Hi all, Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong place! I've got my van back after a refurb, and the first job I want to get done is sound proofing and insulation. I was a little amazed that there was literally nothing in the way of insulation in there when I ripped the old interior out - no wonder it was alway so cold! Has anyone done this job recently and has a good recommendation for where to buy from? There are a few places that do T2 bay kits with everything cut to size. Is there anything to look out or / brands to avoid? Cheers Stu Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk
My van is Dynamatted, there's a video on JK's site which demonstrates the noise reduction etc. It's actually my van in the video with the bloke i bought it off who put windows in it
I used the 30mm GlassMat stuff in the engine bay .. on eBay at about £39 for 2 metres. Drilled out pop rivets and took down metal panels. Fitted GlassMat instead of original somewhat singed wool ( had fire a couple of years back) ... Good for sound insulation, closed cell foam. Fitted some in the tailgate and under the rear seat as well .. and still have spare.. I am probably going to go round the rest of the bus with a couple more metres of this as both sound and heat insulation.
I used the 30mm GlassMat stuff in the engine bay .. on eBay at about £39 for 2 metres. Drilled out pop rivets and took down metal panels. Fitted GlassMat instead of original somewhat singed wool ( had fire a couple of years back) ... Good for sound insulation, closed cell foam. Fitted some in the tailgate and under the rear seat as well .. and still have spare.. I am probably going to go round the rest of the bus with a couple more metres of this as both sound and heat insulation. View attachment 85441
I used the 30mm GlassMat stuff in the engine bay .. on eBay at about £39 for 2 metres. Drilled out pop rivets and took down metal panels. Fitted GlassMat instead of original somewhat singed wool ( had fire a couple of years back) ... Good for sound insulation, closed cell foam. Fitted some in the tailgate and under the rear seat as well .. and still have spare.. I am probably going to go round the rest of the bus with a couple more metres of this as both sound and heat
Sound proofing ... you'll probably find a good range of stuff and different thicknesses at somewhere like ASAP Supplies https://www.asap-supplies.com/soundproofing ... they do 'stuff' for boats ... including sound insulation etc. I'm in the process of fitting some of their sound insulation in my boat.
Nice one, thanks for the info, will be investigating some more tonight. Want to avoid being ripped off as it looks like a lot of this stuff is quite over prices Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk
When I first got my bus I also used some of that sheep wool based roof insulation, one day I will take it out and see if it has absorbed a load of water like some suggested it would. I still have a spare roll of that!
This is also on my long list of things to do....one day. I've done some research into the difference between sound proofing, sound absorption and thermal insulation and the completely different properties each needs to work. I'm currently experimenting with rubber carpet insulation over the engine bay as sound proofing. Heavy and dense (just like me!) it has done a great job of deading incoming sound. I've been looking at this stuff as a potential long term solution https://www.ikoustic.co.uk/products/floor/mutebarrier-10kgm2. Still got to look into panel vibration and keeping warm
Not sure what the cost is now but I ordered the below. And now the old joke comes out about 'I had 2 tins of paint left, yeah so did I'. I ended up with about 4m left of the roll of the thermo van liner and that was with doing all side panels, roof (back and front, not middle due to opening) and then the whole back over engine cover, etc. Main floor was done in the thicker mat. The difference is vast. You can hear the radio now and back seat passengers, also its much warmer to sleep in. The Silent coat I did not do 100% coverage. did this probably 75% and its fine.
fitted silent coat on floor and all panels then 30mm kingspan insulation everywhere including poptop, foil bubble wrap on curved roof sections. Just left centre sections of doors without and even removed dash and fitted there too. Fire resistance stuff above engine instead of smelly old cardboard and also behind panel covering petrol tank. Will try find pics
Thanks for the hints and advice - I'm going with products from deadening.co.uk. Will pretty much follow their recommendations. I'll post some updates as I'm doing it and note what products I've picked. All on hold at the moment, the van is back with the garage who did the resto as I'm not happy with some of the finish Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk
