Noise Isolation & Heat Insulation
While I wait on my Arizona trip to get the axle and transfer case stuff done, I figured I’d do some interior work. The YJ had gotten super nasty over the years. I removed the factory carpet in 2015 and did a roll on bed liner using Monstaliner. Really the only reason this ever happened was because I was in college, living at apartments with no garage to keep it out of the rain. The interior would get flooded every single time it rained and eventually I just couldn’t keep carpet anymore due to the nasty smells and how long it took to dry.
The bedliner results were okay but man, the heat was bad and so was noise. It was a lot louder than before, even though back in the carpet days it was still loud too. It was just even louder with no carpet, and was borderline miserable.
After 6 years of sitting through rain storms, sitting in the sun, being driven with dirty boots, etc, the floor got to be really disgusting over the years:
Using damp rags and paper towels, I’ve been wiping area by area to get it clean. Slowly it is getting there.
Over the years I’ve drilled a lot of small holes in the floor for various things that are pretty much all now out of service. Since I’m doing a flooring kit, now is the time to cover them. I first dabbed the holes using some black touch up paint by duplicolor. Using the HVAC ductwork tape, I put two layers of tape straight down, on top of every hole.
Using the rollers and my hands, it’s just a matter of cutting the pieces and sticking them down to the floor on one edge, then rolling them tight to the floor slowly until the whole piece is down. Overall it’s pretty easy, just takes time. I think the difference is going to be huge. You can tell how much less the tub is prone to loud tinny noise simply by tapping on the covered area. I’m excited to get this done.
Once I’m done laying Kilmat, I think I’m going to order a 1/8” or a 1/4” sheet of dynaliner which is meant for heat reduction. I’ll probably only use it up front over the transmission hump and maybe part of the feet areas. Not 100% sure but I do think adding some heat insulation will be crucial.
After that, I will be ordering a carpet kit from Stock Interiors. I’m going with charcoal colored plush cut pile, and adding mass backing. This should help add some extra heat insulation as well.
I also ordered a set of Rugged Ridge floor mats. Don’t usually like RR stuff but these seem good and had excellent reviews. They are backordered so we’ll see how they are when I get them. Hopefully I’m done with all the other interior stuff before they get here.
Rugged Ridge Floor Liners
While I wait on my Arizona trip to get the axle and transfer case stuff done, I figured I’d do some interior work. The YJ had gotten super nasty over the years. I removed the factory carpet in 2015 and did a roll on bed liner using Monstaliner. Really the only reason this ever happened was because I was in college, living at apartments with no garage to keep it out of the rain. The interior would get flooded every single time it rained and eventually I just couldn’t keep carpet anymore due to the nasty smells and how long it took to dry.
The bedliner results were okay but man, the heat was bad and so was noise. It was a lot louder than before, even though back in the carpet days it was still loud too. It was just even louder with no carpet, and was borderline miserable.
After 6 years of sitting through rain storms, sitting in the sun, being driven with dirty boots, etc, the floor got to be really disgusting over the years:
Using damp rags and paper towels, I’ve been wiping area by area to get it clean. Slowly it is getting there.
Over the years I’ve drilled a lot of small holes in the floor for various things that are pretty much all now out of service. Since I’m doing a flooring kit, now is the time to cover them. I first dabbed the holes using some black touch up paint by duplicolor. Using the HVAC ductwork tape, I put two layers of tape straight down, on top of every hole.
Using the rollers and my hands, it’s just a matter of cutting the pieces and sticking them down to the floor on one edge, then rolling them tight to the floor slowly until the whole piece is down. Overall it’s pretty easy, just takes time. I think the difference is going to be huge. You can tell how much less the tub is prone to loud tinny noise simply by tapping on the covered area. I’m excited to get this done.
Once I’m done laying Kilmat, I think I’m going to order a 1/8” or a 1/4” sheet of dynaliner which is meant for heat reduction. I’ll probably only use it up front over the transmission hump and maybe part of the feet areas. Not 100% sure but I do think adding some heat insulation will be crucial.
After that, I will be ordering a carpet kit from Stock Interiors. I’m going with charcoal colored plush cut pile, and adding mass backing. This should help add some extra heat insulation as well.
I also ordered a set of Rugged Ridge floor mats. Don’t usually like RR stuff but these seem good and had excellent reviews. They are backordered so we’ll see how they are when I get them. Hopefully I’m done with all the other interior stuff before they get here.
Rugged Ridge Floor Liners
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