Date:         Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:59:31 -0700
Reply-To:     MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
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each empty body cavity is an individual echo chamber. new, thicker [house] carpet on the rear passenger floor has had a comforting effecct on several levels ...        =(: |)         mike

 

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 From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  
Don't care much about the tinny clang; it's the road noise I'm trying to reduce.  Hearing aids tend to amplify all the wrong sounds- like i almost can't drive with windows down any more. 

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

On Oct 20, 2012, at 5:25 PM, MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Karl - 2 wks ago I put thermocoustic panels in my 85 GL . I used the 12x12 sheets from Eastwood. 3 sheets on the inner skin of the slider, 2 sheets in each front door, 2 in the nose passenger side and 3 in the section behind the driver. I'll get another pkg of 5 for the firewall under the rear seat in the spring when engine heat won'be as welcome. the stuff cuts easily and forms like water on glass. be sure of placement as it REALLY adheres well. about 3 hrs total putzing around and no more cheap, tinny echo when the doors are closed. less road noise:lower stereo level: more enjoyment !           =(:D)            mike
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> From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 7:32 PM
> Subject: Soundproofing '85 Westy
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> Seems to me the van is fairly quiet (keep in mind that I'm pretty deaf) till I get up to Seattle on I-5, which has suffered a lot of erosion from their inclement weather.  I've also noticed noise from expansion joints on concrete roads.  
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> Where do indeed to add sound deadening (and what type/brand) material to limit the noise transmitted to the body by the suspension?  Is the entire body simply acting as a sounding board?
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> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus