Dynamatting - vibration reduction. Dynamatting - vibration reduction.
Good bass cannot be realized if the environment in which it is pumping is vibrating and flexing. Flexing causes distortions and loss of energy, while vibrations cause unwanted noise (and maybe something rattles apart). There are plenty of items on the market to fix these problems - I chose Dynamat because it is well known and used in many high end audio installations and having seen the results, I know I made the right decision - though my over-zealous use of it may not quite have been necessary.
| What needed covering | |
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There were 3 primary areas that needed vibration suppression.
So, remove the door panels and strip out the minimal padding Ford put in place (no need to worry about the rigidity of the doors with this padding removed - the Dynamat makes for a much stiffer result). |
| How to cover it | |
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This series of photos shows how to deal with complex surfaces. First, clean all surfaces with soap and water then rinse and dry. Grab a handful of paper bags, scissors and a big felt marker. The Dynamat I purchased came in bulk packs of 9 sheets (I needed 2 packs). The rest is all about fitting the right pieces to the right shape. Now I admit, while putting up these web pages, I can see that I was totally anal about covering every surface and I'm sure I could have been less attentive and still be unable to notice any difference, however, may as well do a decent job. This was all done in the middle of winter in an unheated garage tent, so I purchased a heat gun to both heat the surfaces onto the which the Dynamat was to go and heat the Dynamat . It also helped to heat my fingers !. |
| End results | |
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Done. The car must weigh an extra 100 lbs. What you see here is only a portion of the complete fitting. The following was covered...
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Updated June 2004
