We do a quick side by side comparison of dynamat xtreme and silent coat 2mm regular sound deadening cld mats vs bare sheet metal.
Dodo mat vs silent coat.
Looking at the specs silentcoat 2mm comes in at 3kg m2 while fatmat 1 3mm comes in at 1 3kg m2.
For those who have used silent coat have you applied to the engine bay side of the bulkhead and how has it held up on.
1 x silent coat 2mm bulk 4 sq m 2 x dodo thermo van liner 3m sides roof 1 x dodo dead mat duo floor vw t5 medium van camper.
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2 3 x silent coat 2mm bulk 8 12 sq m 1 x dodo thermo van liner 10m sides roof 1 x dodo pro van floor swb floor large lwb van.
Dodo mat hex is not the heavier option quite the opposite.
Is this worth doing or is carpet over sound deadening good enough.
Silent coat is very flexible which is very important as it allows it to properly adhere to a.
I use and sell both products the silent coat and the dodo mat both are great products and very easy to use the thinner aluminium layer makes the dodo easier to contour into complex shapes but the silent coat adds more mass to the panel.
Mlv sounds like pretty heavy and bulky stuff as the name suggests i gu.
From what ive read sound proofing using mass loaded vinyl is the next stage.
With an aluminum surface and a unique military grade composition it has been proven to be extremely efficient at the conversion of vibration to thermal energy.
3 4 x silent coat 2mm bulk 12 16 sq m.
Really easy to apply just takes ages to do the entire car.
So going with weight as the key indicator of effectiveness it would appear silentcoat would be the winner.
With the silent coat you just peel off the backing heat up the back stick it on then roller it down.
So ive installed a ton of sound deadening in my 912e rebuild.