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kieranweston Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Sep 2010 ·

#820899
Hi all, any advice on good sound insulation for a Beetle? Looked on thesamba.com and see lots of talk about FatMat and B-Quiet but i imagine you cant find that stuff in Australia.

Anyone recommend foil roof insulation or similar?

At the moment I just have carpet on bare metal, I intend to strip the carpet out, paint the floor, install insulation then carpet, will this do the job? Are the original tar boards worth buying?

Thanks a lot

kieranweston Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Sep 2010 ·

#820901
i agree it looks the business but is there anything cheaper? i have to admit it looks like foil roof insulation so would that do the trick?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#820956
not a problem i had to look for it as well.
ive got dynamat in my car and it works really well.
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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#821000
kieranweston wrote:Hi all, any advice on good sound insulation for a Beetle? Looked on thesamba.com and see lots of talk about FatMat and B-Quiet but i imagine you cant find that stuff in Australia.

Anyone recommend foil roof insulation or similar?

At the moment I just have carpet on bare metal, I intend to strip the carpet out, paint the floor, install insulation then carpet, will this do the job? Are the original tar boards worth buying?

Thanks a lot
dynamat has two small disadvantages- weight and cost-

it would probably be OK for the floors and chassis...
but I used two layers of pve yoga mat foam..
waterproof - weighs nothing- and costs very little...

I used it every where.. over the roof.. above the gearbox around the engine and on the rear valance and under the guards...

I did under the carpets on My lancer and it didn;t seem to make any difference as far as noise goes...
but it stops heat.... ...

I have seen the silver paper either side with bubble wrap inside.. it may work too??

but dynamat does work.....
My Son has just done his kombi with it...

The tar or whatever is inside the dynamat stops noise etc...

cheers

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---