Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

The noise increased so much by driving without the glove compartment, no left seat and naked door, I'm using as a reference the numbers of the volume with my HU, before this condition listening to music at volume 10 was no problem 20 was nice and 30 is as good as it gets, after that it just distortion all the way up to 62/max; today 10 was impossible, 20 not enough and 30 was OK but not loud enough to overcome the noise from the road (highway speeds 70mph average).

I should get my new shoes next week, winter tires on OEM wheels will go to storage, I guess noise coming from the snow tires will play a big factor as well.

I need to take the OEM's deadening before I start with the floor with a heat gun, if it gets too messy I'll use dry ice, or last case I'll just leave it there. )o:

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Yeah, I remember putting one or two layers on the console area as well.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

Yeah, I remember putting one or two layers on the console area as well.

Not there yet, all that area scares me, same for the headliner.




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[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Not there yet, all that area scares me, same for the headliner.




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I've never done a headliner... and don't even know if it's worth my time in the yaris... such a small roof, and it's slightly curved. When it rains, I hear the noise coming from the drops hitting the windshield, not from the roof.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

I've never done a headliner... and don't even know if it's worth my time in the yaris... such a small roof, and it's slightly curved. When it rains, I hear the noise coming from the drops hitting the windshield, not from the roof.

"Sqcomp" is going to do it, I hope he is going to show us how to do it, in my case I would like to do it and I only need to apply a few CLD Tiles to control the resonance of the roof, so I guess I don't have to take it all off, just loose it up on the edges 1 at a time to reach the flat areas of sheet metal and I'll be done.

As I'm writing here I'm building my cabin air filter


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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

As I'm writing here I'm building my cabin air filter

Done! 2 new filters in 20 minutes. (most of the time looking for tools and materials ... Yeah!!!

Back to deadening "Tonight"

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[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Done! 2 new filters in 20 minutes. (most of the time looking for tools and materials ... Yeah!!!

Back to deadening "Tonight"

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you know.... i really like this thread... and i like your energy too.
What'd you end up using to make your filter?
I changed out my oil filter yesterday... I put it on a lil tight last time (didn't use a wrench, thought it would come off easier). Was amazed at how little oil I lost, I actually didn't need to add anymore oil as the dipstick read I was just barely below the full mark. I'll check it again in a week to make sure it doesn't change.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

you know.... i really like this thread... and i like your energy too.
What'd you end up using to make your filter?

Thanks!
It's 3:23 am and I'm tired, if my wife takes a peak inside my car now, she is going to kill me!

The fire wall its going to be hard, same for the center console, LOTS OF WORK and little time...

For the cabin air filter... I was at work I went to the mechanical room and I saw many boxes of HVAC filters, there was one with a big dent on one side, I cut it to size and then finished with aluminum tape..

Time to go to bed...

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