that van is one of the best mk5 transits around so its worth it!

[MONSTER 0NE]

Looking good mate, so when can i bring my new van round for you to do ?

[AlanN]

Is Dynamat a similar stuff as the roof flashing then and what was the cost comparison. I tried to sound proof my bulkhead panel without removing the dash, after fitting the diesel... much respect there Andy, but I used jute boot liner, http://www.automobiletrim.com/boot-lining.html I was amazed how well it worked, but its not enough of course. 2Kw of sound isnt enough I was thinking of doing what you have done and the engine bay as I dont have sound proofing in there at all. Like everything I have done its got to be on a budget
I think youve done grand job there, look forward to your next installment

[AndyG]

Is Dynamat a similar stuff as the roof flashing then and what was the cost comparison.

My opinion is,that's it's not
It really is a very cheap and poor imitation (not saying that the flash manufacturer was trying to imitate Dynamat)It was never sold as anything other than roof flashing

It really needs two if not three layers to match Dynamat's thick foil backed bitumus pad and so that adds to your labour
Not to mention that your van will have to be driven with the windows open for the first week or two
Also, not too sure if it would still be stuck to my ceiling, if it was up there

There are other brands out there that are cheaper than Dynamat
I would imagine that they would actually be far superior to Wicks roof flash for this task http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/243008

[AndyG]

On we go to the next part of the project

Slightly disappointed with the fact of still being able to hear the engine
The next thing was to clean up under the bonnet, after the van was in the bodyshop
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Talk about a bit of dust And sort out the insulation from the source of the noise

The dynamat does a good job at stopping sheet metal from resonating and vibrating by loading the panel
So a different material would be required to stop the engine noise

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQitemZ3100454 ... dZViewItem

[MR BigBeefy LDV Guru]

looking good andy m8

[AndyG]

Managed to purchase a brand new insulation pad for the passenger side, but not (unfortunately) for the drivers side
Removed the old insulation first



Wipe down the panel with spirits




Pulled down all the cabling


Now looking at all the awkward shape of that bulkhead/firewall, I can see I'm in for a bit of fun