Car sound deadening?

Going on a long journey soon, and i am looking for sound deadening for my car. Mostly to lay underneath the back seat and boot. I have been looking on ebay nad got alot of ideas such as dynamat. I was wondering what products others have got and what thickness others have used? Thanks

Roofing tape is more or less the same thing, I've bought both and can't see much difference. I was looking into getting some closed cell foam off ebay and reckon this on top of the roof tape will be more effective than the regular sound deadening

Also the oettinger 16s came from the factory with an additional layer of foam attached to the bottom of the rear boot mat so pretty sure they knew what they were doing

Okay cheers, i was looking at the foam on ebay and i'm considering it.

I've just done my whole floor and door skins with evo stick flashband. Hoping to put the carpet / seats back in next weekend, I'll let you know if it's any good.

Thanks bud would be good to hear how it is.

Also be interested to hear your thoughts mate on this. Got some of the that to use on mine

so then fellers whats the best to use im not bothered on making it a long distance driver but still be good to use the best or make better

 

I've used roadkill in the past and this works just as well. Plus it doesn't cut your hands to shreds like the Roadkill, Brown Bread and Dynamat types. Oh and it's massively cheaper too. Just make sure you get a small wooden roller from the decorating place to roll it tight against the panel.  

I reinstalled my carpets and seats this weekend and the flashband has definitely reduced the noise level within the car. Maybe not as much as I hoped but I really didn't know what to expect. It's actually reduced it by about 5db, I know this because I checked the sound levels while driving before and after the flashband was installed with an iphone app. I know it's a bit sad but please don't judge me
i haven't done the boot compartment yet and to be fair a lot of my noise is due the the exhaust mid box rubbing underneath the car which I need to sort somehow!
I hope this helps!

Ahh this has helped a lot, i will think i will get flashband, where do you get it from? I guess you can get it on ebay?  

Toolstation was the cheapest place I found it (Toolstation | Low prices on 25,000+ trade quality products). Not sure if there's one near you if not they deliver free if you spend a minimum of £10. I used methylated spirits to clean before applying. If you do it on a warm day it sticks really well. Also get yourself a little wallpaper seam roller to smooth it out while applying.

Here's a few photos

What are the white bits, where the seat pins are. My wifes cabby doesnt have those

purple8 said

What are the white bits, where the seat pins are. My wifes cabby doesnt have those

On the floor? You can still buy those, it's just a rubber buffer, I guess to stop the seat rattling and make it move smoothly

oo anyone know the part number or where?

dont worry think i found it http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-MK2-Golf-Genuine-OEM-Front-Seat-Runner-Guide-435881203A-BRAND-NEW-/271271817103?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f290f6f8f

That's the one purple8  Try funk-star for a price first though.

That ebay seller is renowned for selling MK2 parts at massively inflated prices compared to elsewhere. Not sure if this is but it's worth checking  

Yep, they're the ones although mine weren't genuine so good find!

Damn already bought them grr, and yes just found them cheaper. Ah well never mind, back on the subjuct of sound dead, the butyl based flashing although more expensive is supposed to be better. also will be probs buying this